The Division of Acute Care, Trauma & Burn Surgery

The Division of Acute Care Surgery delivers compassionate care to patients with surgical disorders, acute illness and injury, including burn injuries, through a multidisciplinary team committed to excellence. Our dedicated team of surgeons and researchers advance the science and the treatment of our patients and their diseases, while working to decrease the burden of injury and surgical disease through prevention, outreach and education.

• As a Level I Trauma Center, we received the highest national recognition for trauma centers through the American College of Surgeons. We are the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the Lowcountry. This designation means we have teams of experts who stand ready to care for people with the most severe injuries and sudden, dangerous illnesses, including internal bleeding.
• The South Carolina Burn Center at MUSC Health - Our burn care specialists, led by Steven Kahn, M.D., are award-winning, recognized experts in burn care.
• Our trauma team is staffed around the clock, led by a trauma surgeon with board certification in both surgery and surgical critical care.
• Our surgeons are Board Certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. We perform complex hernia repairs, laparoscopic operations, and chest wall reconstructions as well as innovative care for burn patients.
• Our Surgical Critical Care Fellowship has a 100% Board Pass Rate | 100 % Match Rate | 100% Job Placement. Learn more about our Fellowship Program. 

We sincerely hope you never require treatment for a traumatic injury or illness.

Through our research, community outreach programs, and injury prevention activities, we’re working hard to reduce the number of trauma patients in our area, helping residents and visitors live longer, healthier lives.

Our Faculty

Daniel Holena, M.D., MSCE
Division Chief

Bruce Crookes, M.D. FACS
Professor of Surgery, Assoc. CQO, Peri-operative Services

Brittany Bankhead, M.D., M.S., FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery

Evert Eriksson, M.D. FACS
Professor of Surgery
Trauma Medical Director

Heather Evans, M.D. MS
Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair of Veterans Affairs

Stephen Fann, M.D. FACS
Professor of Surgery

Ashley Hink, M.D. MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery

Adria Johnson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Steven Kahn, M.D.
Director of the Burn Program
Chief of Burn Surgery

Stuart Leon, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, Surgery-Trauma ICU

Mike M. Mallah, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery

E Douglas Norcross, M.D., FACS
Professor of Surgery

Alicia Privette, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery

Cynthia Talley, M.D. FACS
Professor of Surgery
Associate Dean for GME and CME

Meet the Acute Care APPs

Lauren Boudreaux, NP
Nurse Practitioner

Jody Crouch, NP
Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Gay, MSN, APRN
Nurse Practitioner

Christine Williams, NP
Nurse Practitioner

Traci Kennedy, NP
Nurse Practitioner

Penny Perez, NP
Nurse Practitioner

Lindsey Phillips, PA
Physician Assistant

Julie Scott, NP
Nurse Practitioner

Jessica Casey, PA
Physician Assistant

Aislinn Mcilvenny, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Amelia Katelyn Paine, MPAS
Physician Assistant