Conference Speakers

Joseph Cuschieri, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He serves as Vice Chair for Acute Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery and Chief of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

Briefly, Dr. Cuschieri earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan and his MD from Wayne State University in Detroit. He completed his residency in general surgery and fellowship in surgical critical care at Henry Ford Hospital, followed by an NIH T32 Fellowship in Trauma/Burn at the University of Washington. Dr. Cuschieri is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. Before joining UCSF in 2021, he held roles as a trauma/critical care surgeon at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Washington, where he also served as the medical director of surgical critical care, associate medical director for critical care, and program director for surgical critical care.

Dr. Cuschieri also served as Trauma Medical Director at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center until September of 2024. Nationally, he has held numerous leadership positions and presently serves as the Chair of the Critical Care Committee and a member of the Board of Managers for the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. He is actively involved in several professional societies, including SIS, ASA, Shock Society, and SCCPDS.

Dr. Cuschieri’s research interests encompass inflammatory dysregulation following injury and during sepsis, injury and sepsis outcomes, process improvement, and advancements in clinical care. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters in these areas and has received funding from prominent national organizations such as NIH, PICORI, and DOD.