Mentoring Committee
The purpose of the EAST Mentoring Committee and its program offerings align with the overall mission of EAST by “…providing leadership and development for young surgeons active in the care of the injured patient…”. Through established members mentoring and coaching students, residents, junior faculty and mid-career trauma professionals, the EAST Mentoring Committee is dedicated to cultivating programs and resources aiding in the advancement of one's professional and personal development. The express purpose of these programs and resources is to help members achieve their academic, research, and clinical goals to become leaders in trauma and acute care surgery.
Committee members are appointed by the President with approval by the Board of Directors. Committee member terms are three years. All terms begin in January and conclude in January in the year specified in "term ends".
Members
Avi Bhavaraju, MD, Chair- Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center in Marietta, GA
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Tejal S. Brahmbhatt, MD, FACS, Committee Member- Cedars Sinai Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Brian L. Brewer, MD, Committee Member- HCA Houston Clear Lake in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
- Rita Brintzenhoff Brown, MD, FACS, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Bracken Burns, Jr., MS, DO, Committee Member- Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Jennifer Geller, MD, Committee Member- Thomas Jefferson University in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Anna Goldenberg-Sandau, DO, Committee Member- Cooper Department of Trauma in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Jared H. Griffard, MD, Committee Member- Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Emily Grimsley, MD, Committee Member- University of South Florida in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Hee Soo Jung, MD, FACS, Committee Member- University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Konstantin Khariton, DO, Committee Member- New York Presbyterian in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
- Jenna Kochevar, DO, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
David S. Morris, MD, FACS, Committee Member- Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Lisbi Rivas, MD, Committee Member- Suburban Hospital, Hopkins Medicine in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Jennifer A.T. Schwartz, MD, Committee Member- Inova Fairfax Hospital in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Rembrandt VanDruff, MD, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Conrad T. Williams, MD, Committee Member- in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Salina M. Wydo, MD, FACS, Committee Member- Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ
- Term ends 01/16/2027
Jeffry Nahmias, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, Ex Officio- University of California, Irvine in ,
- Term ends 01/16/2027