Baylor College of Medicine

Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery Healthcare

The Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery meets the surgical needs of the tens of thousands of patients visiting our affiliated hospitals each year from the Houston region and around ...
Kaleido Scope

UAB researchers reveal how trauma alters blood vessel biology at the molecular level

Jillian Richter, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery published “Trauma promotes heparan sulfate modifications and cleavage that disrupt homeostasis gene ...
Psychology Today

Medical Trauma: When A Procedure Goes Wrong

A little-known type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) arises as an aftereffect of a traumatic surgery or medical procedure. Imagine waking up from anesthesia during a surgical procedure, ...

Cleveland Clinic seeks Level 1 trauma center for main campus

MetroHealth says Greater Cleveland cannot sustain three Level I trauma centers and warns the move will harm patient outcomes ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery Research

Baylor College of Medicine surgeons provide important evidence-based care for some of Houston’s most acutely injured patients. Research in the division is lead by Dr. Jennifer Leonard, an NIH-funded ...