Faculty
Core Faculty
Laura J. Moore, MD, FACS | Course Chair
Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston; Chief, Section of Surgical Critical Care; Medical Director, Shock Trauma Intensive Care Unit, The Red Duke Trauma Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston
Dr. Moore is professor of surgery and the chief of surgical critical care at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston. Dr. Moore completed her general surgery training at the Rush-Cook County Integrated Surgical Residency in Chicago, IL, and completed her fellowship training in surgical critical care at the University of Texas in Houston. She is medical director of the Shock Trauma Intensive Care Unit at the Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, the busiest ACS-verified Level 1 trauma center in the U.S. Her clinical practice is focused on trauma surgery and critical care. Her main areas of research interest include the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in hemorrhagic shock resuscitation, the application of computerized clinical decision support in the ICU, and surgical infections. Dr. Moore is actively involved in multiple national organizations, including the ACS, the National Board of Medical Examiners, and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. She also serves as National Co-Director for the ACS BEST course.
Andrew S. Kastenmeier, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Dr. Kastenmeier obtained his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison. Following his general surgery residency at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, he completed a fellowship in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery at Legacy Health in Portland, OR. He is associate professor of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he has leadership roles in medical student, resident, and surgical fellow education. His clinical interests include minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery of the gastrointestinal tract, minimally invasive surgery for reflux disease and hiatal hernias, advanced endoscopic surgery of the stomach and esophagus, and hernia repair surgery. His research focuses on clinical outcomes in foregut surgery, surgical education, hernia repair, and advanced endoscopic surgery. He is a minimally invasive surgeon who serves on national committees and has membership in key surgical professional societies.
Robert C. McIntyre, Jr., MD, FACS
Cynthia and John H. Schultz Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora; Associate Chief Medical Officer for Perioperative Services, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora
Dr. McIntyre obtained his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, LA. He completed surgical internship and residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and is board certified in surgery and in surgical critical care. He joined the faculty of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1992. He currently is the Cynthia and John H. Schultz Professor and chief, division of GI, trauma, and endocrine surgery. Dr. McIntyre also is the medical director of endocrine surgery and medical director of the trauma-acute care surgery services at the University of Colorado Hospital. He performs approximately 300 endocrine surgical procedures each year, including thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, neck dissection, adrenalectomy, and pancreatic resection. He has published 185 manuscripts and 57 book chapters. He is the editor of the textbook Surgical Decision Making. He has given more than 200 invited lectures and visiting professorship presentations and 150 research presentations. He has served in positions of leadership and is on numerous national committees.
Guest Faculty
Emilia J. Diego, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Chief, Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh; Program Director, Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh
Stephen A. Fann, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Department of General, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
David R. Hall, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston
Kirk A. Ludwig, MD, FACS
Vernon O. Underwood Professor in Colorectal Surgery, Professor of Surgery, and Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Tamara E. Saunders, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Vice Chief of Surgery, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Houston
Catherine M. Wittgen, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Vascular Surgery and Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Yanghee Woo, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery; Director, GI Minimally Invasive Therapy, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Staff Consultants
Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE
Director, ACS Division of Education, Chicago, IL
Patrice Gabler Blair, DrPH, MPH
Associate Director, ACS Division of Education, Chicago, IL
