The Scope E-Newsletter March 2010 Kurek Elected to Board of Directors of Surgery of Trauma Organization

Stanley Kurek, DO, Associate Professor, Surgery's Division of Trauma/Critical Care Surgery, was elected to serve another term on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. This achievement recognizes Dr. Kurek's leadership and role in the development of practice guidelines for the surgery of trauma. He and Christy Lawson, MD, Surgery Resident, presented new practice guidelines for blunt aortic injury and blunt abdominal trauma, outlying the steps and techniques that are accepted for treatment of those two injuries. Dr. Kurek also presented at the Leadership Development Workshop on leadership skills and negotiating strategies. Dr. Kurek has been instrumental in furthering the goals of EAST to establish excellence in the care of trauma victims. Past Presidents of EAST from the Graduate School of Medicine include Kimball Maull, MD; Blaine Enderson, MD; and David Reath, MD, signifying our continuing effort to insure quality trauma care.