For over 40 years, our Vanderbilt Acute Care Surgery faculty have provided expertise in disciplines of trauma, burn, emergency general surgery and surgical critical care across VUMC for Middle Tennessee and outlying communities. Essential for the delivery of quality of surgical care are our facilities, which include our Trauma, Burn and Surgical ICUs, and our partnership with LifeFlight, our active ground and air medical transport program. We are the only Level I Adult Trauma center for our region, with state and national certifications by the American College of Surgeons.
Our teams are committed to our nationally recognized outreach, education and prevention programs. These include the full range of courses from the American College of Surgeons, American Burn Association and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. With our Future is NOW (Non-violent Options Win) program, we have built relationships with youth affected by gun violence, inspiring them to pursue futures for themselves and their communities through collaborations with our faculty, medical students and community partners.
In addition to patient care, the Division of Acute Care Surgery carries a diverse portfolio of federally funded and investigator-initiated research projects. Currently, we have faculty leading as principal investigators, co-investigators, and site-investigators for many national multicenter cohorts and clinical trials. Our faculty and teams are committed to making new discoveries and leveraging technologies that can inform and transform how we deliver premier clinical care.
We train the next generation of surgeons via our general surgery residency program and our flagship Acute Care Surgery fellowship. For more than 30 years, this highly competitive program graduates more than 100 fellows, many whom are prominent leaders in acute care surgery and serve in both civilian and military capacities. Their roles include deans, director of military joint theater trauma system, chief medical officers, chairs, division chiefs, service line directors and surgeon-scientists.
Mayur B. Patel, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery