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Nicholas Namias, M.D.

Nicholas Namias, M.D.

Department:

DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery

Division:

Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care

Nicholas Namias, M.D.
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Roles

  • Chief, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Vice Chair, Quality and Patient Experience, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery
  • Biography

    Nicholas Namias received his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Piscataway, New Jersey. He completed his General Surgery training at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, and stayed on for fellowships in surgical critical care and trauma at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. After a short stint as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Emory University, he was recruited here to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 1998 as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Co-Director of the UM/JM Burn Center. Moving through the ranks, Nick became the Chief of Burns in 2004 and was appointed Chief of Trauma in 2010. Dr. Namias is the holder of the Robert Zeppa Chair in Surgery and is an MBA graduate of the University of Miami. He is also the Director of the Ryder Trauma Center and holds a secondary appointment as Professor of Anesthesiology at the Miller School of Medicine.
  • Education & Training

    Education

    • 2006
      University of Miami - School of Business, Miami, FL
      MBA, Masters of Business Administration
    • 1989
      Rutgers Medical School - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey , Piscataway, New Jersey
      MD, Medical Doctor
    • 1985
      Rutgers College - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
      BA, Microbiology

    Post Graduate Training

    • 1996
      Jackson Memorial Hospital , Miami, FL
      Fellowship, Fellow in Trauma
    • 1995
      Jackson Memorial Hospital , Miami, FL
      Fellowship, Fellow in Surgical Critical Care
    • 1994
      Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
      Residency, General Surgery

    Licensures and Certifications

    • ACLS
    • ATLS
    • ABLS
    • American College of Surgeons

      Fellow
    • American Board of Surgery

      Surgical Critical Care Certification
  • Honors & Awards

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    • Research Interests

      Dr. Namias’ research interests are varied, running the gamut of surgical infections, trauma care, and burn care.
    • Publications

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