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Committee on Trauma

About Us

The mission of the Committee on Trauma is to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care. These programs incorporate advocacy, education, trauma center and trauma system resources, best practice creation, outcome assessment, and continuous quality improvement.


 RTTDC – Statewide Collaborative  


Virginia COT Leadership  

Chair: 

Michel Aboutanos, MD, MPH (VCU, Richmond)

Vice Chairs: 

Bryan Collier, DO (TMD, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital) – TBD 

Jessica R. Burgess, MD, FACS (Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk) - Advocacy

Stanley Kurek, DO, FACS (HCA Chippenham Hospital) - Quality

Edgar Rodas, MD, FACS (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Va) – Systems 

Ishraq Kabir, MD (TMD Sentara VA Beach GH) -  Level 3

Keith Stephenson, MD  (TMD Carillion New River Valley Medical Ctr) - Level 3  

Stefan Leichtle – (Inova Fairfax) – Research 

Alan Rossi – (VCU) – Education and Training 

Molly Flannagan -  (UVA)  -  Trauma Systems 


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