Our trauma surgeons are nationally and internationally renowned for both their clinical and research expertise.
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Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Fredric Pieracci, MD, MPH, FACS is from Chicago, Illinois. He received both his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and his medical degree from The University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Pieracci completed residencies in both general surgery and general preventive medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. During this time, he also obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Columbia University.
Additional fellowship training in Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care was completed at the University of Colorado and Denver Health Medical Center. He is currently the Trauma Medical Director, Medical Director of the Denver Health Surgical Weight Loss Program, and the Medical Director of the Thoracic and Pulmonary Nodule Clinics at Denver Health.
Research interests include trauma, surgical critical care, and bariatric surgery, with a focus on rib fracture stabilization, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and emergency department thoracotomy.
Pediatric Trauma Medical Director
Dr. Bensard is a Colorado native who earned his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He completed residency training in General Surgery and additional training in critical care and vascular surgery, followed by a pediatric surgery fellowship at Columbus Children’s Hospital.
He has served as Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Denver Health, Director of Trauma at Children’s Hospital, and Professor of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. He is board certified in General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery.
Dr. Bensard is widely published, active in national surgical societies, and has received multiple national teaching and professional awards.
Dr. Adrian Coleoglou Centeno is a board-certified general surgeon.
He earned his medical degree from Universidad de Oriente – Núcleo Bolívar, completed a general surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and a fellowship at the University of Colorado.
Dr. Alexandra Ferre is a board-certified general surgeon.
She earned her medical degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela and completed residency training at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery at the University of Colorado/Denver Health.
Editor, Journal of Trauma
Dr. Moore is an internationally renowned trauma surgeon and Director of Surgical Research at Denver Health Medical Center. He has served as Chief of Trauma for 36 years and Chief of Surgery for 28 years.
Under his leadership, Denver Health became one of the nation’s premier Level I trauma centers, with continuous NIH-funded trauma research for more than 30 years.
Dr. Moore has authored over 1,650 publications, edited major trauma textbooks, and received numerous lifetime achievement awards from national and international organizations.
Our Trauma Services Team Members
