Faculty Research Interests

Dr. Spain - Assessment of clinical care, systems of care, and stress response after trauma

Dr. Forrester - Care of the injured patient, surgical infectious disease, and global public health

Dr. Knowlton - Barriers in access to care, disparities among vulnerable surgical populations, and the financial burden injury imposes upon both patients and hospitals

Dr. Nassar - Assessment tools for trainees, burnout among physicians and other healthcare professionals, and simulation-based medical education

Dr. Staudenmayer - Trauma systems of care and vulnerable patient populations such as the elderly

Dr. Maggio - Delivery of high-value care

Dr. Pugh - Simulation and advanced engineering technologies to assess and define competency in clinical procedural skills

Dr. Weiser - Role of surgical care in the delivery of health services in resource poor settings, particularly low- and middle-income countries

Dr. Ko - Pain assessment and treatment in trauma, venous thromboembolism prevention and coagulopathy

Dr. Tung - Massive transfusion strategies, gastrostomy tube complications, safety profile of body armor worn by law enforcement.