Editorial Board
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open Editorial Board members have agreed and adhere to the BMJ Editor Roles and Responsibilities guidelines; including our Editor policy on competing interests.
Editor-in-Chief

Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Declaration of Interests, see here
Dr. Haut is Vice Chair of Quality, Safety, and Service in the Department of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a Professor of Surgery with secondary faculty appointments in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) and Emergency Medicine. He also has a faculty appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Management at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has been the Acute Care Surgery Fellowship at Johns Hopkins for over a decade and was a previous Trauma Medical Director at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital (a level II trauma center).
Dr. Haut has held numerous leadership roles in trauma surgery. He is past-President of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), chaired the EAST Guidelines Committee, and is past-Chair of Maryland TraumaNet. He was the lead author of a paper commissioned by the National Academies of Medicine titled “Military Trauma Care’s Learning Health System: The Importance of Data-Driven Decision Making” which was used to support the report titled “A National Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths After Injury.” Dr. Haut was a member of the National Quality Forum (NQF) Trauma Outcomes Committee, is on the Board of Directors of the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR), and was appointed to the Maryland Statewide Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (SEMSAC).
He has been active in the peer-review publishing process. Dr. Haut’s editorial experience includes membership on multiple other editorial boards and has ad-hoc peer-reviewed for over 40 journals. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, as well as dozens of invited editorials, books, and chapters.
Deputy Editors
Deputy Editor for Global Strategy / Outreach


Christine Gaarder, MD, PhD
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
@tinagaarder
Area of expertise: Trauma clinical education including simulation, quality assurance, system development, trauma epidemiological and translational research in resuscitation, torso trauma, critical care
orcid.org/0000-0002-9485-1783

Deputy Editor for Global Strategy / Outreach


Ajai Malhotra, MD
UVM Medical Center
Vermont, USA
Deputy Editor for Clinical Content


Matthew J. Martin, MD, FACS, FASMBS, D.ABA
Los Angeles County & USC Medical Center
California, USA
@docmartin22
Area of expertise: Trauma, resuscitation, military trauma, hemorrhage and coagulopathy, emergency general surgery, minimally invasive surgery
orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-9069

Deputy Editor for Communication


Jeffry Nahmias, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM
University of California
California, USA
@jnahmias1
Area of expertise: High value care, surgical education, multi-center research
orcid.org/0000 0003 0094 671X

Deputy Editor for Operations


Stephanie A. Savage, MD, MS
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Wisconsin, USA
orcid.org/0000-0001-6634-3098

Associate Editors
Associate Editor of Social Media


Ronald Barbosa, MD, FACS
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
Oregon, USA
@rbarbosa91
Area of expertise: Education (surgical history and instrumentation)
orcid.org/0000-0003-1358-1628

Associate Editor of History


Andrew Bernard, MD
University of Kentucky
Lexington, USA
@bernardtrauma
Area of expertise: Trauma, critical care, acute care surgery
orcid.org/0000-0001-6026-1286

Associate Editor


Karen Brasel, MD, MPH
Oregon Health and Science University
Oregon, USA
@kBraselDAzzle
Area of expertise: Trauma, critical are and acute care surgery
orcid.org/0000-0002-1308-3496

Associate Editor of Statistical Analysis


James Byrne, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Maryland, USA
@DctrJByrne
Area of expertise: Trauma structures and processes of care, trauma systems, biostatistics, geospatial analysis
orcid.org/0000-0002-3760-8509

Associate Editor of Emergency General Surgery


Michael Cripps, MD, MSCS, FACS
University of Colorado Anschuts Medical Center
Colorado, USA
@MichaelCrippsMD
Area of expertise: Emergency General Surgery, inflammation, coagulation disruption in injury and critical illness, simulation, and education
orcid.org/0000-0002-1263-1876

Associate Editor of Systematic Reviews / Guidelines


John J. Como, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM
MetroHealth Medical Center
Ohio, USA
@johnjcomo
Area of expertise: Guidelines and systematic reviews
orcid.org/0000-0002-1116-8357

Associate Editor for Challenges in Acute Care Surgery


Kimberly Davis, MD, MBA
Yale School of Medicine
Connecticut, USA
@kadtraumamd
Area of expertise: General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
orcid.org/0000-0001-5660-5293

Associate Editor of Vascular Trauma


Joseph J. DuBose, MD, FACS, FCCM, FSVS
Dell School of Medicine, University of Texas
Texas, USA
@Dumbstintheroom
Area of expertise: Vasular injury, trauma
Associate Editor of Military Trauma


Jennifer M. Gurney, MD
US Army Institute of Surgical Research
Texas, USA
Associate Editor


Kenji Inaba, MD, FACS
University of Southern California
California, USA
Areas of expertise: Trauma, critical care, emergency general surgery
Associate Editor of Statistical Analysis


Molly Jarman, PhD, MPH
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts, USA
@MollyJarman
Area of expertise: Trauma systems, prehospital care, geospatial analysis, health policy, injury prevention
orcid.org/0000-0001-7117-5869

Associate Editor of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)


D'Andrea K. Joseph, MD, FACS, FCCM
NUY Langone Hospital-Long Island/NYU Long Island School of Medicine
New York, USA
@ddeekjos
Area of expertise: Trauma outcomes, injury prevention, IPV, health equity, geriatric trauma
orcid.org/0000-0002-7626-370X

Associate Editor of Editorials


Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc, FACS, FCS (ECSA)
UCSF Fresno
California, USA
@kkaups1
Area of expertise: Critical care, education, international surgery/global health
orcid.org/0000-0002-0823-6902

Associate Editor of Health Policy and Economics


Lisa Marie Knowlton, MD, MPH, FACS, FRCSC
Stanford University Medical Center
California, USA
@LIsaMKnowlton
Area of expertise: Trauma, critical care, acute care surgery, health policy, health economics, insurance, financial outcomes
orcid.org/0000-0001-6046-5035

Associate Editor of Translational Research


Rosemary Kozar, MD, PhD
Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Maryland, USA
Area of expertise: Research (basic and translational)
orcid.org/0000-0002-9198-7351

Associate Editor of Dissemination / Implementation


Lacey N. LaGrone, MD, MPH, MA
University of Colorado School of Medicine/Medical Center of The Rockies
Colorado, USA
Area of expertise: Dissemination and implementation science, global surgery, clinical guideline development and adherence, access to medical information across resource settings, mixed-methods study design
orcid.org/0000-0003-4749-969X

Associate Editor of Surgical Critical Care


Niels D. Martin, MD, FACS, FCCM
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, USA
@nielsmd
Area of expertise: Surgical critical care, end-of-left care, organ donor management, trauma outcomes research
orcid.org/0000-0002-2157-0825

Associate Editor of Education


Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, MBA, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, FICS, FAIM
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Jersey, USA
@SurgEdMD
Area of expertise: Acute Care Surgery, Education, Global Health
orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-7446

Associate Editor of Pediatrics


David M. Notrica, MD, FACS, FAAP
Phoenix Children's Hospital/University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Arizona, USA
@surgery4kids
Area of expertise: Paediatric trauma, paediatric vascular trauma, blunt solid organ injury
orcid.org/0000-0002-2939-1119

Associate Editor of Social Media


Caroline Park, MD, MPH, FACS
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital
Texas, USA
@cPark_MD
Area of expertise: Surgical Education, Trauma Simulation, Machine Learning, Haptic/Tele-mentoring
orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-8125

Associate Editor for Organizational Engagement


Babak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM
George Washington University
Washington DC, USA
@saranimd
Area of expertise: Chest wall injury, coagulopathy, active shooter/mass casualty death prevention
orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-3004

Associate Editor of Injury Prevention


Leah C. Tatebe, MD, FACS
Northwestern University
Illinois, USA
@LeahTatebe
Area of expertise: Injury prevention, firearm-related injuries, resuscitation, prehospital trauma care, posttraumatic stress, trauma-informed care, palliative care, ethics
orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-3813

Associate Editor of Media Relations


Carrie Valdez, MD
The Ohio State University
Ohio, USA
@carrievaldezmd
Area of expertise: Reduction of patient exposure to opiods, management of patients with rib fractures, destigmatizing physician suicide/addiction/mental illness
orcid.org/0000-0002-7124-0584

Associate Editor of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)


Michaela A. West, MD, PhD, FACS, FCCM, FSIS
North Memorial Health/University of Minneapolis
Minnesota, USA
@MichaelaWest
Area of expertise: trauma, critical care, surgical infections, emergency general surgery, diversity, equity, inclusion, LGBTQ+, gender confirming surgery
orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-4114

Social Media Interns

Julia R. Coleman, MD, MPH
The Ohio State University
Ohio, US
orcid.org/0000-0001-5610-9249
@JuliaColemanMD


Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

Timothy C. Fabian, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of Surgery
Tennessee, US
Twitter: @tfabian1
Global Editorial Board
Ameera AlHasan
Kuwait
Zsolt J. Balogh, MD, PhD, FRACS, FACS
John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle
Newcastle, Australia
Timothy Craig Hardcastle, MBChB, Mmed, FCS(SA), Trauma(HPCSA), PhD(UKZN)
University of KwaZulu-Natal and Durban University of Technology; Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Durban, South Africa
@Vemadoc
Chien-Hung Ranson Liao, MD, FACS
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital & Trauma Center
Taipei, Taiwan
Marc Maegele, MD
Cologne-Merheim Medical Center (CMMC)
Cologne, Germany
Carlos Augusto Metidieri Menegozzo, MD
University of Sao Paulo, Hospital das Clinicas
Sao Paulo, Brazil
@carlosmenegozzo
Shahin Mohseni, MD, PhD, FEBS (EmSurg), FACS
School of Medical Sciences, Orebro University
Orebro, Sweden
@thefighter_sm
Marcelo A. F. Ribeiro, Jr, MD, MsC, PhD, FACS, MAMSE, ACC(Hon)
Sheikh Shakbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
@drmribeirojr
Guixi Zhang, MD, FACS, MSc, TS, MHSM
The University of Hong Kong-Shezhen Hospital
Guangdong, China
US Editorial Board
Brittany K. Bankhead, MD, MS, FACS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas, USA
@BBankheadMD
Gary Alan Bass, MD, MBA, MRCSI, PhD, FEBS (Em Surg)
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, USA
@garybassmd
Stephanie Bonne, MD, FACS
Hackensack University Medical Center
New Jersey, USA
Nikolay Bugaev, MD, FACS
Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
Massachusetts, USA
@BugaevNikolay
Miloš Buhavac, MD, FACS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas, USA
@milosbuhavac
Marko Bukur, MD, FACS
NYU Langone Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, USA
Damien Wilson Carter, MD, FACS
Tufts University School of Medicine/Maine Medical Center
Maine, USA
@maineburndoc
Rachel L. Choron, MD, FACS
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Jersey, USA
@RachelChoron
Bryan Collier, DO, FACS, FCCM
Virginia Tech Carillon School of Medicine
Virginia, USA
Joseph Cuschieri, MD, FACS
University of California San Francisco
California USA
@joeC_TraumaDoc
Brian J. Daley, MD, MBA, FACS, CNSC
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville
Tennessee, USA
Navpreet K. Dhillon, MD
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland
Maryland, USA
@KNDhillonMD
Linda A. Dultz, MD, MPH, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Texas, USA
@lindadultz
Ryan P. Dumas, MD, FACS
UTSW Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital
Texas, USA
@RPDumasMD
Samir M. Fakhry, MD, FACS
HCA Healthcare & George Washington University
USA
Jonathan D. Gates, MD, MBA, FACS
Hartford Hospital
Connecticut, USA
David Hampton, MD, Meng, FACS
University of Chicago Medicine
Illinois, USA
Tareq Kheirbek, MD, ScM, FACS
Brown University/Warren Alpert Medical School
Rhode Island, USA
@kheirbek
Orlando C. Kirton, MD, FACS, MCCM, FCCP, FCPP, MBA
Jefferson Health-Abington/Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Pennsylvania, USA
@orlandokirton1
Jonathan P. Meizoso, MD, MSPH
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Ryder Trauma Center
Florida, USA
@jpmeizoso
Patrick Murphy, MD, MPH, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wisconsin, USA
@pbatesmurphy
Purvi P. Patel, MD, FACS
Loyola University Medical Center
Illinois, USA
@pppatelmd
Joseph F. Rappold, MD, FACS
Maine Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
Maine, USA
Jack Sava, MD, FACS
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington DC, USA
Dane Scantling, DO, MPH
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Massachusetts, USA
@dane_scantling
Kevin M. Schuster, MD, MPH, FACS
Yale School of Medicine
Connecticut, USA
@kevinMschuster
Matthew Tadlock
Erin Vanzant, MD, FACS
University of Florida
Florida, USA
Publishing Team
Publisher: Catherine Dolinsky
Head of Portfolio: Kathleen Lyons