Colleen Trevino

Dr. Colleen Trevino is an Associate Professor and Clinical Director Inpatient 2 at the Medical College of Wisconsin, affiliated with Froedtert Hospital. She specializes in acute surgical care, trauma management, and pain control. Her research focuses on chronic pain development in trauma patients, opioid prescribing guidelines, and improving outcomes for firearm injury survivors. She holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2011) and advanced nursing degrees from Marquette University and UW-Milwaukee.

• Education: BSN (Marquette, 1997), MSN (UW-Milwaukee, 2001), PhD Nursing (UW-Milwaukee, 2011)

Her work emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches to post-discharge care, particularly for trauma patients. Key contributions include studies on ketamine infusion efficacy and postoperative opioid reduction strategies. She leads initiatives to optimize VTE prophylaxis compliance and reduce hospital readmissions through specialized care teams.

Recent publications address firearm injury survivor outcomes, TBI care protocols, and pain management innovations. She collaborates with the Trauma Quality of Life Clinic to improve long-term patient trajectories.