Region 3

RTAC Chair: Dr. Kat Kohler

Vice-Chair: Dr. Lindsay Jaeger

Secretary: Julie Mosher

RTAC Coordinator:
Steve Elmgren

steve.elmgren@gtc.ga.gov

Counties

Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale.

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Who’s Who

Dr. Katherine “Kat” Kohler - Chair, Region 3 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee

Dr. Katherine “Kat” Kohler

Affiliations

  • Grady Memorial Hospital
  • Emory University

Education & Training

  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
  • Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine – General Surgery/Trauma Surgery
  • Fellowship: Grady Memorial Hospital

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery

Areas of Expertise

  • Trauma Surgery
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Complex Trauma Care
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Multiple Traumatic Injuries
  • Trauma Recovery and Rehabilitation

Dr. Lindsay Jaeger - Vice-Chair, Region 3 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee

Affiliations

  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Emory University School of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
  • System Transport Medical Director
  • EMS Medical Director, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Education & Training

  • Undergraduate: Tulane University
  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Pediatric Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis / St. Louis Children’s Hospital
  • Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis
  • EMS Fellowship: University of Chicago Medicine

Board Certification

  • Emergency Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Pediatric Trauma
  • Prehospital Pediatric Care
  • Transport Medicine
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  • Pediatric Resuscitation and Cardiac Arrest
  • EMS Education, Quality Improvement and System Development

Steve Elmgren - Coordinator, Region 3 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee

Affiliations & Professional Roles

  • Region 3 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee Coordinator
  • EMS Liaison
  • Paramedic
  • Firefighter and Fire Service Officer
  • Rescue Technician
  • Instructor and Special Operations Training Representative
  • Burn Educator

Education & Training

  • Master’s Degree – Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Master of Business Administration – Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Bachelor of Science – Fire Services Administration
  • Associate Degree – Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service training
  • Paramedic / EMT-Paramedic and Rescue Training

Areas of Expertise

  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Fire and Rescue Operations
  • Trauma Systems and Regional Coordination
  • Emergency and Disaster Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Burn Education
  • Prehospital Education and Training
  • Interdisciplinary and Patient-Focused Collaboration