Our Team
The Acute Care Surgery Division includes 7 fulltime Trauma/Critical Care, Fellowship-trained, attending surgeons. Our surgeons have a dedicated interest in trauma management, pre-hospital system development, comprehensive bum care, surgical critical care, and management of post-injury organ dysfunction.
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Nicholas Bedrin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Derek Bell, M.D.
Director, Kessler Burn Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Julius D. Cheng, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
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Mark L. Gestring, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Medical Director, Kessler Trauma Center
Professor of Surgery, Emergency
Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery
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Michael John Nabozny, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Acute Care Surgery
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Yanjie Qi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
General Surgery Residency Director
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Katherine M. Reira, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Nicole A. Stassen, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Director, Kessler Family ICU
Program Director
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Michael A. Vella, M.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Surgery