FORTE

Redefining Trauma Recovery

Our Team

Our Team

FORTE benefits from a cross-site collaborative team of researchers and project management staff.  The FORTE team brings together experts in trauma surgery, psychiatry, and public health to advance our understanding of the long-term physical, emotional, and psychosocial effects of trauma. Our Boston area collaborators include Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center

Ali Salim, MD

Ali Salim, MD

Principal Investigator
Juan Herrera-Escobar, MD, MPH

Juan Herrera-Escobar, MD, MPH

Co-Investigator
Nomy Levy-Carrick, MD, MPHIL

Nomy Levy-Carrick, MD, MPHIL

Co-Investigator
Deepika Nehra, MD

Deepika Nehra, MD

Co-Investigator
Adil Haider, MD, MPH

Adil Haider, MD, MPH

Co-Investigator
Esther Moberg, MPH

Esther Moberg, MPH

Senior Project Manager
Sabrina Sanchez, MD, MPH

Sabrina Sanchez, MD, MPH

Site Principal Investigator
Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH

Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH

Site Principal Investigator
George Velmahos, MD, PhD, MSEd

George Velmahos, MD, PhD, MSEd

Site Principal Investigator
Claudia Orlas Bolanos, MD

Claudia Orlas Bolanos, MD

Research Fellow
Mohamad El Moheb, MD

Mohamad El Moheb, MD

Research Fellow
Taylor Lamarre

Taylor Lamarre

Research Assistant