Collaborating Institutions and Key Personnel
Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, Colorado
Dr. Kaysie Banton, Trauma Medical Director
Dr. Banton has practiced at three different Level 1 trauma centers and as the Trauma Medical Director at a Level 2 center. She also helped to create a mature Trauma System for the Fairview Medical System overseeing the operations of 7 different Trauma Centers across Minnesota. She is currently the Trauma Medical Director of Swedish Medical Center. She has interests in Trauma Systems, Collaborative care, quality improvement and health care administration in addition to her clinical work.
Paul Sharpe, RN, TCRN, CSTR
Paul is Director of Trauma Services at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. He oversees the trauma registry and is involved with co-ordination of the clinical, education, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of all components of the Trauma Services Program.
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas
Dr. Dave Acuña, Trauma Medical Director
David Acuña, DO, FACOS is a general/trauma surgeon with over 20 years with clinical experience in general surgery including: thoracic, endocrine, pediatric, obstetrical-gynecological, and trauma. Dr. Acuña has practiced as a trauma surgeon and critical care intensivist since 2004 and has served as Medical Director of Adult Trauma Services since 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.
Dr. Gina Berg, Research Director
Dr. Berg is a human factors psychologist that serves as Director of Trauma Research and Wesley Leadership Institute at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Dr. Berg is also a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita.
SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM - McALLEN
McALLEN, TEXAS
Carlos H Palacio Lascano, MD
Dr. Palacio is the Director of Research for the trauma program and Director for the Advanced Trauma and Life Support course at STHS McAllen. He is also the local Program Director of the General Surgery Residency at the Valley Health System GME Consortium, and an instructor for the American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleeding class.
John Hovorka, MD
Dr. Hovorka is the Trauma Medical Director at STHS McAllen. He is the local Associate Program Director of the General Surgery Residency at the Valley Health System GME Consortium. He is also a Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Surgery Department and Family Medicine Department.