https://ionresearch.org/hometop daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1532380343623-WI6KL1XGO8DCJB1KXNYQ/Pencils+on+yellow+background.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1532469169976-RD5MQ5GD3R7Y7QWJEU2K/rawpixel-589084-unsplash.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/fc9648e7-c76c-4a32-9bb9-308e2f436987/45th_SICOT_2025-3361.jpg Home - Make it stand out At the 45th SICOT Orthopedic World Congress meeting in 2025 in Madrid Spain, Kristin Salottolo receive the award for best oral presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/de550380-868c-4479-851a-1bf5d7a399dc/AAST2023-Acuna.jpg Home - Make it stand out Dr. David Acuna presents a study examining racial disparities in police transport of trauma patientts at the 2023 AAST meeting in Anaheim, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/08e74fce-05c8-4b4f-8c61-da5927bc4a42/AAST2023_Bassa.jpg Home - Make it stand out Dr. David Bassa presents his study entitled "The Effect of Circle of Willis Anatomy on Outcomes for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries" at the 2023 AAST meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/477457e6-3a21-42c8-a112-44e0ffe42e61/Kristin+WTC.jpg Home - Make it stand out Kristin Salottolo presents her work on postoperative bleeding events in orthopedic fractures at the 2023 World Trauma Congress in Tokyo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/26f6c5d8-35fd-4b2d-aaeb-1bd784f3171a/AAST+2022-Melissa.png Home Dr. Melissa Hausburg presents her research examining endothelial cell response to reactive ascites at the 2022 AAST meeting in Chicago, IL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/2e0a9a2e-5ae2-477f-9b56-2d9cc72044be/AAST+2022-2.png Home Dr. Jason Williams presents his basic science research examining changes in reactive ascites proteins when cultured with mesothelial cells at the 2022 AAST meeting in Chicago, IL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/3bb796c6-225f-4374-82a9-db163c071d6c/AAST+-+Dallas+-+Steph.jpg Home - Make it stand out Stephanie Jarvis presents her work on anticoagulant reversal in geriatric hip fractures at the 2019 AAST annual meeting in Dallas, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/00f9106d-b10f-4c85-abba-f629fffb79e3/Stance%2C+San+Diego.png Home - Make it stand out Constance McGraw discusses palliative care research at the 2018 AAST annual meeting in San Diego, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/9b755f96-5a96-48fa-8046-e9b2b0f255e6/AAST+-+Alex+-+Baltimore.JPG Home Dr. Alessandro Orlando presents his seminal work on neurosurgical intervention prediction tools at the 2017 AAST meeting in Baltimore, MD. https://ionresearch.org/landing-page daily 1.0 2018-07-25 https://ionresearch.org/collaborators daily 0.75 2025-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1532122932845-8CGCLI4QCIESYKBODTJU/Banton.png Collaborators 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1532120917205-HPN7RMQSK00S0BGXDQUD/Swedish+Medical+Center.jpg Collaborators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/06bf3ab7-c157-43ca-b347-ae6a5dcd3b67/David-L.-Acuna-D.O.-F.A.C.O.S.jpg Collaborators - Make it stand out Dr. Dave Acuña 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 served as Medical Director of Adult Trauma Services from 2015 through 2024 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/d3532b65-1754-4ac6-bbc6-9780e8f5ca6f/R+Joseph+Sliter.jpg Collaborators Dr. R. Joseph Slier, Trauma Medical Director Dr Sliter practices emergency general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care medicine. He is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Aside from his clinical practice, Dr Sliter is interested in traumatic injury prevention and care in the Wichita community. He received his medical degree from The University of Kansas. He then completed general surgery residency at The University of Kansas in Wichita. He also completed a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. He is a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1532125724309-EFL2TIUAH9W529DDQMG8/Berg.jpg Collaborators 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 Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/41b53ec6-7038-471e-94a2-c9f776015786/Screen+Shot+2022-10-12+at+3.58.06+PM.png Collaborators - Make it stand out Carlos H Palacio Lascano, MD - Trauma Medical Director Dr. Palacio is the Trauma Medical Director at STHS McAllen, 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/a8ab0e1e-e6de-450d-9a9d-e403428a5f12/STHS.jpg Collaborators - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1772d0a4-2951-4380-a768-7a58e93211c2/Zaw-Mon_Chris-v1-crop.jpeg Collaborators - Make it stand out Christopher Zaw-Mon, Trauma Medical Director Christopher Zaw-Mon is a trauma and general surgeon. Chris received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical education from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He completed his surgical residency at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and his trauma and critical care fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Chris is board certified in General Surgery and Trauma/Surgical Critical Care. He is also an Advanced Trauma Life Support instructor. Chris spends his free time with his wife and three children. He enjoys gardening, mountain biking, and backcountry skiing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/32e35371-f282-4091-81b8-f2862e9eb05a/Madayag-Robert-v1-crop.jpeg Collaborators - Make it stand out Robert M. Madayag, Trauma and general surgeon Dr. Rob Madayag specializes in Acute Care Surgery which encompasses the disciplines of trauma, surgical critical care and emergency general surgery. He attended Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and trained at University of Maryland Shock Trauma for residency and fellowship. Rob also has interest in research and education. He is involved in multiple research projects and is a course instructor and director for ATLS. 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Her responsibilities include trial design, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation for stroke and trauma research studies across several trauma centers and a comprehensive stroke center. Kristin received a Bachelor of Science in biology from the College of Charleston, completed a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, then earned a Master of Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology from the University of Colorado. She currently resides in Charleston, SC. Her hobbies include traveling, road biking, and spending time with her daughter Ellie. She is also the proud owner of an airbnb a-frame cabin in the Western North Carolina mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1613074329548-CBXK6A8B8ZWI2XAHWTSA/IMG_2202.jpeg Research staff Constance McGraw, Epidemiologist III Constance has been with ION Research since 2016 and recently completed her Master of Public Health with Claremont Graduate University. During her MPH program, she worked as a data analyst on an HIV risk study to create surveys to evaluate short and long-term health behavior studies. Before graduate school, Constance worked with VCU Medical College, where she performed experiments for Parkinson’s disease research. Her responsibilities at Trauma Research include analyzing data and providing future direction for three different centers. Outside of work, she enjoys snowboarding, hiking and playing with her Siberian husky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/cfa5c570-a47b-4340-845c-8a9c82bb2962/Renee2.jpeg Research staff Renee Groechel, Epidemiologist III Renee recently joined ION Research in August 2024. Prior to joining ION, she completed postdoctoral training at the NINDS after completing her MS and PhD in Anatomy & Neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine. Renee is excited to blend her past research experiences examining risk factors related to dementia and cerebrovascular health to inform our understanding of outcomes following traumatic injuries. Renee recently re-located from Washington DC to the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area where she looks forward to spending more time outside in warm weather with family and friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1590167482697-V5G5NI4S8HCD69Q6429E/breanna+Nickels.png Research staff - Make it stand out Breanna Nickels, Clinical Research Coordinator Breanna is a Study Coordinator based at Swedish Medical Center. She has been doing clinical research for about 16 years now and has done a variety of clinical trial phases (II-IV) and indications. She previously worked primarily with specialty clinics such as gastroenterology, movement disorder, Cancer research and Corneal disease. Breanna has experience with almost every aspect of clinical research including budgets, IRBs, patient recruitment, consenting, drug administration, vitals, ECGs, phlebotomy, and AEs. She was born and raised in Colorado and enjoys spending time with her daughter, Zoey and their zoo of animals (1 dog, 3 cats and a fish named dizzy). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/2c2017b7-bc1b-4bba-a75f-450b69d9a561/Christina+Riley.JPG Research staff - Make it stand out Christina Riley, Lutheran Hospital Christina was recently hired as the full-time clinical research coordinator, based at Lutheran Hospital in the Denver, CO metro area. Christina spent the last 10 years as a Clinical Research Coordinator, focusing on Phase III and IV studies, with recent work in pulmonary research. Her expertise spans the entire study lifecycle, including study startup, IRB submissions, patient recruitment, screening and consenting. She has a Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration and her Associate of Occupational Studies in Medical Specialties. Christina cherishes spending quality time with my daughter, Aubrey and is very excited to start this new journey in trauma research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/889d085d-b79d-48d7-9eea-399e09a4b2ff/Hill+Sandra.JPEG Research staff - Make it stand out Dr. Sandy Hill, Clinical Research Coordinator Sandy is a study coordinator based at Wesley Medical Center. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019 from Wichita State University and her Master of Science in Nursing in 2008 from University of Missouri- Kansas City. Sandy has over 27 years of nursing experience including ICU, Oncology/BMT, Labor and Delivery, Family Planning and College Health. Outside of work she enjoys traveling, playing cards and spending time with family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/7cf68372-900a-4bcb-a792-5d520ba2e61c/Marie+Acosta.jpg Research staff - Make it stand out Marie B. Acosta, Clinical Research Coordinator Marie is the clinical trauma research coordinator for South Texas Heath System McAllen. She has been a nurse for 20 years. Marie started her education and career in Syracuse, NY at St. Joseph’s Hospital telemetry unit. She moved to the valley (Rio Grande Valley) in 2005, originally working for Edinburg Regional Medical Hospital (STHS) also on the telemetry unit. There she assisted Medical, Surgical and ICU units whenever possible. Finally, Marie moved to McAllen Medical as Medical Staff Peer Review in 2017 and she transferred to Trauma in July 2022. She enjoys the world of trauma and research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/aa513fc6-a098-4c73-bcce-4b46dd0e7a52/new.jpg Research staff - Make it stand out Stephanie Jarvis, Epidemiologist III Stephanie has recently transitioned from full time epidemiologist to consultant, after 7 years with ION Research. She received her Master of Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health. Her responsibilities include study design, statistical analysis, manuscript preparation, and drafting presentations for professional conferences. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, traveling, and biking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1612987766663-1CPB8XNKSNTAR1WAZQBU/2020Melissa.png Research staff Dr. Melissa Hausburg, Assistant Director of Basic Science: Molecular Biology Melissa is the assistant director of basic science research and has been with ION Research since 2015. Her responsibilities are to interface with multiple collaborators to plan and coordinate research study projects designed to utilize the extensive repository of in-house clinical samples. She enjoys the opportunity to deeply explore the biological response to traumatic injury and other related diseases using bioinformatic and other analyses. She received her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from The University of Colorado, Boulder in 2010 and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in North Carolina at the National Institutes of Health in 2014. She loves hiking and camping in Colorado with her family and her labradoodle, Luna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1532127200018-IIEQNPXQN45G8X8K0NXA/Bar-Or+R.jpg Research staff Raphael Bar-Or, Assistant Director of Basic Science: Computational Biology Raphael Bar-Or is an accomplished scientist having studied applied mathematics and computational biology at the University of Colorado at Denver. Raphael has functional expertise in computational biology, applied mathematics, medical device development, hardware and software integration, classifier algorithm design, absorption/transmission spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, chromatography, expert systems, and programming. He holds multiple US and worldwide patents and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. Raphael received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b521cabf793926ec1c96dbb/1630334909094-8XSVHA05PEXUCWU4E7LV/Screen+Shot+2021-08-30+at+10.48.18+AM.png Research staff - Make it stand out Dr. Jason Williams, Molecular Biologist and Lab Safety Manager Jason joined ION in March of 2021 and was previously a postdoc fellow at the University of Colorado Anschutz where he studied pulmonary hypertension. He is an accomplished scientist and expert in mass spectrometry and analysis of ‘omics’ data. He is currently elucidating changes in the extracellular matrix and intracellular signaling in cells treated with patient samples. Jason is an avid rock climber and plantsman. 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