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Trauma & Critical Care Surgery
Care for the most serious injuries, and the trauma systems that often decide whether those injuries are survived.
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Alexander Eastman
MD · MPH · FACS · FAEMS
Trauma surgeon and EMS physician
For more than twenty years, Dr. Eastman has worked at the intersection of trauma surgery, emergency medicine, and public safety in Dallas, focused on closing the gap between injury and care.
Areas of Focus
Where the work is concentrated
Three connected threads run through Dr. Eastman's career, all pointed at the same goal: getting the right care to the patient sooner.
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Tactical & EMS Medicine
Bringing advanced medical care closer to the point of injury, working alongside law enforcement and first responders.
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Bleeding Control & Preparedness
Public education so bystanders can act in the critical first minutes, before professional help arrives.
Background
A record built in Dallas and beyond
Chief Medical Officer, Dallas Police Department
Reserve lieutenant providing medical direction to officers in the field (since 2016).
Rees-Jones Trauma Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital
Former medical director and chief of one of the nation's busiest trauma centers (2015–2018).
Associate Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Hartford Consensus & Stop the Bleed
Contributor to the national effort that has taught millions to control life-threatening bleeding.
Dallas Police Tactical Medic Program
Helped build the program embedding trauma physicians with SWAT teams.
Parkland Trauma Handbook, Third Edition
Co-editor as a chief resident (Elsevier, 2009).
Recognitions include the Dallas Police Medal of Valor (2017) and multiple Reserve Officer of the Year honors. He holds a BA in Plan II Honors from the University of Texas at Austin and an MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine.
Connect
Find Dr. Eastman online
His full professional profile, writing, and public-safety work live across the following pages.