General Information

The University of Virginia Division of Trauma and Emergency General Surgery provides patient care services for traumatic injury in central Virginia. 

Under the direction of Jeffrey S. Young, M.D. and J. Forrest Calland, M.D., the service is covered by a Chief Surgical Resident, two Critical Care Residents (PGY 2), two Interns (PGY 1), and two Nurse Practitioners.  The service also cares for general surgical and critical care burn patients.

The Adult Trauma Service admits approximately 600 severely injured patients per year.  The Pediatric Trauma Service admits approximately 175 pateints between the ages of 0 - 17 per year.  These pateinmts are cared for by the Division of Pediatric Surgery and pediatric intensivists.  There are approximately 1600 injury admissions per year to the medical center.

UVA received a Level I Trauma Center designation by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1983, and undergoes reverification and designation every three years.  The Trauma Program functions as an entity within the Clinical Care Services of the UVA Health System. 

Contact Numbers:

Pegasus (In Virginia)  1-800-552-1826

Pegasus (Outside of Virginia) 1-800-882-4354

UVA Emergency Dept.  434-924-0211

Trauma Service Office 434-924-1770

Jeffrey Young, MD, Trauma Director  434-982-3549

Trauma Chief Resident  434-924-0211 (page chief or beeper #1560)