CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSMichael A. Vella, M.D., M.B.A.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAppointment: (585) 275-3022A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentAccepting New PatientsLocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box SURGRochester, NY 14642Faculty AppointmentsAssistant Professor - Department of Surgery , Acute Care (SMD) Patient Care SettingsHospital Medicine, SurgeryBiographyI am an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. I currently serve as the Trauma Medical Director at the Kessler Trauma Center. I grew up in Central Pennsylvania and graduated from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA where I ran cross-country and track and field. My interest in trauma care blossomed from my working as an emergency medical technician in my hometown during college and then from my experience as a medical student at University of Pennsylvania’s busy level one trauma center. I completed a seven-year general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, which included two years working on a variety of research projects and helping to oversee the Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center wound care clinic. During that time, I also obtained my MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt. I finished my training with a two year trauma/surgical critical care fellowship back at the University of Pennsylvania. My areas of interest/expertise include: • Management of a spectrum of traumatic injuries • Emergency general surgery • Surgical critical care • Resuscitation of the critically ill and injured • Trauma team education and simulation • Trauma performance improvement • The use of whole blood and resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) I am particularly interested in the use of trauma video review (the video-recording of trauma resuscitations) for use in trauma team simulation, education, research, and performance improvement. I am board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care and am a member of the American College of Surgeons, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.CredentialsSpecialtiesSurgery (General Surgery) - American Board of SurgeryEducation2010MD | Perelman School Of Medicine At The University Of Pennsylvania (USA)2015MBA | Vanderbilt UniversityOther, Not ListedPost-doctoral Training & Residency08/01/2017 - 07/31/2019Fellowship at University of PA Medical Center Presbyterian07/01/2011 - 06/30/2017Residency in Surgery (General Surgery) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011Internship in Surgery (General Surgery) at Vanderbilt University Medical CenterVIEW ALL expand_moreAwardsSeymour I. Schwartz, MD Faculty Excellence in Teaching AwardSponsor: Department of SurgeryPublicationsJournal Articles9/9/2022Dumas RP, Cook C, Holena DN, Qi Y, Tabone N, Studwell SL, Miglani A, Vella MA. "Roll the Tape: Implementing and Harnessing the Power of Trauma Video Review." Journal of surgical education.. 2022 Sep 9; Epub 2022 Sep 09. 8/2/2022Rees JR, Maher Z, Dumas RP, Vella MA, Schroeder ME, Milia DJ, Zone AI, Cannon JW, Holena DN. "Trauma video review outperforms prospective real-time data collection for study of resuscitative thoracotomy." Surgery.. 2022 Aug 2; Epub 2022 Aug 02. 3/12/2021Burchard PR, Poleshuck EL, Yates EH, Cerulli C, Gestring ML, Vella MA. "A Different City's Experience with COVID-19 and Interpersonal Violence: Increased Support-Seeking but Decreased Service Use." Journal of the American College of Surgeons.. 2021 Mar 12; Epub 2021 Mar 12. Books & Chapters2020 Chapter Title: What Is Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and How Should It Be Managed? Book Title: Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care Author List: Michael A. Vella and Lewis J. Kaplan Published By: Elsevier 20202020 Chapter Title: Traumatic Brain Injury Book Title: The Trauma Manual: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Author List: Michael A. Vella, James M. Schuster, Jose L. Pascual Published By: LWW 2020VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Michael A. Vella, M.D., M.B.A.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Michael A. 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