Juan A Asensio
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey, Newark, USA

Juan A Asensio qualified as a doctor of medicine at Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, USA. He completed a fellowship in Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center/Southwestern Medical School and Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Professor Asensio is Chief of the Division of Clinical Research in Trauma Surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ); he is Professor of Surgery and a Senior Attending Surgeon at the UMDNJ University Hospital, where he serves as a Director of the International Visiting Scholars/Research Fellowship for the Division of Trauma and directs the Trauma Outreach Program.

Professor Asensio’s has served as a chairman on numerous committees and holds membership of more than 50 professional societies — nationally and internationally.

His main research interests are trauma, cardiovascular, thoracic and complex abdominal and peripheral vascular injuries. He is the author of 350 publications, including peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and 11 books, and has lectured extensively.

He has received numerous awards, both for his teaching skills and for his work on violence among youths. He has been named as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the USA and is a lifetime member of Who is Who in America.