Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care
520 East 70th Street
Starr Pavilion, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10021
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About Robert Winchell, M.D., FACS
Dr. Winchell is an internationally renowned expert in care of the critically injured and the development, design, and operation of trauma systems. He is the G. Thomas Shires II Professor of Surgery, Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care at Weill Cornell Medicine. He heads one of the leading Level 1 trauma centers in New York City and oversees the internationally recognized William Randolph Hearst Burn Center.
Dr. Winchell received his undergraduate degree at the California Institute of Technology, his M.D. from Yale University, and did his internship, General Surgery residency, and Trauma and Critical Care Fellow...
Board Certifications
- Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care
Expertise
- Abdominal Surgery
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy
- Critical Care
- Diverticulitis
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Hernia Surgery
- Incisional Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Minimal Access Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Pancreas and Spleen Surgery
- Removal of Gallbladder
- Robotic Surgery
- Small Bowel Resection
- Spleen Surgery
- Trauma and Critical Care
- Umbilical Hernia
- Ventral Hernia Repair
Education
- Degrees: California Institute of Technology
- Degrees: Yale University School of Medicine
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Titles & Positions
- Attending Surgeon
- G. Thomas Shires, II, M.D. Professor of Surgery
- Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine
- Professor of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Education
- Degrees: Yale University School of Medicine
- Degrees: California Institute of Technology
Titles & Positions
- Attending Surgeon
- G. Thomas Shires, II, M.D. Professor of Surgery
- Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine
- Professor of Surgery
Board Certifications
- surgery
- surgical critical care
Languages Spoken
- english
- spanish
Research
Evidence-based, cost-effective management of empyema and chylothorax: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Emergency General Surgery Algorithms work group.
August 24, 2026Evidence-based, cost-effective management of gastric outlet obstruction: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery , Emergency General Surgery Algorithms Work Group.
July 29, 2026Evidence-based, cost-effective management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. An algorithm of the journal of trauma and acute care surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group.
June 03, 2026