Meet our Faculty & Staff
Loyola Medicine's Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Burns consists of six full-time fellowship-trained faculty members and two part-time faculty members.
The division is fortunate to have highly qualified physicians who have distinguished themselves in trauma, surgical critical care and burns. The division serves as the backbone of Loyola University Medical Center's Level 1 Trauma Center and provides 24-hour in-house attending coverage for trauma, surgical ICU, and emergency general surgery.
These physicians are not only known and respected locally, but also regionally, nationally and internationally. Each faculty member has a special area of interest and collectively, they provide complimentary expertise throughout the broad field of acute care Surgery.
The division is dedicated to the education of fellows, residents, students, nurses and prehospital providers.
Purvi P. Patel, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program Director
Co-Medical Director of the Surgical ICU
Fellowship: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Residency: Rush University Medical Center; John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Richard Gonzalez, MD, FACS
Professor
Co-Director of the Burn and Shock Trauma Research Institute
Division Director, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns
Interim Medical Director, Burn Unit
Residency: University of Illinois Metro Group; University of Florida, Jacksonville
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Hieu Ton-That, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Medical Director, 4ICU
Residency Program Director, Surgical Critical Care
Fellowship: Rhode Island Hospital
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
Medical School: Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Michael Anstadt, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Associate Residency/Fellowship Program Director – General Surgery
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; University of Maryland
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
John Kubasiak, MD
Assistant Professor
Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Residency: Rush University Medical Center; John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Fred Luchette, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor
Surgeon-in-Chief, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Arthur Sanford, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Fellowship: Los Angeles County & USC Medical Center; Shriners Burn Hospitals for Children
Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine Affiliated Hospital; Los Angeles County & USC Medical Center
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Manuel Portalatin, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Rhode Island Hospital & Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency: St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic
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Joshua Carson, MD
Associate Professor
Fellowship: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Campus; UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Program
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College
Melissa Hornor, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine