| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery & Critical Care |
| Institution |
New
Jersey Trauma Center, UMDNJ |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
1-2 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
David H Livivingston, MD, FACS |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
8 |
| Description |
The
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, University
Hospital - |
|
New Jersey Trauma Center is the Level I Trauma Center for
northern New |
|
Jersey,
serving 5 million people. The Center admits approximately
2,000 |
|
major
trauma patients a year and is the base for the NorthSTAR helicopter |
|
program. The Trauma Fellow functions as a junior attending
surgeon and |
|
is
coordinator of the trauma teams which consist of one chief
and several |
|
junior
residents. Each of the two trauma teams cover a 24-hour rotation
|
|
and
is responsible for all trauma patients from initial Emergency
|
|
Department
resuscitation to the operative and post-operative care which
|
|
includes
ICU critical care management. |
| Research
activities |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
|
The
Section of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care of the University
of |
| responsibilities |
Medicine
& Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School
offers a |
|
one
year clinical fellowship to a candidate who has completed
an approved |
|
residency in General Surgery inthe United States or Canada.
The |
|
Trauma/Critical
Care Fellowship Program offers a wide range of |
|
experiences
including opportunities for training in trauma surgery, |
|
emergency
medical systems administration, surgical critical care, and
|
|
clinical
laboratory research. |
|
|
|
Unique
to the fellowship is the opportunity to interact with the
University |
|
Emergency
Medical Services. This Service provides ground pre-hospital
|
|
care
to the City of Newark and the surrounding area, as well as
air |
|
medical
transport for northern New Jersey |
| Research
|
Integrated
with the Fellowship program are the activities of the Basic
|
| opportunities |
Science
program of trauma research of the Departments of Surgery where
|
|
specialized
research laboratories and faculty are engaged in research
|
|
projects
in shock, metabolic and cellular biology of injury. |
| Teaching
|
The
Trauma Fellow also provides day-to-day teaching and overview
of the |
| responsibilities |
ICU
junior residents under staff supervision. |
| Certifications |
| Salary |
$44,000 |
| Applicant
|
Applicants
must be Board Eligible in General Surgery. |
| requirements |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
David
H. Livingston, MD, FACS |
| Address1 |
University
Hospital - New Jersey Trauma Center |
| Address2 |
150
Bergen Street, E-245 |
| City |
Newark |
| State |
New
Jersey |
| Postcode |
07103-2406 |
| Telephone |
(201)
982-4900 |
| Fax |
(201)
982-7441 |
| Email |
livingst@umdnj.edu |
| Email |
| WebPage |
| |
|
| Updated |
29.01.2000
(5:2) |
