2026 BCH Trauma Symposium

The 2026 BCH Trauma symposium featured a number of speakers from the BCH Trauma Services Department presenting on a variety of topics around trauma medicine, care and practices. As the first Level II Trauma Center in Boulder County, BCH has sophisticated resources and highly trained medical staff readily available to treat seriously injured patients. You can find the full list of presentations below.

Keynote Presentation

Full list of presentations

Please note that some presentations contain graphic content

Critical Care of Neurotrauma - Bulent Cetindag, MD, FACS

Vascular Trauma - Melanie Hoehn, MD

The Next Breast Thing - Susan Hagen MD, FACS, MSPH, MSE

Human Factors in Human Resuscitation - Justin Mclean, MD, FAWM

Trauma Services Development - Alyssa Carlson BCH Chief Medical Officer

Injury Prevention and Trauma Survivors Network - Sadie Marthaller RN, BSN

Gravity, It's Not Just a Good Idea, It's the Law - Barry Platnick, MD, FACS

Paraoesophageal hernias - Lisa Balduf, MD, FACS

Firearm Injury and Death: A Collaborative Path to Prevention - Emmy Bets, MD, MPH

Creative Solutions to Varying Problems - Benson Pulikkottil, MD, FACS