Manuscript and Literature Review Committee
The Manuscript and Literature Review Committee is responsible for approving the form and content of manuscripts submitted to the Annual Scientific Assembly through a pre-review process to assist the authors in preparation of their manuscript to the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (JTACS). The committee chair monitors the relationship between the JTACS and EAST. The committee is responsible for selecting the Best Manuscript that is awarded at the Annual Scientific Assembly.
The Manuscript and Literature Review Committee also produces a monthly literature review that is sent out to all EAST members via email.
Committee members are appointed by the President with approval by the Board of Directors. Committee member terms are three years. All terms begin in January and conclude in January in the year specified in "term ends".
Members
Bellal Joseph, MD, FACS, Chair
- University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Brittany Bankhead, MD, MS, Committee Member
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Christopher Barrett, MD, Committee Member
- University of Nebraska Medical Center in Bennington, NE
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Gary Alan Bass, MD, MBA, PhD, FEBS (EmSurg), Committee Member
- University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia , PA
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Sneha Gajanan Bhat, MD, Committee Member
- University of Texas Southwestern in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Laura R. Brown, MD, PhD, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Charles C. Butts, MD, Committee Member
- University of South Alabama in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Brett M Chapman, MD, Committee Member
- LSU Health Shreveport in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Paul J. Chestovich, MD, FACS, Committee Member
- Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Jeff Choi, MD, MSc, Committee Member
- Stanford University in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Rachel L. Choron, MD, FACS, Committee Member
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Julia R. Coleman, MD, MPH, Committee Member
- The Ohio State University in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Michael K Dalton, MD, MPH, Committee Member
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Timothy Dickhudt, MD, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Joseph Farhat, MD, Committee Member
- North Memorial Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Joseph Fernandez-Moure, MD, MS, Committee Member
- Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Melike N. Harfouche, MD, Committee Member
- University of Maryland School of Medicine in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Allyson M. Hynes , MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Committee Member
- University of New Mexico in Albquerque, NM
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Sumeet V Jain, MD, MBA, Committee Member
- UF Health Jacksonville in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Alicia Kieninger, MD, Committee Member
- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, MI
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Joshua A. Marks, MD, Committee Member
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Katherine McKenzie, DO, Committee Member
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Peter C. Meade, MD, MPH, Committee Member
- World Medical Mission in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Patrick D. Melmer, MD, Committee Member
- VCU Health in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Timothy Patrick Plackett, DO, MPH, FACS, Committee Member
- University of Chicago in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Shariq S. Raza, MD, Committee Member
- Perelman School of Medicine, Univ of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Michael Vella, MD, Committee Member
- University of Rochester in ,
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Jessica L. Weaver, MD, PhD, Committee Member
- UCSD in ,
- Term ends 01/18/2025
Abralena Wilson, DO, MPH, Committee Member
- Long Island Surgical PLLC in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Brian K. Yorkgitis, DO, FACS, Committee Member
- University of Florida- Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL
- Term ends 01/17/2026
Tanya L. Zakrison, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS, Committee Member
- University of Chicago in Chicago, IL
- Term ends 01/13/2024
Ahmad Zeineddin, MD, Committee Member
- in ,
- Term ends 01/13/2024