Program Leadership

Our surgical critical care and acute care surgery fellowship programs have attracted some of the brightest young surgeons in the past few years. We match residency graduates because we have high expectations that they will integrate seamlessly into a junior attending role with maximum responsibility for the patient and the team of residents, advanced practice providers, and students.

Similarly, our more than 20 fellowship faculty trained at top-notch programs across the country. They are locally, regionally, and nationally recognized as leaders in the field, demonstrated through research, guidelines committees, and leadership roles in EAST, AAST, SCCM, SIS, ACS, and ASE. 

Our program’s mission is to train future trauma and critical care leaders.

There will be life after fellowship, and we hope to help you shape it.  The rigor and demands of surgical training set us up for a lifetime of development, and we want you to find the cutting edge that matters to you and learn how to stay on it.  

Nimitt Patel, MD, FACS
Program Director

As the program continues to evolve, I want to emphasize that we are looking for surgeons committed to excellence – the pursuit of a higher calling and the fortitude to persist.  Since training can be demanding, the most important decision to make is which family to join and whether they offer the right support.

Sometimes that support helps restore well-being, and sometimes it is the reminder of why you chose one of the most challenging careers and the high expectations that come with it. This family stays with you throughout your career – from the first job application all the way to sponsorship for leadership positions in national organizations in the future. 

All of us chose to be here because of this family and the support it offers, and we look forward to you joining our family.

Emigda Gabriel
Program Coordinator

Emigda serves as the lifeblood of the program – circulating between the important systems to make sure that they are running. She has served in this capacity since the inception of the program years ago before we moved to MetroHealth as our sponsoring institution.