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Our Trauma Doctors

Every hospital treats patients. At Grady, we strive to treat them better, more efficiently, and more effectively. We have two full, in-house trauma teams to provide trauma coverage every hour of every day. The mission to care for all who need us attracts physicians from across the nation, and most are employed by the Emory and Morehouse schools of medicine. They are drawn here by the knowledge that we test the limits of medicine by innovating existing standards of care and exploring novel treatments.

And, every trauma team member has been specially trained and certified to handle trauma cases. That means, for example, that our trauma surgeons are some of the most highly trained physicians in the country, having completed a five-year surgical residency, another two years of trauma and critical care training, and typically, another two years developing a surgical specialty.

The intensity of our training and our zeal for innovation is demonstrated by the fact that Grady has been an early adopter of a variety of modern medical practices and techniques. For example, we were one of the first trauma centers to embrace Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) to care for trauma patients who are bleeding to death from injuries to their chest, abdomen, or pelvis. The technique maneuvers a flexible catheter into the aorta and inflates a balloon at its tip to stop the bleeding. The procedure buys time for surgeons to repair the injury and save the patient.

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Our Doctors

Dr. Patricia  Ayoung-Chee
Dr. Patricia Ayoung-Chee

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Elizabeth R. Benjamin
Dr. Elizabeth R. Benjamin

Trauma Medical Director

Dr. Elliot S. Bishop
Dr. Elliot S. Bishop

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Erin C. Caddell
Dr. Erin C. Caddell

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Christine A. Castater
Dr. Christine A. Castater

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Drew  Davis
Dr. Drew Davis

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Christopher J. Dente
Dr. Christopher J. Dente

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Stacy  Dougherty-Welch
Dr. Stacy Dougherty-Welch

Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Benjamin T. Franklin
Dr. Benjamin T. Franklin

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Katherine  Kohler
Dr. Katherine Kohler

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Jonathan H. Nguyen
Dr. Jonathan H. Nguyen

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Philip T. Ramsay
Dr. Philip T. Ramsay

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Jason D. Sciarretta
Dr. Jason D. Sciarretta

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Randi N. Smith
Dr. Randi N. Smith

Acute Care Surgery

Dr. Samual R. Todd
Dr. Samual R. Todd

Chief of Acute Care Surgery

Advance Practice Providers

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Neuro Trauma / Trauma ICU

Ashley Bostic
Christopher Couey
David Bradley
Emerald Glass
Giovanna Golem
Hailey Jenkins
James Nguyen
Jen Suarez
Joshua Fountain
Jovielle Marie
Kelci Ragsdale
Laqunita Smith
Lorraine Wheeler
Makayla Dudley
Mallory Sullivan
Nekelisha Prayor
Page Martin
Sharmaine Beverly
Taylor Ellsworth
Titannia Hall

Ward

Angela Miller
Beatrice Ransom
Berta Booth
Chiemela Fleurinor
Elise Hudson
Jared Reichard
Jillian Johnson
Julliette Gbanga
Karen Pugmire
Michelle Orvitz
Patrice Sarumi
Sephanie Hanke
Sophie Daiber
Tarannum Ruppani

Acute

Bashera Hadi
Brian Parker
Bryn Devita
Erin Miller
Jenny Tran
Kendall Scott
Kimeka Vayens
Matt Cocchiola
Shayla Raines
Tyler Hernandez

 

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