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As Physician-in-Chief, Dr. Scalea is responsible for clinical care in all medical administrative functions of Shock Trauma. When Dr. Scalea arrived, the Shock Trauma Center admitted approximately 5800 patients. Treatment protocols have been streamlined.
Jan 4, 2022 · Shock Trauma – Maryland's only primary adult trauma resource center (PARC), which is at the heart of Maryland's unique Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System – has grown tremendously under Dr. Scalea's leadership.
Dr. Scalea is globally recognized for his pioneer in leadership and advancing the field of shock and injury care. As Physician in Chief of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, he heads the only freestanding trauma center in the nation and the best known trauma center in the world.
May 11, 2022 · This year, Scalea marked his 25th anniversary as the leader of the Shock Trauma Center at UMMC and the Program in Trauma at UMSOM. Shock Trauma delivers more trauma care than any other institution in the United States, treating 7,000 patients a year with a 96 percent survival rate.
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The Honorable Francis X. Kelly, Distinguished Professor in Trauma Director, Program in Trauma University of Maryland School of Medicine Physician in Chief, Shock Trauma Center System Chief for Critical Care Services, University of Maryland Medical System
410-328-8976 tscalea@som.umaryland.edu Dr. Scalea is one of the world’s foremost authorities on trauma research, education, andclinical practice. As physician-in-chief of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center,he leads the largest facility of its kind in the nation and the first in the world to treatshock. Since taking over Shock Trauma, he has ele...
Jan 4, 2022 · Dr. Thomas Scalea got to Shock Trauma as its new physician-in-chief on January 4th, 1997. In the past 25 years, he's cared for some of the sickest and most seriously wounded victims of crime, car crashes and Covid-19 - and he's not showing any signs of slowing down.
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In 1997, Dr. Scalea became the Physician-in-Chief at the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Believing that one must lead by example, he remains a busy clinical surgeon still taking night call. The Program in Trauma encompasses 70 physicians from seven different academic departments in the University of Maryland Baltimore.
