The clinical faculty of the Division of Surgery Critical Care consists of members of the Departments of Surgery, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine/Trauma, and Neurology.
 

The members of the Division have had a long-standing interest in Critical Care Medicine (CCM), have completed fellowships in CCM, and are board certified in the specialty. The faculty not only provides strong core mentorship in surgical critical care but diversity of training as well. The attending critical care staff is dedicated to training fellows to become expert clinicians and leaders in the field of Surgical Critical Care.

In addition, all units are staffed with experienced and highly qualified mid-level practitioners consisting of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.

Karyn Butler, MD, FACS, FCCM Director, Surgical Critical Care Program Director, Critical Care Fellowship Associate Director, Dept. of Surgery

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	Robert Brautigam, M.D., FACS Director, Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Associate Director, SICU Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery		Thomas C. Mort, M.D. Associate Director, SICU Medical Director, Simulation Center Clinical Assistant, Department of Anesthesiology
	A. David Drezner, M.D. Associate Director, SICU Director Vascular Fellowship Senior Staff Surgeon, Hartford Hospital Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery		Rocco Orlando, III, M.D., FACS Associate Director, SICU Senior Staff Surgeon, Hartford Hospital Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
	Randolph Edwards, MD Director, Surgical Outpatient Services Associate Director, SICU		Marc Palter, M.D. Associate Director, SICU Director, Neurosurgical ICU Assistant Professor of Surgery
	Joao Gomes, M.D.  Critical Care Neurology (the only Critical Care Neurologist in the state of Connecticut)		Judith Pepe, M.D., FACS Senior Associate Director, SCC Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery
	Kevin P. Keating, MD, FACS Medical Director, B9I Associate Director, SICU Director, Surgical Nutrition Active Senior Staff, Dept. of Surgery Chairman, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Aassistant Professor Dept. of Surgery		Manish Tandon, M.D., FACS Associate Director, Department of Surgery Associate Director, SICU Site Director, UConn Integrated Residency Program Director of Quality Improvement, Department of Surgery
	Orlando Kirton, M.D., FACS, FCCM, FCCP Associate Director, SICU Director, Department of Surgery Chairman, Department of Surgery		Neil S. Yeston, M.D. Associate Director, SICU VP Academic Affairs, Dept of Education Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education Professor of Surgery
	John W. Mah, M.D. Medical Director, B7I Associate Director, SICU Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

John Tiernan, M.D. Associate Director, SICU Clinical Assistant, Department of Anesthesiology Assistant Clinical Professor