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

The headshot of Social Media Editor Elliott Haut.

Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

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.

Associate Editors

Andrew Bernard, MD
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
@bernardtrauma
Area of expertise: Trauma, critical care, acute care surgery
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Karen Brasel, MD, MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
@kBraselDazzle
Area of expertise: Trauma, critical care, acute care surgery
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Martin Croce, MD
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee
Area of expertise: Surgery, Anesthesiology
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Christine Gaarder, MD, PhD
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Area of expertise: Trauma, resuscitation, abdominal wall reconstruction, ACS, emergency surgery
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Kenji Inaba

Kenji Inaba, MD, FACS
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Areas of expertise: Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery

Rosemary Kozar, MD, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Area of expertise: Surgical Critical Care, Nutrition in the Critically Ill, Endothelial Dysfunction after Hemorrhagic Shock
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Stephanie A. Savage, MD, MS
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin
Area of expertise: traumatic coagulopathy, hemorrhage and massive transfusion and emergency general surgery classification systems
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@ephava727

Associate Editor
Challenges In Trauma & Acute Care Surgery

Kimberly Davis, MD, MBA
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
@kadtraumamd
Area of expertise: General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
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Social Media Associate Editors

Julia R Coleman

Julia R. Coleman, MD, MPH
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
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@JuliaColemanMD

Lucia Nguyen

Lucia Nguyen, MD
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
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@Lucywhatisee

Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

Timothy C. Fabian, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of Surgery
Memphis, Tennessee

Twitter: @tfabian1

Editorial Advisory Board

L.D. Britt, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia

Eileen Bulger, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
@bulgercot

William Cioffi, MD
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
@zaracMD

David V. Feliciano, MD
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma
Baltimore, Maryland

Gustavo P. Fraga, MD, PhD
University of Campinas
São Paulo, Brazil

Gregory Jurkovich, MD
UC Davis Health System
Davis, California
@Gjurkovich

J. Wayne Meredith, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Lena Napolitano, MD, MPH
University of Michigan Health Systems
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Raminder Nirula, MD MPH FACS
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Salt Lake City, Utah

Andrew B. Peitzman, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grace S. Rozycki, MD, MBA
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas Scalea, MD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

John P. Sharpe, MD
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Memphis, Tennessee

David Spain, MD, FACS
Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford, California
@DavidASpain

Ronald Stewart, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
@Stewartr84

Eric Voiglio, MD
University of Lyon
Lyon, France

Mauro Zago, MD, FEBS EmSurg, FACS
Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit
Bergamo, Italy

Editorial Board Reviewers

Suresh Agarwal, MD
University of Wisconsin System
Madison, Wisconsin
@R2_Mitu

Saman Arbabi, MD
Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center
Seattle, Washington

Chad G. Ball, MS, MSc, FRCSC
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Gregory J. Beilman, MD
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Megan Brenner, MD, MS, RPVI
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California

Susan Briggs, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard
Boston, Massachusetts

Adam Brooks, FRCS
Nottingham University Hospital
Nottingham, United Kingdom
@adambrooks_AB

Clay Cothren Burlew, MD
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado
@ClayBurlew

Michael C. Chang, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Stephanie D. Chao, MD
Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford, California

Jeffrey A. Claridge, MD, MS
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
@ClaridgeJeffrey

Stephen M. Cohn, MD
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Hempstead, New York

Todd W. Costantini, MD
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
@TWCostantini

Timothy Craig Hardcastle, MBChB, MMed (Chir), FCS (SA), PhD
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Durban, South Africa
@vemadoc

Marie Crandall, MD
University of Florida Health Science Center
Jacksonville, Florida
@vegansurgeon

Nicola Curry
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Oxford, United Kingdom
@nicola_curry

Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Rochelle A. Dicker, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Jay Doucet, RDMS
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
@jaydoucet

Joe DuBose, MD, FCCM, RPVI, MD, MSc, FRCSC
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Brian J. Eastridge, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Paula Ferrada, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
@pferrada1

Peter E. Fischer, MD, MS
Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte, North Carolina

Barbara A. Gaines, MD
Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Joseph M. Galante, MD
UC Davis Medical Center
Davis, California
@JGALANTE44

W. Alan Guo, MD, PhD
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
@waguo_md

Jostein S. Hagemo, MD, PhD
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway

Adil H. Haider, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
@AdilHaiderMD

Mark R. Hemmila, MD
University of Michigan Health Systems
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Li Hsee, MD
Auckland DHB
Auckland, New Zealand

Donald Jenkins, MD
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
San Antonio, Texas
@Dj53Jenkins

Aaron R. Jensen, MD, MEd, MS, FACS, FAAP
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Bellal Joseph, MD
The University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona
@TopKniFe_B

Krista L. Kaups, MD, MSc
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Kevin Kemp, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
@KerbyJD

Andrew J. Kerwin, MD
University of Florida Health Science Center
Jacksonville, Florida
@tak42796

David R. King, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard
Boston, Massachusetts
@geococyxVelox

Orlando C. Kirton, MD, MBA
Abington, Pennsylvania
@orlandokirton1

Hayato Kurihara
Istituto Clinicas Humanitas Milan
Milan, Italy
@HayatoKuri67

Luke PH Leenen, MD, PhD, FACS
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
@LukeLeenen

David H. Livingston, MD
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey
@dhlivingston

Louis J. Magnotti, MD
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee

Ajai K. Malhotra, FRCS
The University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, Vermont

George O. Maish III, MD, MBBS (MD), MS, DNB
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee
@gmaish3

Peter Majak, MD, PhD
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway

Adrian Maung, MD, FACS, FCCM
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
@aamaung

Todd R. Maxson, MD
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas

Robert Maxwell, MD
University Surgical Associates
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Preston R. Miller, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Joseph P. Minei, MD, MBA
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
@PMHTraumaMinei

Pal Aksel Naess, MD, PhD
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway

Nicholas Namias, MD, MBA
University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Avery B. Nathens, MD, PhD, MD, ChB, MSPH
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
@injurydr

Terence O’Keeffe, FCCM
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
@terenceokeeffe

Per Ortenwall, MD, PhD
University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden

Hans-Christoph Pape, MD
Aachen University Hospital
Aachen, Germany

Myung S. Park, MD, MS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Joe H. Patton, JR., MD
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Juan Carlos Puyana, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Patrick M. Reilly, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
@reillyp648

Babak Sarani, MD, FCCM
George Washington University
Washington, DC
@saranimd

Lisa Schlitzkus, MD
University of Colorado Health
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Martin Schreiber, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Thomas J. Schroeppel, MD
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee

Kevin M. Schuster, MD
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
@kevinMschuster

Alexandra Schwartz
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California

Jason L. Sperry, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
@Jjasonsperrymd

Nicole A. Stassen, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
@najsw

Kristan L. Staudenmayer, MD, MS
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California

Kjetil Sunde, MD, PhD
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway

Deborah M. Stein, MD
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Errington Thompson, MD
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Huntington, West Virginia

Chad M. Thorson, MD, MSPH
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Jeffrey Upperman, MD
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
@PedsTraumaMan

Garth H. Utter, MD, MSc
UC Davis Medical Center
Davis, California

Torben Wisborg, MD, PhD
University of Tromsoe
Oslo, Norway
@TorbenWisborg

Jay A. Yelon, DO
Northwell Health Physician Partners
Bay Shore, New York

Ben L. Zarzaur, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin
@benzarzaur

Publishing Team

Publisher: Catherine Dolinsky
Head of Portfolio: Kathleen Lyons