Marta McCrum

Marta McCrum, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, specializing in Acute Care Surgery, Critical Care Surgery, General Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery. She holds board certifications from the American Board of Surgery (General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Her research focuses on:

• Health equity and disparities in surgical care access
• Geospatial analysis of emergency surgical services
• Trauma outcomes and thromboprophylaxis protocols
• Pediatric emergency surgical care utilization
• Optimization of trauma systems and transfer networks
• Opioid safety and perioperative management strategies

She has led multicenter studies on rural trauma care, emergency general surgery networks, and anticoagulant management in trauma. Her work frequently addresses systemic healthcare barriers and proposes policy-level interventions for equitable care delivery.

Dr. McCrum collaborates extensively with national research consortia including the PROPPR Study Group, CLOTT-1 Registry, and Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons, focusing on improving evidence-based practices in acute care surgery.