Trauma Program Expert Team

The urgency, complexity and severity of trauma require a multidisciplinary approach to completely and effectively care for patients who have suffered a traumatic injury.

Under the leadership of Daniel R. Margulies, MD, FACS, Trauma Medical Director, the Trauma Program draws from the full range of disciplines and specialties available at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

A Team of Dynamic Support

The complexity of trauma requires surgical leadership. Trauma is a surgical disease and also requires a special team approach. The Trauma Program uses the knowledge and skill of a wide spectrum of specialists to provide complete care for both adult and pediatric patients.

  • Anesthesiologists
  • Cardiologists
  • Cardiac and thoracic surgeons
  • Emergency medicine physicians
  • Eye surgeons
  • Gastrointestinal surgeons and specialists
  • Gynecological surgeons and obstetricians
  • Hand surgeons
  • Infectious disease specialists
  • Internal medicine physicians
  • Laboratory and blood bank technicians
  • Mouth, face and jaw surgeons
  • Nephrologists
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Orthopaedic trauma surgeons
  • Pathologists
  • Pediatric surgeons, critical care physicians and nurses
  • Plastic surgeons
  • Psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers
  • Pulmonologists
  • Radiological technologists
  • Radiologists
  • Respiratory therapists
  • Surgical critical care physicians and nurses
  • Trauma and general surgeons
  • Trauma nurses
  • Urological surgeons
  • Urologists
  • Vascular surgeons

The team is lead by our trauma surgeons and draws from all of the disciplines that contribute to the understanding and treatment of the trauma patient. This multidisciplinary team comprises the full spectrum of diagnosis and treatment approaches that span the continuum of care from injury prevention through to rehabilitation.

The Trauma Service - Trauma Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is guided by the following team of experts.

Expert Team

Ali   Salim MD
Ali Salim MD
Director, Trauma Services
Program Director, General Surgery Residency Educational Program
Marko Bukur MD
Marko Bukur MD
Trauma/Critical Care
Rex Tong Hyun Chung MD
Rex Tong Hyun Chung MD
Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
Eric Ley MD, FACS
Eric Ley MD, FACS
Director, Surgical Intensive Care Units
Director, Surgical Critical Care Residency Program
Daniel R. Margulies MD, FACS
Daniel R. Margulies MD, FACS
Section Chief, Trauma and Acute Care Services
Associate Director, Division of General Surgery
Nicolas Melo MD
Nicolas Melo MD
Surgery
Heidi A. Hotz RN
Heidi A. Hotz RN
Trauma Program Manager
Mario Trizzino CTSR
Mario Trizzino CTSR
Trauma Registrar, Department of Surgery
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