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About

Texas state map representing the 13 institutions of the University of Texas System involvement with Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4)

About

Mission

Harness the power of the University of Texas System to transform trauma care both on the battlefield and in the civilian sector.

Vision

Fund transformative inter- institutional collaborative basic, clinical, and translational research that can be rapidly translated to improve trauma care throughout the state of Texas, and ultimately nationally and internationally.

Leadership

James Bynum, Ph.D.

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Executive Director, TRC4
Professor and Vice Chair of Research

Department of Surgery

Christina Spencer, BS, MOL

Director, Research Operations, TRC4
Phone: 210-567-5701
Email: spencerc3@uthscsa.edu

Cheryl A. Sandoval

Assistant to the Chair, Senior, TRC4
Phone: 210-567-5882
Email: sandovalc1@uthscsa.edu

Gabriela S. Azua, BA

Project Coordinator, TRC4
Phone: 210-567-5887
Email: azuag@uthscsa.edu

The 13 institutions of the University of Texas System involvement with Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4)

Advisory Committee

Ronald (Ronny) Stewart, MD, FACS

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Chair – Voting
Chair, Department of Surgery

Chris Rathbone, Ph.D.

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Member – Voting
Associate Professor, Department of
Engineering and Chemical Engineering

Alan Cook, MD, MS, FACS

University of Texas at Tyler

Member – Voting
Medical Director, Center for Clinical Research

Emre Umucu, Ph.D.

University of Texas at El Paso
Member – Voting
Associate Dean, Research,
College of Health Science

Charles S. Cox, MD, FACS

University of Texas Health Science Center
at Houston
Member – Voting
Chair, Neurosciences & Chair, Pediatric Surgery

Steven Wolf, MD

University of Texas Medical Branch
Member – Voting
Professor and Division Chief of Burn,
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Joseph DuBose, MD, FACS

University of Texas at Austin
Member – Voting
Professor, Department of Surgery
and Perioperative Care

Jingsong Zhou, Ph.D.

University of Texas at Arlington
Member – Voting
Professor of Kinesiology and Associate
Director for Bone-Muscle Research Center

David Lakey, MD

University of Texas System
Member – Voting
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs,
Chief Medical Officer

Lucia Nguyen, MD

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Member – Voting
Assistant Professor

Benjamin Levi, MD

University of Texas Southwestern

Medical Center
Member – Voting
Chair, Surgery and Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery

University of Texas Permian Basin

University of Texas Permian Basin

Robert Rennaker, Ph.D.

University of Texas at Dallas
Member – Voting
Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering
Professor Neuroscience

Robert I. Miller, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACHE
(Lt Gen, USAF, Ret.)

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Ex Officio – Non-Voting
Executive Director, Military Health Institute

J. Michelle Nelson, Ph.D., RN, CNE, ACUE

Stephen F. Austin State University
Member – Voting

Director/Associate Professor School of Nursing

Jennifer Gurney, MD, FACS (COL, MC, USA)

Joint Trauma System, Defense Health Agency
Ex Officio – Non-Voting
Chief, Joint Trauma System

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UT Southwestern Medical Center - Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4)
The University of Texas Permian Basin - Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4)