Contact Trauma, Burns, and Critical Care: 216-778-5627

Who We Are

The Division of Trauma, Burns, and Critical Care at MetroHealth Medical Center operates the Trauma Center, Surgical Critical Care Units, and the Comprehensive Burn Care Center.

The hospital is verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, and the Comprehensive Burn Care Center is verified by the American Burn Association. 

What We Do

The Trauma Center is one of the busiest in the nation, with nearly 3,000 admissions related to trauma per year. The 27-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit admits more than 2,000 critically ill surgical patients per year. The Comprehensive Burn Care Center treats more than 1,700 outpatient and inpatient burn injuries every year.

The division consists of physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurse coordinators who specialize in the care of critically ill patients. All physicians are full-time faculty in the Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and are heavily involved in the training of residents and medical students. A fellowship in surgical critical care/trauma is sponsored by the division, as well as the trauma/burn research fellowship. 

Meet our Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn Surgeons

	Jeffrey A. Claridge, MD Director, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Burns Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Medical Director, Northeast Ohio Trauma Systems Specialty Interests: Acute Care Surgery, Bariatrics
	John Como, MD Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Specialty Interests: Acute Care Surgery
	Joseph F. Golob, MD Specialty: Surgery/Trauma/Burn/Critical Care
	Amy Ann McDonald, MD Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Specialty Interests: Acute Care Surgery
	Nimitt J. Patel, MD Specialty: Trauma/Burn/Critical Care Learn more about Dr. Nimitt J. Patel
	Charles J. Yowler, MD Director, Comprehensive Burn Care Center Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Specialty Interests: Acute Care Surgery