Acute Care Surgery Division
Staff
The Acute Care Surgery faculty members are assisted by a superb team of nurses, administrative assistants, coordinators and specialists. The support staff manages the academic program, clinical practice and research projects.
Doris Warner RN, MSN, CEN, CNS, EMT-P
Trauma Program Coordinator
Doris received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing at Gwynedd-Mercy College and began her career as a nurse in the emergency departments of Sacred Heart Hospital, The Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and Temple Children’s Hospital. Doris came to Jefferson in 2000 as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Emergency Department and in 2004 was appointed the Trauma Program Coordinator.
In her role as Program Coordinator, Doris oversees almost every aspect of the Trauma Program including performance improvement, the Trauma Registry, education/outreach, physician issues, and relations/communications with the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. Her work is essential in preparing the Trauma Program survey documents which are essential to a successful Trauma Foundation site survey. Our last survey in April of 2008 was very successful with no issues being identified by the Trauma Foundation.
Joanne Cram
Practice Specialist
Joanne has been with the Acute Care Surgery Division since 1998 and received her education at the Community College of Philadelphia. Prior to coming to Jefferson, Joanne was the Administrative Coordinator for the Department of Neurosurgery at The Medical College of Pennsylvania/Allegheny University Hospital. She has an incredibly wide range of responsibilities including the daily operation of our surgical practice, schedule coordination, outpatient appointments, pre-certification, scheduling tests, checking test results, office correspondence, and organizing conferences. Joanne also runs the office hours for the practice scheduling surgery and makes sure our patients have the proper follow up.
Mary A. Genzano
Administrative Assistant
Mary joined the Trauma Program at Jefferson in April 2004 in the capacity of Administrative Assistant. She administratively supports the Trauma Program and its administrative staff as well as the Medical Director and six trauma surgeons. Additionally, she has recently become an Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Coordinator. In both June and July, the Trauma Program offers ATLS courses to all incoming surgical, anesthesia, ENT, OB/GYN, orthopedic and neurosurgical interns. Mary is extensively involved in the preparation of the application for trauma accreditation as well as preparing for the actual trauma site survey conducted by the Pennsylvania Trauma System Foundation.
Prior to joining the Trauma Program at Jefferson, Mary held the position of Administrative Assistant for 13 years in the Health Information Management Department at Graduate Hospital here in Philadelphia.
Catherine Gill-Preston MSN, RN, ACNP
Nurse Practitioner
Catherine joined the Trauma Program in 2008 as a nurse practitioner. Cathy received her Master of Science degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. Cathy has extensive experience both as a nurse in the critical care arena as well as a nurse practitioner. Most recently Cathy worked as a nurse practitioner for the Department of Neurosurgery at Jefferson. Cathy also has research experience having been involved in clinical trials for patients suffering from acute stroke.
Alannah Ryan RN, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Alannah joined the Trauma Program in 2007. Alannah received her Master of Science in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and has over 20 years experience as a nurse practitioner. Prior to joining the Trauma team Alannah was the nurse practitioner for the Department of Neurosurgery at Jefferson. Allanah also brings with her an extensive research experience in the field of neurosurgery.
Katie Buttleman, RN, BSN, CCM
Trauma Data & Research Coordinator
Katie is responsible for the management of the Trauma Registry including data abstraction, coding, report writing and maintaining compliance with the registry requirements of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. She compiles information/data for Quality Management/Performance Improvement activities and all trauma research projects.
Katie has been with Jefferson for the past five years in Case Management and served as a dedicated Case Manager to the Trauma Program for the past two years. Katie is a seasoned nurse with over twenty years experience. She certified as a Case Manager through the Commission for Case Manager Certification.
Katie received an Associate Degree in nursing from Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC and her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Robert Packer Hospital/Mansfield University in Sayre, PA.
Sandra Timm joined the Trauma Program in 2006 as a Trauma Registry Consultant. Ms. Timm has over 15 years experience working as a rauma registrar. She attended Coon Rapid Community College and Anoka Technical College in Minnesota and was the first trauma registrar in Minnesota to become certified by the American Trauma Society.
Deborah Vadurro, RN, BSN
Performance Improvement Coordinator
Deborah joined the Trauma Program in 2007 as our Performance Improvement Coordinator. Debbie received her Bachelors of Science degree in nursing at Thomas Jefferson University. She has had extensive work experience which includes kidney dialysis, radiation oncology, interventional radiology, and most recently the surgical intensive care unit at Jefferson. Debbie is a member of the Sigma Thetea Tau honor society and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
Patricia Williams, CPC
Trauma Data / Research Specialist
Patricia Williams joined the Trauma Program on April 21, 2008 and is working with our Trauma Registry. She has worked in healthcare information systems for the past 22 years. Ms. Williams obtained a Certificate in Medical Coding from Thomas Jefferson University in December 2006 and passed the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) credentialing exam in November 2007. She is credentialed as a CPC (Certified Professional Coder). She plans to obtain her Trauma Registry credentials as a Certified Specialist in Trauma Registry (CSTR).
