Trauma Research

Trauma Research Denver, Colorado

Swedish Medical Center is dedicated to basic scientific research in the area of traumatic injury. Studies have shown that patient outcomes are substantially improved if an organized trauma system with interaction between basic research and clinical care is in place. Regular meetings are held to encourage exchange between research personnel and trauma surgeons. Our Research Department is a staffed laboratory fully equipped for immunology, molecular biology and proteomic research with, at any time, multiple and diverse basic science and clinical projects underway.

Swedish Trauma Research program receives accolades from AAST>>

Research Emphasis

• Ischemia (ie. the vascular response) after traumatic injury
• Immune response to traumatic injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Ion channel modulation in cerebral ischemia (stroke)
• Clinical drug trials

The Research Team

• Doctoral level research scientists in Immunology and Neuroscience
• Molecular biologists
• Protein chemists
• Nurse clinical coordinator
• Trauma surgeons and neurosurgeons

Research has recently been published in Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Trauma, Journal of Emergency Medicine, and SHOCK, and presented at national and international research conferences.