Trauma Program
Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care (TESSCC)
165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810
Boston,
MA
02114
Phone: 617-726-2760
Explore This Program
Overview
Mass General has a solid infrastructure in place to support complex clinical efforts. Everyone from residents to nurses and surgeons receive extensive training in trauma care.
Once paramedics notify us that a trauma patient is arriving, an activation system assures a multidisciplinary team is assembled at the Emergency Department to accept the patient. Other areas of the hospital, including the Blood Bank, Intensive Care Unit and operating rooms, also are automatically notified to reserve resources in case they are needed. Attending surgeons are on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and respond within a few minutes of activation.
Partnerships with Community Hospitals
Mass General partners with community hospitals to improve care for patients who are injured a great distance away from a Level I trauma center. Telecommunication capabilities and trauma transfer agreements facilitate prompt identification of patients with severe injuries and expedite transfer if needed.
For information on partnering with our Trauma Division, please contact George Velmahos, MD, PhD, at 617-726-9591 or email him at gvelmahos@partners.org.
Research and Education
Mass General is committed to leading the trauma field into the future. Our division regularly conducts clinical, basic science, translational and injury prevention research projects. Funded by federal and private agencies, our laboratory performs groundbreaking experiments to discover new methods of trauma care.
In addition, we provide ongoing education for the next generation of trauma professionals, including residents, fellows, nurses, medical students and international medical graduates. We offer:
Our Physicians
In addition to expertly trained trauma surgeons, our multidisciplinary team includes trauma psychiatrists, rehabilitation physicians, injury prevention specialists, trauma nurse practitioners, and occupational and physical therapists.
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- Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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- Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Co-Director, Division of Surgical Nutrition
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- Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
- Director, Center for Outcomes & Patient Safety in Surgery (COMPASS)
- Director, Wound Center; Director, Trauma & Emergency Surgery Research
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- Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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- Co-director, Surgical Nutrition
- Assistant in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
- Associate Director of Trauma Research
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- Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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- Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
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- Division Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
- John F. Burke Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Trauma Medical Directors at Affiliate Hospitals
- Sanjay Gupta, MD, Southern New Hampshire Health
- Peter Hedberg, MD, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
- Richard King, MD, Central Maine Medicine Center
Our Nurse Practitioners
- Lead NP: Cheryl Waldron
- Katherine Caughel
- Mary Cerra
- Emily Lemon
- Dana Perry
- Sheila Preece
- Jessica Ramadei
- Kimberly Roth
- Christopher Runey
Per Diem Staff
- Katherine Caughel
- Sandra Muse
Contact Information
Contact the Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care for more information.