Learn Which Trauma Experts Were Award Winners at COT Annual Meeting

At the March ACS Committee on Trauma (COT) Annual Meeting, several trauma surgeons received recognition for their roles in advancing trauma care research and implementation. Awards and winners include:

Resident and Fellow Trauma Paper Competition Central Winners

Clinical Research

1st Place

Region 11
Karan D’Souza, MD, MPH, MM
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Efficacy of Antithrombotic Therapy and Risk of Hemorrhagic Complications in Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI) Patients with Concomitant Injuries: A Systematic Review

2nd Place

Region 5
Ann Polcari, MD, MPH, MSGH
University of Chicago, IL
Social Vulnerability Index Is Strongly Associated with Firearm Violence in Five Major US Cities

Basic Science

1st Place

Region 8
Terry (TJ) R. Schaid Jr, MD
University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
Endothelial Cell Calcium Influx Mediates Trauma-induced Endothelial Permeability

2nd Place

Region 4
Jennifer A. Munley, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville
Non-Selective Beta Blockade Enhances Gut Microbiome Diversity

From left: Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS, Chair COT; Dr. Polcari; Dr. D’Souza; Dr. Munley; Dr. Schaid; and Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS, Vice-Chair of the COT and Chair of the Regional Committees on Trauma (RCOT)

National Safety Council (NSC) Distinguished Service to Safety Award

Peter A. Burke, MD, FACS, received the NSC Distinguished Service to Safety Award for his career spent caring for injured patients at Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts—an important safety net hospital.

According to Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS, chair of the COT, “He has always been a staunch advocate for injured patients and emphasized the critical importance of applying a public health approach to the field of injury prevention. Dr. Burke has always made it a priority to help the most disadvantaged persons in our society gain access to healthcare and have their voices heard.”

From left: Dr. Kerby; Eileen M. Bulger, MD, FACS, Chair of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST); Dr. Burke; and Michelle Jarnutowski, Director, First Aid Workplace Practice, NSC

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) International Meritorious Service Award

George Abi Saad, MD, FACS, a trauma surgeon in Lebanon, received the ATLS International Meritorious Service Award for his recent work promulgating ATLS and STOP THE BLEED programs and principles in Turkey, Palestine, and Ethiopia.

From left: Dany Westerband, MD, FACS, Global ATLS Director; Dr. Abi Saad; and John P. Sutyak, MD, FACS, Chair ATLS Committee

ATLS Educator of the Year Award

Deborah Paltridge, BAppSci(Physio), MHlthSci, an emergency medicine physician in Australia, received the ATLS Educator of the Year Award for her crucial role in development of the current ATLS 10th edition and currently shepherding of Senior Educator Advisory Board through redevelopment of the ATLS 11th edition Instructor Course.