Samir M Fakhry MD
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Vice President and Head, Center for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Research, HCA Healthcare Nashville TN
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One Park PlazaBldg 2, 3rd FloorNashville, TN 37203
Phone+1 615-295-6844
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Education & Training
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1987
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981- University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Surgical Critical Care
Certifications & Licensure
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2027
DC State Medical License 1988 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2021 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- AOA Alpha Omega Alpha
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Critical Care Excellence in Sepsis and Trauma Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Untangling challenges and priorities in rural health care in America: No easy task.Samir M Fakhry,
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2026-05-01 - Interhospital variation in highest-level trauma activation and its association with mortality: A 37-center cohort study of level I and II trauma centers in the US.Alessandro Orlando, Harun Mazumder, Stefan Leichtle, Michaela A West, Bellal Joseph
Injury. 2026-04-17 - 1 citationsMeasuring what matters: Redefining undertriage using trauma team actions.Samir M Fakhry, Yan Shen, Alessandro Orlando,
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2026-01-27
Press Mentions
Appendectomy or Antibiotics? Large Trial Helps Decision-MakingJanuary 19th, 2022- Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted via the ERJanuary 29th, 2021
Grant Support
- Critical Care Excellence In Sepsis And Trauma (CREST)National Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2009–2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)Member
- American Surgical AssociationFellow
- Southern Surgical AssociationFellow
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