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Maryland State Committee on Trauma: Mission Statement

The mission of the Maryland State Committee on Trauma is to support and promote the provision of world class care of trauma patients in this state.  We strive to support Maryland as the premier model of trauma center and system integration and function.  In accordance with the three pillars of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, this goal is achieved through active programs in Education, Advocacy and Quality Patient Care.

Crafted with Care

The Maryland Committee on Trauma continues their commitment to the delivery of quality education and training; embracing state of the art clinical practices and technologies. 

Thomas Scalea, MD, FACS, FCCM

Thomas Scalea, MD, FACS, FCCM

Francis X Kelly Professor of Trauma Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center,
Baltimore, Maryland

David T. Efron, MD, FACS

David T. Efron, MD, FACS

Sate Chair, Maryland Committee on Trauma
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Trauma and Medical Director
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Sharon Henry, MD, FACS

Sharon Henry, MD, FACS

The Anne Scalea Professor of Trauma
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director Wound Healing and Metabolism
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center,
Baltimore, Maryland

Dany Westerband, MD, FACS

Dany Westerband, MD, FACS

Vice Chair, Maryland Committee on Trauma
Medical Director of Trauma Services
Chief, Section of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Chair, Credentials and Physician Performance
Surgical Residency Liaison Director
Suburban Hospital-Johns Hopkins Medicine

Raymond Fang, MD, FACS, Colonel (retired), USAF, MC, FS

Raymond Fang, MD, FACS, Colonel (retired), USAF, MC, FS

Vice Chair, Maryland Committee on Trauma
Trauma Medical Director
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, FACS

Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, FACS

Vice Chair, Maryland Committee on Trauma
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director of Emergency General Surgery
Associate Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Jacques Mather, MD, MPH

Jacques Mather, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland Medical Center
UM Prince Georges Hospital/UM Capital Region Health

Elliott Richard Haut, MD, PhD, FACS

Elliott Richard Haut, MD, PhD, FACS

Vice Chair of Quality, Safety, & Service
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine (ACCM)
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Marcie Feinman, MD, FACS

Marcie Feinman, MD, FACS

Bio Coming Soon

James W. Brown, MA

James W. Brown, MA

ACS National Educator, Educational Support Services
Maryland Institute for EMS Services
Baltimore, Maryland

Claire C. Leidy, BA

Claire C. Leidy, BA

Prog. Mgr., Continuing Physician Education
Program Coordinator, ACS Training Programs in Maryland
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma

Kyle N. Remick, MD, FACS

Kyle N. Remick, MD, FACS

Bio Coming Soon

James (Jaime) Gannon MS, RN, CEN

James (Jaime) Gannon MS, RN, CEN

James Gannon earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Towson University and a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland. He began his nursing career at Sinai Hospital’s ER-7 in 2009. In 2012, Jaime joined the Maryland-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (MD-1 DMAT), providing medical and disaster support globally.

Afton Jamerson

Afton Jamerson

Afton Jamerson has been the Trauma Program Manager at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since July 2020.  Her career in trauma began at Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, a Level 1 Adult and Pediatric trauma center, in Roanoke, VA in 2014 as a registered nurse in the Emergency Department. There, Afton was a member of the Trauma Academy of nurses in which she exclusively cared for adult and pediatric trauma patients.