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2007: Donald Trunkey, MD
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| Donald Trunkey |
Dr. Trunkey is regarded as an internationally renowned trauma surgeon and the father of modern trauma systems. He was one of the first surgeons to incorporate the concepts of preventable death methods and evidence based practice in support of trauma systems.
Dr. Trunkey was educated at Washington State University and received his medical training at the University of Washington. He completed his general surgical training at the University of California, San Francisco, and completed a fellowship in trauma at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He served as Chief of Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital from 1978 until 1986 when he was appointed Chair of Surgery at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center. He served in this capacity until 2001. Dr. Trunkey is a founding member of both the Homeland Security Department and the National Foundation for Trauma Care. He served as Chair of The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and helped establish the Advanced Trauma Life Support Course.
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