Acute Care Surgery | Hartford Hospital

The Acute Care Surgery Division at Hartford Hospital takes care of the most critically ill and injured patients, supported by the resources of a prominent Level 1 Trauma Center and a state-of-the art Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

The Acute Care Surgery Division is comprised of several expertly trained general surgeons with the ability to provide the finest care in three essential areas:

Chest Wall Injury Center

Emergency General Surgery

Surgical Critical Care

Trauma Surgery

Learn more about the Acute Care Surgery Division:

Video Education Research Our Surgeons

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State of Emergency -- 'Gunshot Wound' Women

Honoring Lenworth Jacobs, MD

Education

Fellowships

The Division of Acute Care Surgery provides education in trauma surgery, emergency general surgery and surgical critical care for trainees including medical students, residents and fellows. In addition to training residents across several specialties, the Division provides both a 1-year surgical critical care fellowship and a 2-year acute care surgery fellowship.

Learn more about the SCC and ACS Fellowship

CESI

Additionally, with the resources of the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation, the Acute Care Surgery faculty provides training in Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM), Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET), and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) which are offered to our trainees as well as to medical providers from around the country.

Learn more about the Center for Education, Simulation & Innovation

Research

Our research activities include clinical, translational, education and quality improvement projects. Some of the ongoing projects within the Acute Care Surgery Division are listed below:

Injury Prevention Center

Several projects and research opportunities in collaboration with the Injury Prevention Center at Hartford Hospital.

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Anti-Infective Research and Development

Collaboration with the Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development at Hartford Hospital to study antibiotic efficacy in patients undergoing massive transfusion following trauma.

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Hartford Hospital Trauma Registry Request Form

Submit the completed form to the Trauma Program Manager for approval.

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Our Surgeons

	Specialties	Location
Costanzo, Nicholas John, MD 860.548.7336	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Trauma Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Croteau, Alfred J., MD 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Trauma Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Daman, Daniel S., MD 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Trauma Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Gates, Jonathan D., MD, MBA, FACS 860.246.2071	Vascular Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Keating, Jane, MD, FACS 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery	Hartford
Kelliher, Kristine, MD 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Hartford Show Less
Lee, Jessica M., MD 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Trauma Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Lissauer, Matthew Eric, MD, FACS, FCCM 860.972.4189	Acute Care Surgery	Hartford
Mah, John Wesley, MD 860.972.5022	Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Merchant, Nishant D., MD 860.972.4189	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Trauma Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Pepe, Judith Laich, MD 860.972.5201	Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Neurocritical Care Show Less	Hartford
Portereiko, Joseph Vincent, DO 860.972.3750	Trauma Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Ricaurte, Daniel, MD 860.545.5000	Acute Care Surgery	Hartford