William Chiu

William Chiu is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and serves as Director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. He is board-certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery.

• Education: B.S. from George Washington University (1984), M.D. from University of Maryland School of Medicine (1988)
• Training: Surgery Internship and Residency at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1988-1994), Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at University of Maryland Medical Center (1994-1995)

His clinical expertise spans Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Soft Tissue Surgery. Research focuses on neuroendocrine responses in sepsis, neuroimmunomodulation in shock, and mitochondrial injury mechanisms.

Key article themes include trauma imaging limitations (FAST), sepsis neuroendocrinology, mitochondrial dysfunction in shock, and critical care systems optimization. Collaborative work with Tim Scalea appears across multiple publications.

• Scientific Honors: Fellow of American College of Surgeons, American College of Critical Care Medicine, and International College of Surgeons
• Leadership Roles: Director-at-Large (EAST, NTI), Editorial Board Member (JTACS)
• Active Grants: NIH, DRIF, AHRQ, USAF/AFMC funding for trauma research and critical care technologies

Current affiliations include the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society and Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Accreditation Committee. He co-edited the textbook Critical Care Emergency Medicine, Second Edition.