Department of Neurology

Presents: 

Babak Sarani, MD

Professor of Surgery
Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

The George Washington University

​ For a Grand Rounds Presentation entitled: 

Neurotraumas

When:

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

8:00-9:00 Eastern Time

To Join, Click the link below:

http://bit.ly/GWNEUROZOOM

Biography:

A fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Society of Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Sarani is also a member of Board of Directors of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Society of Critical Care Surgeons. Previously, Dr. Sarani served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, PA and Reading Hospital, in Reading, PA from 2005-2011. While there, he implemented and served as the Medical Director of the Surgical Rapid Response Team at the University of Pennsylvania and was the interim Trauma Medical Director at Reading Hospital.

Dr. Sarani received his medical degree from George Washington University and was an elected member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and the Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society. He completed his internship and residency at George Washington University and received subspecialty training as a fellow in Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in Pittsburgh, PA.

In addition, Dr. Sarani serves as a mentor to medical students, surgical residents and trauma/critical care fellows and has received numerous invitations to lecture on topics related to trauma surgery, critical care, and rapid response systems in the United States and Europe. Dr. Sarani's commitment to teaching is evident in the numerous teaching awards he has received from GWU, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pennsylvania. He founded and served as the first moderator of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma TraumaCast podcast and holds several organizing roles in scientific meetings. His research interests include diagnosis and management of coagulation disorders following trauma, nutrition support in the ICU, delirium in the ICU, and optimal design of rapid response systems.