Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery provides exceptional care for adults and is designed to respond to emergencies 24/7 with fully equipped state of the art trauma bays, operating rooms and critical care units. Whether a trauma patient or a patient with a surgical emergency, they will be seen by a multidisciplinary team of specialists including trauma surgeons, trauma and critical care nurses, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologist, radiologists, and other surgical and medical specialists. Our mission is to save lives and send patients back to their families.

Trauma Program

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Trauma Center is designated a Level II Trauma Center by the state of New York and is nationally verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. This means that our Trauma Program meets the highest achievable standards for trauma care. The Division of Trauma at Mount Sinai South Nassau handles close to 2,000 acute traumas annually, and is the only trauma center located on the South Shore of Nassau County. Our multidisciplinary team is engaged not only in clinical care but in the education and training of future surgeons through our accredited surgical residency program and research.

Surgical Critical Care

Surgical Critical Care manages all critically ill surgical patients through its critical care services (Surgical Intensive Care Unit or STICU). These clinical services are performed by a dedicated group of surgeons who provide around-the-clock, in-house coverage, 365 days a year. These surgeons have advanced training in the care and management of the critically ill or injured patient.

The Trauma Team

	James Maurer, MD Trauma Medical Director Dr. Maurer is is the Trauma Medical Director at Mount Sinai South Nassau and is board certified in General Surgery. He earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and completed residency training in Surgery and his Surgical Critical Care and Trauma fellowships at SUNY Stony Brook.
	Foula Kontonicolas, MD Medical Director, Surgical Critical Care Dr. Kontonicolas is board certified in General Surgery and specializes in Trauma Critical Care. She completed a fellowship in Trauma Critical Care at Hartford Hospital / University of Connecticut in Hartford, CT and her residency in General Surgery at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT. She has been a Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Surgeon at Mount Sinai South Nassau since 2016.
	Phillip Smith, MD Trauma Critical Care Dr. Smith is board certified in General Surgery and Critical Care. He completed a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Hempstead, NY. He completed his residency in General Surgery at University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, CO.
	Bianca Nkechi Redhead, MD, MPH Trauma Critical Care Bianca Nkechi Redhead, MD is board certified in General Surgery. She earned her medical degree and completed her residency in General Surgery at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. Dr. Redhead completed her Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Mount Sinai / Elmhurst Hospital in New York, NY. Dr. Redhead earned a Masters in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

Mount Sinai South Nassau Trauma Center
For information, contact Denise Cornell, BSN, RN, Trauma Program Manager at denisea.cornell@mountsinai.org.

Trauma Care Clinic
One South Central Avenue
Valley Stream, NY 11580
(516) 632-3350

In addition to the active clinical program, the division supports injury prevention, ongoing research opportunities and continuing medical education programs such as American College of Surgeons, ATLS and Stop the Bleed Classes.