Inova Trauma Centers
Inova Trauma Center - Fairfax
3300 Gallows Road Original Building, 2nd floor Falls Church, VA 22042
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Phone: 703-776-2274

Inova Trauma Center – Fairfax: Northern Virginia's Only Level 1 Trauma Center

Inova Fairfax Hospital is Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 trauma center. The designation has continually been given to Inova Fairfax Hospital by the Commonwealth of Virginia since 1983. Additionally, we have been verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) since 1993.

Patients are transported to the Inova Trauma Center at Inova Fairfax Hospital from Fairfax County, the surrounding counties, West Virginia, and Maryland. We treat traumatic injuries that result from car crashes, falls, industrial incidents, recreational injuries, and acts of violence. Our trauma surgeons and trauma team are available around the clock, 365-days a year to treat life-threatening injuries.

Patient care

We provide around-the-clock intensive care unit management of patients with critical illness. In addition, we routinely treat patients with general surgery needs:

  • Biliary disease
  • Appendix disease
  • Hernia
  • Endocrine conditions
  • Upper and lower endoscopy needs

Rather than being treated by a single practitioner, patients are treated by a team of experienced surgeons, providing multidisciplinary care in both in-patient and out-patient settings. We work with surgeons throughout Inova’s surgical specialties to provide our expertise in critical care situations.

As Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is a teaching hospital, the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery section works with the Inova General Surgical Residency program and University of Virginia School of Medicine to help develop the future leaders in acute care surgery. Additionally, our Acute Care Surgery faculty support an interdisciplinary ACGME-accredited Surgical Critical Care Fellowship.

Inova's World-Class Medical Simulation Programs

ASTEC

The Advanced Surgical Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is the most technologically advanced surgery simulation facility in the region. The center provides surgeons, surgical residents and surgical teams unsurpassed real-time surgical training and education to improve skills, allow for observation and evaluation, and provide teambuilding opportunities to benefit patient care and safety.

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ICAMS

The Inova Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (ICAMS) provides a safe, state-of-the-art environment for a multitude of advanced simulation and teamwork trainings. This 12,000 sq. ft. center is one of the most robust in the region. ICAMS offers simulation services to all of Inova – everything from low-fidelity procedural simulations, high-fidelity patient simulations, and standardized patient encounters to communication, teamwork, workflow and handoff training.

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Division and System Chief, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Paula Ferrada, MD
Paula A. Ferrada, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
24

Trauma Medical Director – Fairfax

Stephen Varga, MD
Stephen E. Varga, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Years of Experience
19

Inova Trauma Acute Care Surgery Team - Fairfax

Elizabeth Franco Cadavid, MD
Elizabeth Franco, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Interests
Colorectal Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer, Hernia Problems/Surgery and Treatments, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Years of Experience
31
George Kasotakis, MD
George Kasotakis, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
25
Stefan Leichtle, MD
Stefan W. Leichtle, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
17
Lisbi Rivas Ramirez, MD
Lisbi D. Rivas Ramirez, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
16
Jennifer Schwartz, MD
Jennifer A. Schwartz, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
17
Hani Seoudi, MD
Hani M. Seoudi, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
41
Erik Teicher, MD
Erik J. Teicher, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Neurocritical Care
Clinical Interests
Gallbladder Surgery, Hernia Problems/Surgery and Treatments, Stomach Disorders and Treatment
Years of Experience
21
Abdullah Wafa, MD
Abdullah Wafa, MD

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
11
Dina Tabello, DO
Dina Tabello, DO

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Years of Experience
13
Colin Whitmore, DO
Colin R. Whitmore, DO

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
Years of Experience
7
Ellen Cordova, PA
Ellen Cordova, PA

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Physician Assistant
Adam DeMey, PA
Adam DeMey, PA

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Physician Assistant
Cara Caputy, FNP
Cara Caputy, FNP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Lindsey Knight, FNP
Lindsey M. Knight, FNP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Melanie Morell, FNP
Melanie S. Morell, FNP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Lauren Benz, NP
Lauren M. Benz, NP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Sun Cho, NP
Sun M. Cho, NP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Danyelle Davis, NP
Danyelle N. Davis, NP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Jonathan Messing, NP
Jonathan A. Messing, NP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Molly Molson, NP
Molly R. Molson, NP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer Sherman, NP
Jennifer Z. Sherman, NP

Inova providers are Inova's premier primary care and specialty physicians and providers, offering top-notch medical expertise, full access to Inova facilities, and the convenience of integrated electronic medical records. 
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner