What Are the Regional Committees Up To?
Through the RCOT Field Program, regional committees are working to reengage regional leaders and bolster trauma care efforts where they are needed the most. Learn more about current initiatives by visiting the RCOT Field Program page.
The Regional Committees on Trauma (RCOT) serve to operationalize COT programs in their communities and support trauma system development in their regions. An RCOT is generally defined as a State, Province, or Country; in some areas additional distinctions have been made to account for population groupings where further representation was warranted. Each committee is led by a chair, with one or more vice chairs. Regional committees are grouped within regions under region chiefs and manage their own membership.
Warren C. Dorlac, MD, FACS, Fort Collins, CO
Chief: Kevin M. Schuster, MD, FACS, New Haven, CT
Connecticut: David S. Shapiro, MD, FACS, Hartford, CT
Massachusetts: Tracey A. Dechert, MD, FACS, Boston, MA
Maine: Elizabeth N. Turner, MD, FACS, Portland, ME
New Hampshire: Eric D. Martin, MD, FACS, Lebanon, NH
Rhode Island: Elizabeth J. Renaud, MD, FACS, Providence, RI
Vermont: Andrew L. Erb, MD, FACS, Burlington, VT
Chief: Matthew A. Bank, MD, FACS, Manhasset, NY
New Jersey: Adam D. Fox, MD, FACS, Jersey City, NJ
Greater New York: Kartik Prabhakaran, MD, FACS, Valhalla, NY
New York State: Michael A. Vella, MD, FACS, Rochester, NY
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands: Pablo Rodriquez Ortiz, MD, FACS, San Juan, PR
Chief: David T. Efron, MD, FACS, Middle River, MD
Delaware: Kevin M. Bradley, MD, FACS, Newark, DE
District of Columbia: Christine Trankiem, MD, FACS, Washington, DC
Maryland: Raymond Fang, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD
Pennsylvania: Denise M. Torres, MD, FACS, Danville, PA
Virginia: Michel B. Aboutanos, MD, FACS, Richmond, VA
West Virginia: Daniel J. Grabo Jr., MD, FACS, Morgantown, WV
Chief: Christopher J. Dente, MD, FACS, Atlanta, GA
Alabama: Jon Simmons, MD, FACS, Mobile, AL
Florida: Peter A. Pappas, MD, FACS, Sanford, FL
Georgia: Dudley B. Christie III, MD, FACS, Macon, GA
Kentucky: Andrew C. Bernard, MD, FACS, Lexington, KY
Mississippi: Matthew E. Kutcher, MD, FACS, Jackson, MS
North Carolina: Eric A. Toschlog, MD, FACS, Greenville, NC
South Carolina: Brian C. Thurston, MD, FACS, Spartanburg, SC
Tennessee: Regan F. Williams, MD, FACS, Memphis, TN
Chief: David J. Schultz, MD, FACS, Neenah, WI
Greater Chicago Area: Sanja Nikolich, MD, FACS, Park Ridge, IL
Illinois: Jarrod C. H. Wall, MD, FACS, Springfield, IL
Indiana: Eric W. Streib, MD, FACS, Indianapolis, IN
Michigan: Joseph R. Buck, MD, FACS, Southfield, MI
Minnesota: Benoit Blondeau, MD, FACS, Saint Paul, MN
Ohio: Pradeesh M. George, MD, FACS, Troy, OH
Wisconsin: Mason G. Fisher, MD, FACS, LaCrosse, WI
Chief: John P. Hunt III, MD, FACS, New Orleans, LA
Arkansas: Kyle J. Kalkwarf , MD, FACS, Little Rock, AR
Louisiana: Marquinn D. Duke, MD, FACS, Hammond, LA
New Mexico: Richard J. Miskimins, MD, FACS, Albuquerque, NM
Oklahoma: Michael S. Charles, MD, FACS, Tulsa, OK
Northern Texas: Caroline Park, MD, FACS, Dallas, TX
Southern Texas: Carlos H. Palacio, MD, FACS, McAllen, TX
Chief: Kimberly Molik, MD, FACS, Wichita, KS
Iowa: Carlos Andres Pelaez, MD, FACS, Des Moines, IA
Kansas: Stepheny Berry, MD, FACS, Kansas City, KS
Missouri: Douglas J. E. Schuerer, MD, FACS, St. Louis, MO
Nebraska: Charity H. Evans, MD, FACS, Omaha, NE
Chief: Michael A. Person, MD, FACS, Sioux Falls, SD
Colorado: Thomas J. Schroeppel, MD, FACS, Colorado Springs, CO
Montana: Barry A. McKenzie, MD, FACS, Billings, MT
North Dakota: Derek D. Kane, MD, FACS, Bismarck, ND
South Dakota: Paul M Bjordahl, MD, FACS, Sioux Falls, SD
Utah: Alexander L. Colonna, MD, FACS, Salt Lake City, UT
Wyoming: Benjamin C. Kautza, MD, FACS, Casper, WY
Chief: Kenji Inaba, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA
Arizona: Jordan A. Weinberg, MD, FACS, Phoenix, AZ
Southern California: Matthew J. Martin, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA
San Diego/Imperial Valley: Laura N. Haines, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA
Northern California: Jon Perlstein, MD, FACS, Roseville, CA
Hawaii: David S. Inouye, MD, FACS, Honolulu, HI
Nevada: Sean D. Dort, MD, FACS, Henderson, NV
Chief: Bryce R. H. Robinson, MD, FACS, Seattle, WA
Alaska: Elisha G. Brownson, MD, FACS, Anchorage, AK
Idaho: Britani R. Hill, MD, FACS, Boise, ID
Oregon: Alexis M. Moren, MD, FACS, Tigard, OR
Washington: Scott C. Brakenridge, MD, FACS, Seattle, WA
Chief: Naisan R. Garraway, MD, FACS, Vancouver, BC
Alberta: Rohan N. Lall, MD, FACS, FRCSC, Calgary, AB
British Columbia: Dennis Y. Kim, MD, FACS, Victoria, BC
Manitoba: Brendan G. McCarthy, MD, FACS, Winnipeg, MB
Saskatchewan: Jeffrey P. Gaboury, MD, FRCSC, Saskatoon, SK
Chief: Darrell C. Boone, MD, FACS, St. Johns, NF, Canada
Newfoundland: Michael P. Hogan, MD, FACS, St. John’s, NF, Canada
Maritime Provinces: Dafydd A. Davies, MD, FACS, Halifax, NS, Canada
Ontario: Paul T. Engels, MD, FACS, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Quebec: Jeremy Grushka, MD, FACS, Montreal, QC, Canada
Chief: Travis M. Polk, MD, FACS, Frederick, MD
Navy: Matthew J. Bradley, MD, FACS, Bethesda, MD
Army: William B. Gamble, MD, FACS, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX
Air Force: Brian J. Gavitt, MD, FACS, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Veterans Administration: Amelia W. Maiga, MD, FACS, Nashville, TN
Canadian Military: Philip Dawe, MD, FACS, Winnipeg, MB
Chief: Diogo F. V. Garcia, MD, FACS, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Argentina: Felix Ramirez Ibarra, MD, FACS
Bolivia: Jorge Esteban Foianini, MD, FACS, Santa Cruz
Brazil: Rodrigo Vaz Ferreira, MD, FACS, Sao, Paulo, Brazil
Chile: Francisco Ruiz, MD, FACS, Santiago
Colombia: Andres Mariano Rubiano (Escobar), MD, FACS, Huila
Curaçao: Michel C. J. Berry, MD, FACS, Willemstad, Curaçao
Dominican Republic: Alejandro Soto Méndez, MD, Santa Domingo
Ecuador: Vicente Eduardo Rodriguez, MD, FACS, Ecuador
Mexico: Jorge Muñoz Infante, MD, FACS, Toluca, Mexico
Panama: Maria Esther Du Bois, MD, FACS, Panama City
Peru: Jose M. de Vinatea, MD, FACS, Lima
Paraguay: Hugo A. Gomez Fernandez, MD, FACS, Asuncion
Uruguay: Joaquín Bado, MD, Montevideo
Venezuela: Not currently active
Chief: J. Joakim Jorgensen, MD, FACS, Hovik, Norway
Chief: Scott D'Amours, MD, FACS, Sydney, Australia
Chief: Abdelhakim T. Elkholy, MD, FACS, Cairo, Egypt