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:

Traumatology

Emergency General Surgery

Surgical Critical Care

Learn more about the Acute Care Surgery Division:

Education Research Our Surgeons

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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Our Surgeons

Acute Care Surgeons at Hartford Hospital

	Specialties	Location
Adamski, John H., MD 860.972.4189	Critical Care Surgery	Hartford
Brautigam, Robert Todd, MD, FACS 860.246.2071	Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Costanzo, Nicholas John, MD 860.246.2071	Trauma Surgery	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
Edwards, Randolph E., MD 860.972.4189	Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Gates, Jonathan D., MD, MBA, FACS 860.246.2071	Vascular Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Hernon, Michael J., MD 860.246.2071	Colon & Rectal Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Keating, Jane, MD 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery	Hartford
Kelliher, Kristine, MD 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Kevorkian, Noubar Movses, MD 860.225.6244	General Surgery Critical Care Surgery Show Less	New Britain
Lee, Jessica M., MD 860.246.2071	Acute Care Surgery Critical Care Surgery General Surgery Trauma Surgery Show Less	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
Orlando, Rocco, MD, FACS 860.246.2071	General Surgery Critical Care Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Palter, Marc David, MD 860.972.4189	Critical Care Surgery	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
Shaikh, Inam Ahmed, MD 860.489.7017	General Surgery Critical Care Surgery Show Less	Torrington Torrington Show Less
Tichauer, Matthew Brent, MD 860.972.0001	Emergency Medicine Critical Care Surgery Show Less	Hartford