Baylor College of Medicine surgeons provide important evidence-based care for some of Houston’s most acutely injured patients. Research in the division is lead by Dr. Jennifer Leonard, an NIH-funded ...

Trauma is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of one and forty-four. In this age group, trauma claims more lives each year than cancer. Despite its impact, trauma research ...

In trauma care, we often say the only thing more tragic than death itself is a death that could have been prevented. As a trauma surgeon, I think about this often when treating patients with severe ...

Louise experienced severe trauma, was given a 10% chance of surviving surgery, and has life-long health complications from ...