Trauma & Critical Care Surgery

Division of Trauma & Critical Care

Clinical

 The Division of Trauma, General Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care was key in the Department of Surgery's COVID response. The service demonstrated great flexibility to respond to the pandemic by remodeling the service and then rebounding during reactivation.  Division faculty are active in community and state policy initiatives to decrease violent crime in the Chicago area, which continues to rise, and focus on these initiatives is critical.

Research

 Dr. Schwulst has continued scientific achievement and received an R01 Research Project grant this year.  Dr. Anne Stey submitted an application for a K-grant titled “Timeliness of Management of Trauma Related

Hemorrhage and Trauma Related Coagulopathy.”

Education

 Our faculty have increased their leadership roles within the Department of Surgery’s Residency Program –

Dr. Joseph Posluszny was named Clerkship Director and Dr. Nabil Issa continues as Clerkship Sub-I Director.  We matched two new fellows this year.  Drs. Issa and Shapiro won teaching awards.

Left to right: Dr. Joseph Posluszny, Christine Schilling, Brittany Cook, Erinn White, Dr. Nabil Issa, Dr. Anne Stey, Dr. Steven Schwulst, Dr. Mamta Swaroop, Dr. Michael Shapiro

“We aim to be recognized for clinical excellence, outstanding teaching, exemplary scientific inquiry and administrative service in the field of trauma, surgical critical care and emergency general surgery.”

- Michael Shapiro, MD, Chief

Dr. Hasan Alam (left) presenting Dr. Anne Stey with the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Research and Education Scholarship Award