Thomas J. Esposito, M.D., M.P.H., is a Professor of Surgery at Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. He is the Chief of the Trauma Section in the Department of Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. Additionally, he serves as the Director of Injury Analysis and Prevention Programs at Loyola University Burn & Shock Trauma Institute. He is an attending surgeon at Loyola University Medical Center and at Hines Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Esposito received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. and a masters degree in Public Health from the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Seattle, Washington. He did his surgical training at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Following his residency, Dr. Esposito completed fellowships in Critical Care and Traumatology at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, and in Injury Prevention at Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle.
A Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Esposito has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Vice-Chair of the Chicago Committee on Trauma of the ACS. He is also a member of the national ACS/COT.
Dr. Esposito’s professional organization memberships include, the American Trauma Society, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the National Association of EMS Physicians, the Chicago Metropolitan Trauma Society, Society of University Surgeons, the Society for Academic Surgery, Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Public Health Association and the Illinois Public Health Association, among others.
He has been appointed to the Prevention Committee of the AAST and EAST as well as to both organizations’ committees on the Future of Trauma Surgery. He serves on the AAST Injury Assesment and Outcome committee and is a member of the Illinois EMSC Advisory Council. He is a consultant to the US Department of Transportation, and a number of states on trauma care system issues. He has served as a trauma center and trauma system site reviewer for the ACS, NHTSA and the states of Mississippi and Pennsylvania. He was a recipient of the NHTSA Public Service Award in 1993. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation in Bozeman, Montana, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the EAST Foundation. He also serves as Medical Director of the Rural Emergency Medical Sevices and Trauma Technical Advisory Center.
In addition to clinical and teaching duties, Dr. Esposito is active in many trauma related studies and projects. He is the recipient of over $500,000 in federal and private grants to conduct these activities. He has a particular interest in trauma prevention strategies, trauma systems and their development and evaluation. He also has expertise in the area of trauma data systems and outcomes research. He has numerous trauma related publications and presentations to this credit.
