R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Rosemary A. Kozar, MD, PhD
Dr. Rosemary Kozar is currently a tenured Professor of Surgery, Co-Director of the Shock Trauma Anesthesia Research (STAR) Center at the University of Maryland and Director of Translational Research at the University of Maryland R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and. She completed medical school at Temple University School of Medicine then surgical training and surgical critical care at the University of Texas Houston and Temple University while also obtaining a PhD in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Baylor College of Medicine. Her research interests focus on endothelial dysfunction after shock. She has published over 250 peer-reviewed basic/translational and clinical articles and book chapters and has been continuously funded by the NIH for over 20 years years. Dr. Kozar has served in a number of national leadership positions including the Board of Managers of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Chair for the American College of Surgeons Verification Review Committee for Trauma, Chair of the American College of Surgeons Women in Surgery Committee, and President of the Shock Society. She is currently Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Coalition for National Trauma Research and President of Western Trauma Association. She is also an Associate Editor for Trauma Surgery Acute Care Open and Deputy Editor for the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. She has over 250 peer reviewed journal articles, 18 book chapters.
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The Role and Potential Treatment of Endothelial Activation and Dysfunction in Shock
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
9:50am – 10:05am Eastern Time