TRAUMA, BURN and
CRITICAL CARE SURGERY

DIVISION OVERVIEW

The Trauma, Burn and Critical Care Division is based at Harborview Medical Center. The only Level 1 (regional) Trauma Center serving Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho, this clinical arm of Harborview - known as the Northwest Regional Trauma Center - cares for emergency surgical and trauma patients, and is closely linked to the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. Working closely with Plastic Surgery division, Trauma, Burn and Critical Care provides highly skilled, emergency and rehabilitative burn care for victims in the four-state region. By cooperative agreement with Children's Hospital, Harborview is also the region's only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center.

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Inside the Harborview Burn Unit

Harborview Burn Unit

KOMO TV News - Story By Molly Shen

Nine hundred times a year - more than 2x a day, patients come to the University of Washington Medicine Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center with the most excruciating injuries.

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On the Road Again: John Chou’s Story

After a pickup truck collided with UW student John Chou while driving his motorcycle, John needed Harborview Medical Center. Dr. Saman Arbabi (pictured left)...

Made Whole: Phil Radcliffe’s Story

When Phil Radcliffe of Lakebay, WA, was critically injured by a mill saw, he needed the very best care. Dr. Lisa McIntyre (pictured left) explains the the life-saving...

Harborview Medical Center: Pioneer and Leader in Trauma Care

Through an amazing constellation of circumstances, this former King County Hospital has blossomed from the only Level I Regional trauma center to one of the very top Trauma Centers in the world. Moderated by Dr. Bruce J. Sangeorzan, Dr, Mike Copass...

It's More Than Skin Deep

Trauma and infection can destroy the body’s most complex systems. Rebuilding nerves, blood vessels, tissues, skin and bones is an intricate process – and a challenge UW Medicine physicians conquer every day. Warning: This program includes explicit...

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By Grant E. O'Keefe, MD

Severe traumatic injury results in biochemical and physiological changes that can lead to nosocomial infection (pneumonia, wound infections, etc.) and remote organ (lung, kidney, liver) failure. In patients who survive beyond the initial few hours after injury, infection and organ failure (MODS; multiple organ dysfunction syndrome) are leading causes of death and contribute to prolonged and resource-intensive hospital stays. Our understanding of the biology of these complications is incomplete. We...

Pathophysiology of Post-Injury Infection and Organ Failure

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The General Surgery Division of Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care, located at Harborview Medical Center, continues to grow and remains extremely active.
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• Ron Maier, MD, Chief

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Program Contacts
Grant E. O’Keefe, MD, Director

Iris Garcia, Manager
206-897-5916
Email: igarc@uw.edu

Trauma, Burn &
Critical Care

Program Contacts
Ronald V. Maier, MD, Director

Scott Rosenwood, Manager
206-744-3564
Email: rsnwood@uw.edu

Mailing Address
Department of Surgery
Box 359796
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-2499

Clinical Burn

Program Contacts
Nicole Gibran, MD, Director

Ann Haven, Manager
206-744-3140
Email: ahaven@uw.edu

Visiting Scholar

Program Contacts
Ronald V. Maier, MD, Director

Deci Evans, Manager
206-744-8485
206-744-3656 (Fax)
Email: deci@uw.edu

Mailing Address
Department of Surgery
Box 359796
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-2499

Chief of Trauma, Burn &
CRITICAL CARE
Ronald V. Maier, MD

Administrator
Kira Martin, MHA, MBA
206-744-3406
Email: kiram@uw.edu

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