Surgical Critical Care Faculty
Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Program Director, Surgical Critical
Care Fellowship
Medical School: Medical College of Virginia
Specialty: General and Surgical Critical Care
Robert Jean, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director,
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Specialty: General, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery, including Advanced Minimally Invasive
Surgery and Robotic Surgery
Donald E. Barker, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Chief Medical Officer, Erlanger Health System
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery and Trauma
S. Dave Bhattacharya, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery
Michael G. Carr, MD, FACS, FAAP
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Medical Director,
Medical/Surgical Skills and Simulation Labs
Medical School: University of Louisville
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery
Benjamin W. Dart, IV, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery
Medical School: Louisiana State University (New Orleans)
Specialty: General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
Vicente Mejia, MD, FACS
Associate Professor,
Department of Surgery
Medical School: Universidad de Caldus (Colombia)
Specialty: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care (including
Pediatric Trauma and Critical Care)
Lisa A. Smith, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Medical School: Hahnemann University
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery