Christine Castater, MD, MBA 

Education

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:
Vice Chair of Access, Engagement, and Justice
Department Inclusive Excellence, Equity, and Belonging

POSTGRADUATE:

Emory University Hospital
Fellowship: Acute Care Surgery/Surgical Critical Care

University of California San Francisco - East Bay
Residency: General Surgery

University of California San Francisco - East Bay
Internship: General Surgery

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Degree: MD

GRADUATE:
University of Connecticut School of Business
Degree: MBA

UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Connecticut 
Degree: BA Health and Science

Research Interests

Intimate Partner Violence, trauma informed care, violence prevention, healthcare disparities, equity and inclusion in surgical training, and post traumatic stress disorder.

Clinical Interests

• Complex Trauma
• Surgical Critical Care
• Wraparound Trauma Care

Specialties

• General Surgery
• Surgical Critical Care

Board Certification

• American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
• American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care

Publications

• Froula, G., Castater, C., Lucero, L., Warm Weather, Smart Choices: Preventing Common Summer Injuries . July 2026 Cutting Edge. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Published July 6, 2026. https://www.aast.org/resource/july-2026-cutting-edge-newsletter.html

   

  Yoo, R., Muller, A., Cook, C., Castater, C., Cullinane, D., Udekwu, P. O., Lewis, R., Jawa, R. S., Martin, J., Teicher, E., Hall, C. M., Canaan, L., Perea, L. L., Leneweaver, K., Chang, G., Martin, M., Jacobson, L. E., Trankiem, C., Radow, B. S., Guido, J. M., … Splenic Angiography Study Group, and Reading, Pennsylvania (2026). Is splenic artery embolization beneficial when splenic angiography is negative? A multicenter observational study. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 10.1097/TA.0000000000004974. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000004974

   

  Castater, C. (2026, February 17). Navigating equity and wellness for underrepresented surgeons. In Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. The Cutting Edge: March 2026 newsletter. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. 

   

  Smith, R. N., Williams, K. N., Hannah, A., & Castater, C. (2026, February 4). Trauma recovery can be supported by “food as medicine” interventions. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. American College of Surgeons. https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/bulletin/2026/february-2026-volume-111-issue-2/trauma-recovery-can-be-supported-by-food-as-medicine-interventions/

   

  Hart, L., Hawk, A., Thomas, Z., Jackson, K., Cave, N., Wright, R., Clemons, J., Castater, C., Smith, R., & Ibragimov, U. (2026). Key informant analysis of facilitators and barriers to implementing a hospital-based firearm violence intervention programme. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, ip-2025-045805. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045805

   

  Castater, C., Hart, L., Metchik, A., Jackson, K., Wright, R., Cave, N., Alexander, C., Clemons, J., Sarumi, P., & Smith, R. N. (2025). Characteristics of a three-pronged continuum of care model for hospital-based violence intervention. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 10(4), e001869. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2025-001869

   

  Hannah, A., Russo, K., Ward, C., Mbaka, M. I., Williams, A., Hink, A., Kutcher, M., Hodge, J., Clemons, J., Castater, C., & Smith, R. N. (2025). Coalition building for regional violence prevention advocacy: Unique perspectives from the Southeast. Surgery, 190, 109826. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2025.109826

   

  Smith, R. N., Ward, C., Hink, A., Hannah, A., Mbaka, M. I., Williams, A., & Castater, C. (2025). Violence prevention advocacy in surgery: Strategies across the socioecological spectrum. Surgery, 190, 109842. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2025.109842

• Taarea, R, Florence, A, Bendixen, B, & Castater, C (2024) Early Experience with Ovine Forestomach Matrix for the
• Reconstruction of Abdominal Defects Following Emergency Open Abdomen Surgery at a Level 2 Trauma Center. Trauma Cases Rev 10:102. doi.org/10.23937/2469-5777/1510102
• Campbell, B., Castater, C., Smith, R. N., Sciaretta, J. D., & Nguyen, J. (2023). Use of Kaolin-Impregnated Gauze Aids in Hemostasis and Blood Loss Mitigation in a Penetrating Injury to the Bladder and Small Bowel. Cureus, 15(10), e46583. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46583
• Kim, P., Noorbakhsh, S., Weeks, A., Roorbach, M., Dantes, G., Adora Santos, Freedberg, M. E., Ramos, C., Smith, R., Castater, C. A., Nguyen, J., Benarroch-Gampel, J., Rajani, R. R., Todd, S. R., & Sciarretta, J. D. (2023). Lower Extremity Vascular Injury in the Pediatric Trauma Patient: Management and Outcomes at an Adult Level I Trauma Center. Annals of vascular surgery, S0890-5096(23)00736-7. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2023.09.078
• Meyer, C. H., Aworanti, E., Santos, A., Castater, C., Bauman, Z. M., Archer-Arroyo, K., Sola, R., Jr, Grant, A., Smith, R. N., Sciarretta, J. D., & Nguyen, J. H. (2023). Is Traumatic Anterior Stove-In Chest Truly so Rare? A Single Institution Experience. The American surgeon, 31348231209530. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348231209530
• Castater C, Bishop E, Santos A, Freedberg M, Kim P, Sciarretta C. Diabetic Soft Tissue Infections. Surg Clin North Am. 2023;103(6):1191-1216. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2023.06.002
• Melmer, P. D., Taylor, R., Vera, L., Wong, D., Santos, A. P., Chung, T., Sola, J. R., Castater, C. A., Nguyen, J., Nottingham, J. M., Berg, A. F., Sleeman, D., Namias, N., Daley, B. J., Procter, L., Aboutanos, M. B., Davis, J. M., Koganti, D., & Sciarretta, J. D. (2023). Optimizing Transitions of Care and Enhancing Surgical Education on Acute Care Surgery: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study. Journal of surgical education, S1931-7204(23)00227-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.06.025
• Castater CA, Meyer C, Phillips S, et al. Complete Heart Block After Low Dose Octreotide Infusion for Esophageal Variceal Bleeding [published online ahead of print, 2023 May 5]. Am Surg. 2023;31348231173937. doi:10.1177/00031348231173937
• Castater C, Noorbakhsh S, Harousseau W, et al. Missing Bullets: Bullet Embolization Case Series and Review of the Literature [published online ahead of print, 2022 Nov 21]. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2022;15385744221141295. doi:10.1177/15385744221141295

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Honors and Awards

• 2026 Morehouse School of Medicine Dept of Surgery Compassion and Care Faculty Award
• 2025-2026 SBAS Leadership and Faculty Development Institute Program
• 2025-2026 Association of Women Surgeons Shining Star Leadership Coaching Program
• 2025 Morehouse School of Medicine James Densler Surgical Society Faculty Teaching Award, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
• 2025 Morehouse School of Medicine’s Teaching Academy Graduate
• 2025 SBAS/UCLA Visiting Professorship Program Recipient
• 2024-2026 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) Future Trauma Leaders Program (FTLP)
• 2024 Morehouse School of Medicine Dept of Surgery Above and Beyond Resident Award
• 2024 American College of Surgeons Surgeons as Educators Course
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Morehouse School of Medicine’s Teaching Academy Mentee Program
• American College of Surgeons - Surgeons as Educators Course 2024
• AAST/SBAS Visiting Professorship Program Recipient- 2025 UCLA Visiting Professor
• Morehouse School of Medicine Teaching Competition- First Place Winner- 2023
• Wellstar Kennestone Research Day Poster Winner- 2022
• UCSF East Bay General Surgery Intern of the Year- 2015
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine Student Affairs Award- 2014
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine Health Career Opportunity Programs Bridge Mentoring Award- 2014
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine Jennifer Smith Scholarship Award- 2014
• HCOP Full Tuition Scholarship to UCONN School of Medicine 2009
• Greater Hartford Alumni Association Book Scholarship UCONN- 2008
• Soroptomist Women's Opportunity Award- 2008
• Hartford Campus Scholarship UCONN- 2008
• Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors Society UCONN- 2008
• Babbidge Scholar UCONN (for 4.0 GPA two or more semesters in a row)- 2007-2008
• Dean's list Spring 2007, Fall 2007, and Spring 2008