TRAUMA ACCESS TASK FORCE
APSA Committees carry out a number of different critical functions for the association. To learn more about a specific committee, click on the name below. APSA members who are logged onto the site will also see committee chair contact information.
Focus on underserved pediatric trauma needs in North America.
Members
Mary E. Fallat – Chair
Norton Children’s Hospital
mefall01@louisville.edu
Shahab F. Abdessalam – Member
Children’s Hosp & Med Ctr of Omaha
sabdessalam@childrensomaha.org
William T. Adamson – Member
Nemours Children’s Hospital
wm.t.adamson@gmail.com
Kenneth S. Azarow – Member
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
azarow@ohsu.edu
John C. Bleacher – Member
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
john.bleacher@choa.org
Karen Deveney – Member
deveneyk@ohsu.edu
Richard A. Falcone – Member
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Ctr
richard.falcone@cchmc.org
Alexander Feliz – Member
LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
afeliz@uthsc.edu
Henri R. Ford – Member
University of Miami
hford@med.miami.edu
Samir K. Gadepalli – Member
Univ of Michigan
samirg@med.umich.edu
Barbara A. Gaines – Member
Children’s Hosp of Pittsburgh
barbara.gaines@chp.edu
Ronald B. Hirschl – Member
CS Mott Children’s Hospital
rhirschl@med.umich.edu
Frieda M. Hulka – Member
Western Surgical Group
fhulka@westernsurgical.com
Sarah A. Jones Sapienza – Member
Lehigh Valley Physician’s Group- Pediatric Surgical Specialties
sarah.jonessapienza@LVHN.org
Jonathan Kohler – Member
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
kohler@surgery.wisc.edu
Christopher R. Newton – Member
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
christopher.newton@ucsf.edu
John K. Petty – Member
Brenner Children’s Hospital/Wake Forest Univ School of Med.
jpetty@wakehealth.edu
Pramod S. Puligandla – Member
Montreal Children’s Hospital
pramod.puligandla@mcgill.ca
L. R. (Tres) Scherer – Member
lrscherer3@gmail.com
Sohail R. Shah – Member
Texas Children’s Hospital
srshah2@texaschildrens.org
Erik D. Skarsgard – Member
BC Children’s Hospital
eskarsgard@cw.bc.ca