James Forrest Calland, MD FACS

I am an acute care surgeon (traumatology, general surgeon, surgical intensivist), father, family man, EMS operational medical director medical Director, consultant and community member. I currently work in a rural level one trauma center and am obsessed with mountain biking.

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure
• abdominal pain
• abdominoplasty
• adhesion removal
• appendectomy
• esophagus perforation
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Head and Neck

• bronchoscopy
• head and neck surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc
• pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• component separation
• epigastric hernia
• femoral hernia
• Hernia Procedures
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Minimal Access Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• cellulitis
• decubitus ulcer
• epidermal cyst
• Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures
• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin biopsy
• skin grafting
• tissue flaps
• wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

• anal abscess
• rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• anal abscess
• colon surgery
• colonic polyps
• colostomy
• Crohn's disease
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal cancer
• intussusception

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• cryotherapy
• doppler ultrasound
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• laparoscopic surgery
• Minimally Invasive Procedures

Thoracic

• empyema
• hemothorax
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• pulmonary disorders
• pulmonary embolism
• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• bladder injury
• blunt trauma
• bronchoscopy
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• craniomaxillofacial surgery
• cricothyroidotomy
• extremity injury
• female reproductive tract injury
• foot/leg injury
• hand/arm injury
• intestine injuries
• kidney injury
• liver injury
• liver resection
• lung resections
• neck injuries
• skin grafting
• stomach injuries
• tracheotomy
• Trauma/Injury Procedures
• vascular injuries
• wound debridement

Urology (kidney, bladder, male reprod)

• nephrectomy

Vascular Disorders/Procedures

• deep vein thrombosis

Univ Va Hlth Sys

Charlottesville, VA

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

07/2007—Present

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville, VA

Associate Professor

07/2007—Present