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

Hospital Violence Intervention Program

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'Gunshot Wound' Women

Honoring Lenworth Jacobs, MD

2023 Jacobs Trauma Lecture

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 Fellowships

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

Anti-Infective Research and Development

Hartford Hospital Trauma Registry Request Form

Our Surgeons

Acute Care Surgery at Hartford Hospital

Taking care of the most critically ill and injured patients.

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

'Gunshot Wound' Women

Honoring Lenworth Jacobs, MD

2023 Jacobs Trauma Lecture

Education

Fellowships

CESI

Research

Injury Prevention Center

Anti-Infective Research and Development

Hartford Hospital Trauma Registry Request Form

Our Surgeons

Kim, Phillip, MD, MBA

Croteau, Alfred J., MD

Roh, Sandy, MD

Mah, John Wesley, MD

Portereiko, Joseph Vincent, DO

Lee, Jessica M., MD

Kelliher, Kristine, MD

Pepe, Judith Laich, MD

Merchant, Nishant D., MD

Gates, Jonathan D., MD, MBA, FACS

Lissauer, Matthew Eric, MD, FACS, FCCM

Ricaurte, Daniel, MD

Costanzo, Nicholas John, MD

Daman, Daniel S., MD

Moutinho, Manuel Anthony, MD

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