Faculty
The faculty of the 27th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Symposium is a diverse group of been-there, done-that experts who will combine both the latest literature and their own experience to give you an up-to-date perspective on a large number of leading-edge topics unique to the management of the trauma patient.
SYMPOSIUM DIRECTORS
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California
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Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
Director, Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
LAC+USC Medical Center
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Kenji Inaba, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC
Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and
Surgical Critical Care
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Lydia Lam, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Director of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program
Division of Acute Care Surgery
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Kazuhide Matsushima, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
Distinguished Service Professor,
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief of Staff/Chief of Surgery at the Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston, Texas
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Philip C. Stepaniak, MD
NASA/Johnson Space Center Operational Flight Surgeon
International Space Station and Commercial Crew program
Lead to the NASA/JSC Contingency Medical Group for NASA spacecraft accidents
SPECIAL INVITED GUEST
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Jorge Orozco
CEO, LAC+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
GUEST FACULTY
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Elizabeth R. Benjamin, MD, PhD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Trauma Medical Director, Grady Memorial Hospital
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Nichole Bosson, MD, MPH, NRP, FAEMS
Assistant Medical Director, LA County EMS Agency
EMS Fellowship Director and Adjunct Faculty,
Harbor-UCLA DEM
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
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Megan Brenner, MD, MS, RPVI, FACS
University of California, Riverside
Director of Surgical Research
Comparative Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes Research Center (CECORC)
Riverside University Health System
Riverside, CA
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H. Gill Cryer, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor and Chief
Division of Trauma
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Rochelle A. Dicker, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesia UCLA
Vice Chair for Critical Care
Co-Chair-DGSOM UCLA Health Equity and Translational Social Science
Co-Chair-Program for the Advancement of Surgical Equity
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
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Jay J. Doucet, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Surgeon
Chief, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care,
Burns and Acute Care Surgery
Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Surgical Director, Perioperative Services-Hillcrest
UC San Diego Health
San Diego, CA
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Christopher Foran, MD
Lietunant, US Navy
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Joseph A. Herrold, MD, MPH
Visiting Clinical Instructor of Surgery
R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, MD
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Mark Kaplan, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Director of Acute Care Surgery
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
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Dennis Y. Kim, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Eric J. Ley, MD, FACS
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Director, Surgical Care Fellowship Program
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Daniel R. Margulies, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Colonel, Medical Corporal (ret.)
Scripps Medical Center
San Diego, CA
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Brant A. Putnam, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chief, Division of Trauma/Acute Care
Surgery/Surgical Critical Care
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Peter Rhee, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services, University of Health Sciences
Atlanta, GA
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Stacey A. Shackelford, MD, FACS
Colonel, Medical Corps, United States Air Force
Associate Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services
University of Health Sciences
Director of Performance Improvement
Joint Trauma System
San Antonio, TX
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Michael Sise, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor of Surgery
UC San Diego
Chief of Staff
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
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Aaron Strumwasser, MD, MS, FACS
Trauma Medical Director and Director of Trauma SICU
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA
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Odey Ukpo, MD
Deputy Medical Examiner
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, CA
Keck School of Medicine of USC and LAC+USC Medical Center
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Bradley Allen, MD
Adjunct Professor in Clinical Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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Glenn T. Ault, MD, MSEd, FACS
Associate Dean, Clinical Administration
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Colorectal Surgery
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Melea Balwan, MA, CCC-SLP
Acting Chief of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Facilitator-Schwartz Rounds for Compassionate Healthcare
LAC+USC Medical Center
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Subarna Biswas, MD, MS, FACS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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Carl R. Chudnofsky, MD, FACEP
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Chair, Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
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Damon H. Clark, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Associate Medical Director,
Surgical Critical Care, Keck Medical Center
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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J. Perren Cobb, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Clinical Surgery and Anesthesiology
Director, Surgical Critical Care, Keck Medical Center
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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Joshua Hewko, BSN, CCRN
Critical Care Nurse Educator
LAC+USC Medical Center
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Brian Knipp, MD, FACS
Commander, Medical Corps, US Navy
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University
Director, Navy Trauma Training Center
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Angela Kwan, PT, DPT, CWS
Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Los Angeles, CA
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Leo Laoang, RN
LAC+USC SICU RN
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Eugenia Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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Meghan Lewis, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Associate Director, SICU, LAC+USC
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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Gregory Magee, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
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Rodney McKeever, MD, DABA, FCCP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Assistant Director of Clinical Operations,
Operation Room Coordinator
Department of Anesthesiology
LAC+USC Medical Center
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Christine Mercado, MSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN
LAC+USC SICU
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Kyle Mock, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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Lee A. Myers, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
LAC+USC Medical Center
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Thomas Noguchi, MD
Professor Emeritus
Surgery and Emergency Medicine
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Morgan A. Schellenberg, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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Jan Shoenberger, MD
Chief of Service and Vice Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
LAC+USC Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Paul Wisniewski, DO
Commander, Medical Corps, US Navy
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University
Navy Trauma Training Center
BURN FELLOW
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Leigh Spera, MD
SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE FELLOWS
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Emily Dubina, MD
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Benjamin Franklin, MD
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Cristina Novak, MD
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Brent Emigh, MD
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Areg Grigorian, MD
TRAUMA FELLOWS
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Joelle E. Getrajdman, MD
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Timothy S. Park, MD
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Lindsey C. Karavites, MD, MPH
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Emily Switzer, MD
VISITING FELLOWS
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Felix Yong, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Ryan McPherson, DO
Harbor-UCLA