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Our Level I Trauma Center Team

The Level I Trauma Center at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital offers comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of trauma patients. To do so, around the clock we staff specialty surgeons, physician specialists, nurse technologists and other medical technologists.

Our trauma center offers:

• 24 hour, in-house trauma surgeon coverage, to immediately respond to trauma cases from the field and oversee injured patients in the ICU and floor of the hospital
• 24-hour backup trauma surgeon coverage; a second trauma surgeon may return to the hospital to support the in-house trauma surgeon
• 24-hour, in-house trauma anesthesia coverage
• 24-hour, backup trauma anesthesia coverage
• 24-hour, in-house radiologists to read films on site
• Trauma-trained nursing staff
• Additional physician specialists on call on 24-hour shifts, including: orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, reconstructive plastic surgeons, cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, hand surgeons, pulmonary physicians and others.

Further, we commit extensive resources to quality improvement and education. Beyond training our staff, we provide training for first responders, physicians, medical directors of regional hospitals and nurses throughout Arizona.

Trauma Surgeons

• Salvatore (Sam) Casano, MD
• Peter J. Ferrara, MD
• Marc A. Levison, MD
• Kumash R. Patel, MD
• Kara Villareal, MD
• Stephen Gale, MD

Trauma Neurosurgeons

• A. Gianni Vishteh, MD, Director of Neurosurgery and Spinal Trauma; Chairman: Section of Neurosurgery
• Jonathan Hott, MD
• Paul LaPrade, MD

Trauma Orthopedic Surgeons

• Brad Bruns, MD
• David Camarata, MD
• Charles Creasman, MD
• Scott Croft, MD
• Daniel Heller, MD
• Brian Shafer, MD
• John Soscia, MD
• Francis Tindall, MD
• Michael Weng, MD
• Anthony Rhorer, MD
• Brian Miller, MD

Reconstructive Plastic Surgeons

• Pablo Prichard, MD
• Vas Sabeeh, MD
• Remus Repta, MD

Trauma Services Staff

• Linda Worthy, RN, Director of Trauma Services
• Julie Cobos, RN, Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator
• Rhonda Beckstrom, RN, Trauma Coordinator
• Cathryn Echeverria, RN, Performance Improvement/Research Coordinator
• Susan Hathaway, Administrative Assistant
• Melissa Moyer, Trauma Registar
• Xan Hummel, Trauma Registrar
• Heather R. Young, Trauma Registrar