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Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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Trauma Programs

Regional Committees on Trauma

Chair, ACS Regional Committees on Trauma: Warren C. Dorlac, MD FACS, Fort Collins, CO

Region 1

Chief: Charles A. Adams, MD, FACS, Providence, RI
Connecticut: Kevin M. Schuster, MD FACS, New Haven, 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: Stephanie N. Lueckel, MD, FACS, Narragansett, RI
Vermont: Andrew Larson Erb, MD, FACS, Burlington, VT

Region 2

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

Region 3

Chief: David T. Efron, MD, FACS, Middle River, MD
Delaware: Kevin M. Bradley, MD, FACS, Newark, DE
Maryland: Raymond Fang, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD
Pennsylvania: Denise M. Torres, MD, FACS, Danville, PA
District of Columbia: Christine Trankiem, MD, FACS, Washington, DC
Virginia: Michel B. Aboutanos, MD, FACS, Richmond, VA
West Virginia: Daniel J. Grabo Jr., MD, FACS, Morgantown, WV

Region 4

Chief: Christopher J. Dente, MD, FACS,  Atlanta, GA
Alabama: Kimberly M. Hendershot, MD, FACS, Birmingham, 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: Peter E. Fischer, MD, FACS, Memphis, TN

Region 5

Chief: David J. Schultz, MD, FACS, Neenah, WI
Chicago: James C. Doherty, MD, FACS, Oak Lawn, 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: Denise Klinkner, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN
Ohio: Richard L. George, MD, FACS,  Akron, OH
Wisconsin: Mason G. Fisher, MD, FACS, LaCrosse, WI 

Region 6

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

Region 7

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

Region 8

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

Region 9

Chief: Kenji Inaba, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA
Arizona: Jordan A. Weinberg, MD, FACS, Phoenix, AZ
Southern California: Areti Tillou, MD, FACS, FRCSC, 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  

Region 10

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

Region 11

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

Region 12

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

Region 13

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

Region 14

Chief: Julio L Trostchansky, MD, FACS, Montevideo, Uruguay
Argentina: Felix Ramirez Ibarra, MD, FACS
Bolivia: Jorge Esteban Foianini, MD, FACS, Santa Cruz
Brazil: Diogo F.V. Garcia, MD, FACS, Sao Paolo
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: Vicente Cardona-Infante, MD, FACS, Toluca
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

Region 15

Chief: J. Joakim Jorgensen, MD, FACS, Hovik, Norway

Region 16

Chief: Scott D'Amours, MD FACS, Sydney, Australia

Region 17

Chief: Abdelhakim T. Elkholy, MD, FACS, Cairo, Egypt