Welcome to Acute Care Surgical Services

The Division of Acute Care Surgical Services provides the highest quality care for a broad spectrum of surgical diseases including the most critically ill and injured patients.

Our faculty physicians are double-boarded in general surgery and surgical intensive care and specialize in trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, elective general surgery, and surgical critical care. Our trauma center is designated a level I trauma center by the state of Virginia and nationally verified by the American College of Surgeons.

Our interdisciplinary specialties include:

  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Plastic surgery
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Emergency medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Radiology

VCU Medical Center is the only Level I Trauma Center in the region verified by the State of Virginia and the American College of Surgeons for Adult, Pediatric, and Burn trauma.

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From the Chief

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From the Chief

"Our acute care surgical division stands at the apex of the continuum of care of the acute surgical patient…with dedicated, skillful and doubly boarded critical care surgeons, and highly trained advanced providers. I am proud to serve with such dedicated compassionate and skillful providers."

— Michel Aboutanos, MD, MPH, FACS

Research

Research areas include injury outcome research, translational research, organ preservation during traumatic injury, reperfusion injury in hemorrhagic shock and mechanisms of lethal critical care illness after traumatic injury. Click here to learn more about our extensive research portfolio.

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Education is a core function of the division with a multi-faceted approach including pre-hospital, nursing, advanced practice providers, medical students, residents, fellows and all other providers who care for our patients.

Our one year fellowship program in surgical critical care is ACGME accredited and focuses on intensive clinical training in our surgical trauma intensive care unit (STICU).

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Center for Trauma & Critical Care Education

Annual Rao R. Ivatury Trauma Symposium

The Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) offers comprehensive continuing education, paramedic courses, and outreach serving the commonwealth of Virginia and beyond. They are also responsible for organizing the annual Rao R Ivatury Trauma Symposium.

Clinical Faculty

Michel Aboutanos, MD, MPH, FACS

Michel Aboutanos, MD, MPH, FACS

Professor of Surgery

Michel Aboutanos, MD, MPH, FACS

Michel Aboutanos, MD, MPH, FACS

Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Professor
The Fletcher Emory Ammons Distinguished Professor in Surgery
Professor & Chair, Division of Acute Care Surgical Services
Medical Director , VCU Level 1 Trauma Center
Medical Director, VCU Trauma Network
Medical Director, VCU Injury & Violence Prevention Program

Phone: (804) 827-1207

Fax: (804) 827-0285

Email: michel.aboutanos@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Rahul J. Anand, MD, FACS

Rahul J. Anand, MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery

Rahul J. Anand, MD, FACS

Rahul J. Anand, MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Program Director, VCU General Surgery Residency

Phone: (804) 827-1207

Email: Rahul.Anand@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Jonathan D. Bennett, MD

Jonathan D. Bennett, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Jonathan D. Bennett, MD

Jonathan D. Bennett, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Phone: (804) 827-1207

Email: Jonathan.Bennett@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Jennifer Catlin, MD

Jennifer Catlin, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Jennifer Catlin, MD

Jennifer Catlin, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgery

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Joshua Cole, MD

Joshua Cole, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Joshua Cole, MD

Joshua Cole, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgery

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Christopher Hogan, MD, FACEP

Christopher Hogan, MD, FACEP

Associate Professor

Christopher Hogan, MD, FACEP

Christopher Hogan, MD, FACEP

Associate Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Phone: (804) 828-5250

Email: Christopher.Hogan@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980401
Richmond, VA 23298-0401

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Sayuri Jinadasa, MD

Sayuri Jinadasa, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Sayuri Jinadasa, MD

Sayuri Jinadasa, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgery

Joshua Judge, MD

Joshua Judge, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Joshua Judge, MD

Joshua Judge, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Tyler Koestner, MD

Tyler Koestner, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Tyler Koestner, MD

Tyler Koestner, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgery

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Patrick Melmer, MD

Patrick Melmer, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Patrick Melmer, MD

Patrick Melmer, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgery

Levi Procter, MD

Levi Procter, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Levi Procter, MD

Levi Procter, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Phone: (804) 827-0285

Email: Levi.Procter@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Edgar B. Rodas, MD, FACS

Edgar B. Rodas, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Edgar B. Rodas, MD, FACS

Edgar B. Rodas, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Director, VCU Program for Global Surgery

Phone: (804) 827-2409

Email: Edgar.Rodas@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Alan P. Rossi, MD

Alan P. Rossi, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Alan P. Rossi, MD

Alan P. Rossi, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Phone: (804) 827-1207

Email: Alan.Rossi@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980645
Richmond, VA 23298-0645

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Omar Rokayak, DO, FACS

Omar Rokayak, DO, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Omar Rokayak, DO, FACS

Omar Rokayak, DO, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgery

Craig Sadler, MD

Craig Sadler, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Craig Sadler, MD

Craig Sadler, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Surgery

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Ashley Slaughter, MD

Ashley Slaughter, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Ashley Slaughter, MD

Ashley Slaughter, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Phone: (804) 628-3215

Email: Ashley.Slaughter@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Stacy L. Street, MD

Stacy L. Street, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

Stacy L. Street, MD

Stacy L. Street, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Email: Stacy.Street@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

James L. Whelan, Jr, MD

James L. Whelan, Jr, MD

Professor of Surgery

James L. Whelan, Jr, MD

James L. Whelan, Jr, MD

Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Phone: (804) 827-1203

Email: James.Whelan@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Teaching & Research Faculty

James Gould, RN, EMT-P

James Gould, RN, EMT-P

Director, Ctr for Trauma & Critical Care Education

James Gould, RN, EMT-P

James Gould, RN, EMT-P

Director, Ctr for Trauma & Critical Care Education

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Phone: (804) 828-4204

Email: James.Gould@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980044
Richmond, VA 23298-0044

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Martin J. Mangino, PhD

Martin J. Mangino, PhD

Professor of Surgery

Martin J. Mangino, PhD

Martin J. Mangino, PhD

Professor of Surgery

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Associate Chair for Basic Research, ORBIT

Phone: (804) 628-3226

Email: Martin.Mangino@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980454
Richmond, VA 23298-0454

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Kelly O'Connor, PhD, LCP Assistant Professor

Kelly O'Connor, PhD, LCP Assistant Professor

Kelly O'Connor, PhD, LCP Assistant Professor

Kelly O'Connor, PhD, LCP Assistant Professor

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Nicholas Thomson, PhD

Nicholas Thomson, PhD

Assistant Professor

Nicholas Thomson, PhD

Nicholas Thomson, PhD

Assistant Professor

Surgery

Email: nicholas.thomson@vcuhealth.org

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Ken Williams, MDiv, NRP

Ken Williams, MDiv, NRP

Instructor

Ken Williams, MDiv, NRP

Ken Williams, MDiv, NRP

Instructor

Division of Acute Care Surgical Services

Center for Trauma & Critical Care Education

Phone: (804) 628-3019

Email: Kenneth.Williams@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Box 980044

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Advanced Practice Providers

Our Healthcare Heroes

Name Specialty
Alicia O'Connor Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Benjamin Holt Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Brittany Fram Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Bryanne Keblis  Specialty Physician Assistant
Carl Lambert Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Christen Brown Nurse Practitioner
Collin Sprenker Specialty Physician Assistant
Hannah Sadek Nurse Practitioner Specialty
James Gill Nurse Practitioner
JaTori Robinson Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Jonathan Becraft Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Kody Farrington Specialty Physician Assistant
Kwame Akuamoah-Boateng Advanced Practice Provider Lead
Leah Sampson Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Mariam Oweis Specialty Physician Assistant
Marianna Wills Specialty Physician Assistant
Marlo Warren Nurse Practitioner
Nicole Miller Nurse Practitioner
Nicole Young Specialty Physician Assistant
Shanee Boisseau Nurse Practitioner Specialty
Sharon Njuguna Nurse Practitioner Specialty
William Beyers Nurse Practitioner

Contact Us

Michel Aboutanos, M.D., MPH
Chair, Acute Care Surgical Services
michel.aboutanos@vcuhealth.org

Aaron Bordley
Associate Administrator
aaron.bordley@vcuhealth.org

Office Location
West Hospital
15th Floor, East Wing

Mailing Address 
Box 980454
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0454

Phone: (804) 827–1207
Fax: (804) 827–0285