Chirurgiczna Terapia Krytyczna

Cook County Health provides exceptional fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery, and Trauma. Our programs offer rigorous mentorship and comprehensive operative experience, equipping surgeons to deliver high-quality care to critically ill and severely injured patient populations.
Kontakt z programem
Jennifer Glover, doktor medycyny, FACS, certyfikowana specjalistka pielęgniarstwa
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care/ACS Fellowship
[email protected]
William Brigode, MD
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
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Amanda MacQuoid, MD
Associate Program Director ACS Fellowship
[email protected]
Paige Burnia, MD
Associate Program Director, ACS Fellowship
[email protected]
Maire Leahy, magister zdrowia publicznego
Surgical Critical Care Program Coordinator (F1)
(312) 864-0395
[email protected]
Carol Schuster
Acute Care Surgery Program Coordinator (F2)
(815) 395-5642
[email protected]
Rona L. Ragbeer, MBA
Trauma Education & Residency Program Coordinator (F2)
(312) 864-2751
[email protected]
Andrew Dennis, MD
Second-year Trauma Fellowship Program Director
[email protected]

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Surgical Critical Care, ACS and Trauma Fellowships at Cook County Health

Cook County Health is pleased to offer 3 Fellowship opportunities:

  • 1-year Surgical Critical Care (SCC): This 1-year Surgical Critical Care fellowship has been ACGME-accredited for 24 years and maintains a 100% Board pass rate. The program provides fellows with graduated autonomy in managing critically ill and injured patients across diverse ICU environments.

Two second optional year opportunities.

  • 1-year Acute Care/Trauma/Burn/SICU Fellowship:

This unique 1-year, non-ACGME fellowship offers advanced surgical trainees the opportunity to function as a junior attending while managing high-acuity acute care surgery, trauma, burn, and SICU patients. The track features highly customizable clinical blocks, including optional elective general surgery time, to perfectly tailor your transition into independent practice. This track is guaranteed to all County SCC Fellows if they desire additional training at OSF St. Anthony’s Medical Center.

https://www.east.org/career-development/fellowships/fellowship/1332/john-h-stroger-hospital-of-cook-county-university-of-illinois-osf-st-anthony-

  • 1-year non-ACGME Trauma Only Fellowship:

Focuses on operative trauma, Trauma ICU and ward rounds and will require a separate interview.  For more information, please follow this link

https://cookcountyhealth.org/education-research/trauma-burn-fellowship/

About Stroger Hospital

  • Renowned urban public hospital with over 100 years of high-quality medical training.
  • Historically significant: By the 1960s, nearly half of U.S. physicians had trained here.
  • Offers hands-on experience managing advanced surgical diseases in a diverse, complex patient population.

Cook County Health Division of Surgical Critical Care

    • Staffed by board-certified trauma/critical care surgeons, critical care anesthesiologists, pharmacists, dietitians, and seasoned nurses.
    • SICU Overview:
      • 14-bed unit with 600+ admissions annually.
      • Manages acute and chronic surgical conditions alongside complex comorbidities.
      • Admits patients from:
        • General Surgery (40%),
        • Cardiothoracic (25%),
        • Vascular (25%),
        • ENT (5%),
        • Plastics (2%),
        • Urology (2%),
        • Orthopaedics, Obstetrics-Gynecology (1%)
  • Fellow Leadership & Education
    • Fellows lead resident and medical student teams, providing bedside critical care.
    • Daily evidence-based education shared between Attendings and Fellows.
  • Key Highlights
    • Fellows are given graduated autonomy
    • High-acuity Cardiothoracic population requiring advanced cardiac support:
      • Swan-Ganz catheters, aortic balloon pumps, Impella, and ECMO.
  • Close collaboration with a dedicated Cardiothoracic Surgical Fellow for optimal patient care.
  • Operative experience
    • During the first year, the Fellows will rotate on Emergency General Surgery and have the unique opportunity to join the cardiothoracic surgery service for exposure, cannulation, and VATS/robotic thoracic cases.

Cook County Health Department of Trauma & Burn

  • First Comprehensive Trauma Center in the U.S., founded in 1966.
  • Only Freestanding Trauma Department in the country, allowing a singular focus on trauma care while working closely with Surgery and Emergency Medicine.
  • Scope of Care:
    • Pre-hospital care, initial resuscitation, complex surgical management, critical care, convalescence, and psychosocial recovery
  • Facilities:
    • 15-bed trauma resuscitation area
    • 12-bed closed trauma ICU
    • 6-bed burn ICU
    • 14-bed closed burn wound unit
    • Dedicated trauma and burn clinics

Doświadczenie badawcze

A research project is highly encouraged, but optional.

Aplikacja

SCC/Trauma Fellowship Application:

  • Must complete an accredited General Surgery Residency.
  • Apply via SAFAS

Kontakt:

  • Maire Leahy – Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (F1)
  • Carol Schuster ACS/Trauma/Burn/SICU Fellowship (F2)
  • Rona L. Ragbeer, MBA Trauma Only Fellowship (F2)

Program

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Didactic Schedule

Daily

    • Bedside teaching rounds with the team.

Weekly Schedule

    • Monday: SICU Fellow Case Presentation.
    • Tuesday: Pharmacy/Dietitian Topics:
      • Glucose management, TPN/EN, sedation, pressors/inotropes, hypertension, anticoagulation.
    • Wednesday: Trauma/General Surgery Case Conference (alternating weeks).
    • Thursday: Decker Slide Review/Modules or Critical Care Simulation Lab.
    • Friday: Critical Care Journal Club.
      • Residents present chosen articles (saved in Teams library).

Procedure Training Opportunities

    • Chest tubes/pigtail catheters, central venous/HD catheters, arterial lines.
    • Thoracentesis, paracentesis, intubation, bronchoscopy.
    • Percutaneous tracheostomy and gastric tube placement.

F1 Reading Curriculum

On Demand Critical Care Education and testing through Decker Med

                           https://www.deckerip.com

    • Scientific American Critical Care of the Surgical Patient
    • Supplemental Resources
      • Society of Critical Care Medicine review books and questions.
      • Textbook of Critical Care (Fellow’s choice): Comprehensive critical care discussions.

 

The Cook County Department of Surgery, in partnership with University of Illinois College of Medicine and OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, is pleased to offer a unique second-year training experience for fellows seeking a career in Acute Care Surgery.

Program Highlights

  • Highly customizable, non-ACGME-accredited fellowship designed to support individual career goals and anticipated practice models.
  • Fellows create a personalized curriculum tailored to their interests and educational needs.
  • Emphasis on a transition-to-practice experience for surgeons preparing for independent practice.
  • Fellows function as junior attending surgeons with a high degree of autonomy while receiving individualized faculty mentorship and support.

Clinical Training Opportunities

Fellows may customize their experience with varying levels of mentorship and clinical exposure in:

  • Chirurgia urazowa
  • Operacja oparzeń
  • Acute Care Surgery
  • Elective General Surgery
  • Chirurgiczna Terapia Krytyczna

Additional elective opportunities include:

  • Robotic Surgery
  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Chirurgia naczyniowa
  • Chirurgia klatki piersiowej
  • Burn Surgery Track
  • Opportunity to earn a Burn Surgery Certificate.
  • Extensive experience at the region’s only Level I Burn Center.

Leadership and Administrative Development

Structured education in:

  • Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
  • Professional Billing and Revenue Cycle Management
  • Utilization Management
  • Poprawa jakości
  • Patient Safety
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Systems-Based Practice
  • Hospital Performance Metrics
  • Vizient benchmarking
  • Leapfrog quality and safety measures
  • Doświadczenie kliniczne

 

At OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, fellows will gain:

  • High-volume operative trauma experience.
  • Management of complex emergency general surgery patients.
  • Exposure to a large regional referral network serving Northern and Central Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.
  • Experience at a high-volume Level I Trauma Center and the region’s only Level I Burn Center.

Academic Opportunities

Comprehensive didactic curriculum integrated throughout all rotations.

Participation in:

  • Clinical research
  • Projekty poprawy jakości
  • Scholarly activities and presentations

 

Dodatkowe korzyści

  • Optional compensated call opportunities for fellows seeking additional clinical experience and income.
  • Individualized mentorship focused on career development and practice readiness.

Fellowship Goal

This program is designed to develop:

  • Independent clinical judgment
  • Advanced operative decision-making
  • Leadership skills
  • Administrative expertise
  • Practice management experience

Graduates will be well prepared for successful careers in modern Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care.

 

Programy stypendialne

Program Aims and Objectives

  • To effectively manage the surgical critical care needs of a culturally diverse, medically underserved patient population.
  • Train surgeons to be confident independently managing a surgical critical care unit.
  • Produce surgeons proficient in the critical care management of surgical emergencies, burns and trauma.

Patient Care

  • Perform clinical exams, create treatment plans, and resuscitate critically ill patients.
  • Manage shock, sepsis, post-operative care, and ICU infections.
  • Treat pain, delirium, respiratory failure, endocrine, GI, renal issues, and malnutrition.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in ICU procedures, including intubation, bronchoscopy, renal therapies, and nutrition management.

Medical Knowledge

  • Apply sepsis guidelines, ventilator management, and post-operative cardiac care.
  • Manage hemodynamics, arrhythmias, critical medications, and ICU infections.
  • Understand and manage endocrine, renal, and coagulopathic disorders.

Practice-Based Learning

  • Utilize evidence-based resources, critical care texts, and journals.
  • Demonstrate self-directed learning and educate residents, students, and team members.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

  • Communicate effectively with healthcare teams, patients, and families.
  • Maintain ethical behavior, accurate documentation, and cultural sensitivity.

Professionalism

  • Uphold high standards of professionalism, including ethical behavior and patient privacy.
  • Adhere to ACGME duty-hour requirements and ensure timely, accurate documentation.

Systems-Based Practice

  • Triage critically ill patients, lead multidisciplinary rounds, and follow ICU protocols.
  • Contribute to quality improvement processes and promote cost-effective care.

Documentation

  • Maintain an updated ACGME SCC Case/Procedure Log.


Evaluations 

  • Acquisition of critical care cognitive skills will be assessed by the SCC Fellow’s active participation in patient care, teaching rounds, daily conferences, and weekly board review.  These skills will be evaluated in an end of rotation assessment
  • Feedback: The SCC Fellow and the Program Director will meet for review of the SCC Fellow’s performance and include a review of the goals and objectives covered during the rotation

In-service Testing 

  • Each year in late February and early March the SCC Fellows will participate in the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Multidisciplinary Critical Care Knowledge Assessment Program (MCCKAP) and Surgical Critical Care Supplement Exam.  The SCC Fellows will receive a report of their test performance from the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

ACS/Trauma/Burn/SICU Aims and Objectives

At this stage of training, the expectations shift from basic procedural competence to mastery of complex surgical decision-making, clinical autonomy, intraoperative leadership, and systems management across the three pillars of ACS: trauma, emergency general surgery (EGS), and surgical critical care.

  • Clinical Autonomy & Mastery: Transition from a supervised trainee to an independent, junior attending-level surgeon capable of managing highly complex, acute surgical pathologies.
  • Intraoperative and Team Leadership: Master the role of “operating room commander,” directing junior residents, managing surgical assistants, and coordinating seamlessly with anesthesia and nursing staff.
  • Systems and Administrative Proficiency: Understand the regional, institutional, and economic structures that govern emergency general surgery and trauma care, including quality metrics and resource utilization.
  • Didactics: Quality Improvement and structured ACS lectures

 

 

 

Obecni stypendyści

Margot Knight, DO (SCC 26-27)
University of Illinois-Chicago at Mount Sinai, Chicago IL

Mark Glover, DO, (SCC 26-27)
Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI

Brigham Douglas, (SCC 26-27) MD
CDR, MC, USN Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System, Officer-In-Charge

Tyler Lamb, MD MSc FRCSC (SCC 25-26, Trauma 26-27)
University of Ottawa

Thurstan Kallas, DO (SCC 25-26, Trauma 26-27)
Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL

Alex Trinh, MD (SCC 25-26, Trauma 26-27)
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT

Fellowship Alumni

Paige Burnia, MD (SCC 24-25, Trauma 25-26)
Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Amanda MacQuoid, MD (SCC 24-25, Trauma 25-26)
Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Anne Erickson Souza, MD (SCC 24-25)
Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Marta Whyte, MD (2025-2026) - Trauma

Scarlett Tucker, DO (2025-2026) – Trauma

Lindsay Cattin, MD (2025-2026) – Trauma

Jesse Coleman, DO (SCC 23-24, Trauma 24-25)
Pacific NW University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Andrew Feyh, MD (SCC 23-24, Trauma 24-25), Marshall University School of Medicine

Julian Henderson, MD (SCC 23-24, Trauma 24-25)
Szkoła Medyczna Wschodniej Wirginii

Clark Murray, MD (SCC 22-23, Trauma 23-24), University of Miami School of Medicine

Ryan Schutt, DO (SCC 21-22, Trauma 22-23), Des Moines University

Daniel Tenorio, MD (SCC 22-23), Drexel University School of Medicine

Jaime Umberger, DO (SCC 22-23, Trauma 23-24), Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Andrew Weaver, MD (Trauma 23-24), Ross University School of Medicine

James Wycoff, DO (Trauma 22-23), A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

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