A traumatic injury to the aorta is one of the most deadly injuries from a vehicle crash, but surgeons from the University of Maryland Medical Center are using a less invasive procedure they say offers ...

The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at University of Maryland Medical Center treats over 6,500 of the most critically injured or ill patients in the state each year. About 95% of them survive. The ...

When someone is traumatically injured, giving them blood products before they arrive at the hospital – such as at the scene or during emergency transport – can improve their likelihood of survival and ...

He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Then he did a fellowship in burn, wound and plastic reconstruction at Johns Hopkins University School of ...

Trauma care isn't just about how to respond when something bad happens, and the University of Maryland Medical System is working to expand expertise in the field. Dr. Shailvi Gupta, a surgeon at the ...

Thomas M. Scalea, M.D., serves as physician-in-chief of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, system chief for critical care services for the University of Maryland Medical System, director of the ...