The Section of Trauma Acute Care Surgery (TACS) provides comprehensive, around-the-clock care for trauma, surgical critical care and emergency general surgery patients. Our team is comprised of twelve faculty members, each board certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and surgical critical care. What is Acute Care Surgery? Acute Care Surgery takes the fundamentals of trauma care with its team-based approach and continuous quality improvement, and applies them to patients with urgent surgical conditions.

Amer Al-Juburi, MD Mohamed Atalla, MD John Basile, MD Michael Beall, MD Ashish Behari, MD Simon Chung, MD, Section Chief Myles Gibbons, MD Michael Hardy, MD Brett Hold, MD Nabil Khawand, MD Jeff Pan, MD Edmonds Paquette, MD Sunil Patel, MD Craig Peters, MD Hans Pohl, MD Todd Tescher, MD Anthony Vara, MD

Where to Find Us The library is housed in Inova Fairfax Hospital/Inova Children's Hospital and is located in the atrium at the top of the escalators in the connector corridor between the Tower Lobby and the Inova Women's Hospital.  Monday — Friday 8 a.m. — 8 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. — 5 p.m. Visit the Library Online  The Health Sciences Library provides online resources and services to Inova physicians, employees, affiliated residents and students for their work as it relates to patient care, education, research and management.

We have a commitment to provide you with excellent care, and treat you with compassion, dignity and respect. We can provide better healthcare services when we work together with you and your family as partners. Patients' family members and friends can call 703-776-3591 to receive patient room and phone numbers. Please note: the operators do not provide personal information regarding patients’ medical condition while they are in the hospital. We urge patients to ask questions, be proactive and take an active part in their care plan.

Introducing a new way to pay - Inova VisitPay. Now paying your healthcare bill simple, clear and convenient. View your bills for your entire household, make a one-time payment, or set up a finance plan.  Determine how to pay your bill: I have a billing statement from Inova or I already have an Inova VisitPay account:  SIGN UP FOR VISITPAY | LOGIN I have a billing statement for an account in collections with Aargon:  PAY A PAST DUE BILL Questions About Your Inova Bill?

Discharge Hospitality Suite At Inova Fairfax Medical Campus we have a special lounge for patients who are ready to be discharged but waiting for an additional step such as medication to be filled or transportation home. A caregiver will bring you to the Discharge Hospitality Suite, where you will complete your stay with us. The Discharge Hospitality Suite is conveniently located in the South Patient Tower Lobby, adjacent to the Diagnostic Imaging Department. The suite offers comfortable seating, complimentary snacks and a locked area for your valuables.

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At Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, each member of our team has a unique role and is dedicated to providing you with excellent patient care. Depending on your individual needs, your healthcare team may include different clinical providers with specialized roles. Each team member wears a specific color coded uniform so they are easily identifiable by their role. As the patient, you are the most important member of your team. Please be sure to ask questions and share concerns about any part of your care.

Inova wants to keep you safe and provide you with excellent care. To ensure effective communication, Inova will make interpreters available at no cost to you. Let us know if you need assistance with communication due to hearing, vision and/or speech impairments, or if you want to communicate with your providers in a language other than English. Our healthcare team respects the unique attributes of our patients and families and we promote quality care that is sensitive to all patients' needs.