Keynote Speaker

Lewis E. Jacobson, MD, FACS
Medical Director, Trauma Program
St.Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis
Chair, Indiana State Committee on Trauma

After graduating from the University of Cape Town Medical School in Cape Town, South Africa, Dr. Jacobson completed his General Surgery Residency in Detroit, Michigan, and fellowships in both Surgical Critical Care and Trauma at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Jacobson joined the Department of Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1991. He spent 18 years as a trauma surgeon at the IU/Wishard Level I Trauma Center prior to becoming Medical Director of the St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital Trauma Program as they prepare for verification as a Trauma Center.

He is the Chair of the Indiana State Committee on Trauma and was involved in the drafting of the Indiana State Trauma Triage and Transport Destination Protocols through the Trauma Triage Protocol Workgroup.

Dr. Jacobson serves as an instructor for Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) and Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) courses as well as Regional Faculty and instructor for the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course.

In addition to Trauma, Dr. Jacobson has a special interest in liver surgery, gastrointestinal cancers and inflammatory bowel disease.

Program Directors

LOUIS M. PROFETA, MD, FACEP
St.Vincent Emergency Physicians, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana

Dr. Profeta received a BS in Biology and a MD from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh, Center of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Profeta is a Fellow and Diplomat of the American College of Emergency Physicians as well as staff physician at four area hospitals in Indianapolis. He is past president and co-founder of ERASE: Emergency Room Advice Safety and Education, a non-profit agency focusing on public safety.

ANDREW M. FOUTS, MD, FACC

The Care Group at The St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana

Dr. Fouts received a BA in Zoology from Miami University and a MD from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Indiana University Medical Center, and his cardiovascular disease fellowship and interventional cardiology fellowship at St.Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. His special interests include improving acute MI care system wide.