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Division of Acute Care Surgery

The U-M Medical School Department of Surgery Division of Acute Care Surgery provides care for major trauma and burn patients, as well as the management of emergency surgery and critical care services.

Michigan Medicine is a Level 1 Trauma and Verified Burn Center, so we frequently treat the most critically injured patients in the region.

Clinical Care

Within our division, we provide care for patients with serious trauma and burn injuries and provide surgical service for emergencies and critical care medicine. Our trauma surgeons work alongside a multidisciplinary team of providers to improve outcomes for patients recovering from a serious injury. We have surgeons who are recognized leaders in burn injury treatment and provide a variety of advanced treatments for burns. 

We also provide care for patients in the surgical and trauma burn ICU and have specialized experience in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), complex ventilator management, as well as treating conditions like acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and hospital-acquired infections. 

We also provide emergency surgical services for patients with acute conditions. 

Education

Surgery trainees who rotate on our service get a comprehensive education in all aspects of critical care and trauma surgery to treat our most seriously injured and sick patients.

We also offer an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Surgical Critical Care to train future academic and clinical leaders in the areas of critical care and trauma.

Apply

Learn more about the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship application process.

Research

Our division has a broad portfolio in trauma, burn and critical care research, including: 

  • Education to prevent childhood burns
  • Crash data analysis to help build safer cars
  • Development of new treatments for those with traumatic brain injury, acute lung injury and sepsis

Division Leadership
Andrew J. Benjamin

Andrew J Benjamin
Endowed Research Professor of Acute care Surgery and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical School

Division Faculty
Elizabeth Alore

Elizabeth Alore, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Staci T. Aubry

Staci T Aubry, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Kristen T. Carter

Kristen Carter, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Brian C. George

Brian C George
Hugh Cabot Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Associate and Service Chief, Surgery, Medical School
Mark R. Hemmila

Mark R Hemmila
Stewart C Wang M.D.
Professor of Trauma and Burn Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of Surgery Departments
Medical School
Molly Hunter

Mary A Hunter, MD, MA, ScM
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Raymond Jean, MD

Raymond A Jean, MD, MHS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical School
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Kajal Mehta, MD

 Lena Napolitano

Lena Marie Napolitano, MD, FACS, FCCP, MCCM
Joyce and Don Massey Family Foundation Professor
Professor of Surgery
Program Assistant, Emergency Medicine
Medical School
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Pauline Park, MD, FACS, FCCM
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Surgery
Medical Director, Surgery
Medical School
Krishnan Raghavendran

Krishnan Raghavendran, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Naveen Angji

Naveen F Sangji, MD, MPH, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical School
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Gary A Vercruysse
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Medical School
Stewart Wang, MD, PhD

Stewart C Wang, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Medical School