Kathryn M. Tchorz, M.D., RDMS, FACS

Kathryn M. Tchorz, M.D., RDMS, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Medical Student Education

Education

B.S.: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA (biology) (1984)
M.S.: George Washington University, Washington, DC (Genetics) (1989)
M.D.: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ (1994)
Internship/Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, General Surgery (1999)
Fellowship: Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Trauma (2000)
Fellowship: Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Surgical Critical Care (2001)

Certification

General Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Certified ACS Ultrasound Instructor
ATLS Instructor

Clinical Expertise

General Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Surgical Critical Care

Professional Affiliations

American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Association of Academic Surgery
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Southwestern Surgical Association
Association of Women Surgeons
Eastern Association of the Surgery of Trauma

Research Interests

Ultrasound Education
Myocardial functioning in acutely injured and ill patients
Endpoints of resuscitation
Trauma care education in developing countries