{"id":1962,"date":"2012-05-05T19:06:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T23:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=1962"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:38:00","slug":"trauma-and-acute-care-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/clinical-services\/trauma-and-acute-care-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma and Acute Care Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Main Number: 617-414-4861<\/h4>\n<p>The Trauma and Acute Care Surgery team admits approximately 2,400 patients each year, with 1,500 of these admissions to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Patients in the SICU are cared for by surgeons boarded in surgical critical care and with additional qualifications in traumatology and acute care surgery.<\/p>\n<p>At Boston Medical Center (BMC), we have earned a reputation dating back more than a century for excellence in trauma care. The BMC Trauma Center, one of the country\u2019s finest, has earned verification from the American College of Surgeons as a Level 1 adult trauma center and a Level 2 pediatric center. It is the busiest trauma center in New England and sees the highest percentage of penetrating trauma cases in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to providing excellent surgical care, our faculty are committed to training the next generation of surgeons and to conducting a wide range of research, with a focus on reducing disparities in access to health care and high-quality surgical care and on improving surgical outcomes.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Team<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/tracey-dechert-md\/\">Tracey Dechert, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Chief, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Associate Professor of Surgery<\/em><a title=\"Tejal Brahmbhatt, MD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/tejal-brahmbhatt-md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/burke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/abraham-jaffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abraham Jaffe, MD<br \/>\n<\/a><em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/megan-janeway-md\/\">Megan Janeway, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/danby-kang-md\/\">Danby Kang, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/aaron-richman-md\/\">Aaron Richman, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/noelle-saillant-md\/\">Noelle Saillant, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Associate Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sabrina E. Sanchez, MD, MPH\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/sabrina-e-sanchez-md-mph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sabrina E. Sanchez, MD, MPH<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Associate Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=9915&amp;action=edit\">Dane Scantling, DO, MPH<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/sheina-theodore-md\/\">Sheina Theodore, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/crisanto-torres-md\/\">Crisanto Torres, MD, MPH<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/surgery\/people\/kathryn-twomey-md\/\">Kathryn Twomey, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main Number: 617-414-4861 The Trauma and Acute Care Surgery team admits approximately 2,400 patients each year, with 1,500 of these admissions to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Patients in the SICU are cared for by surgeons boarded in surgical critical care and with additional qualifications in traumatology and acute care surgery. 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