William Cioffi, Jr., MD is Surgeon-in-Chief of the Department of Surgery at Rhode Island Hospital and has served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Brown Medical School. He is recognized as a leader in trauma and critical care. He is a well-published author in the field and is an author of Atlas of Trauma/Emergency Surgical Techniques, due to publish in late 2013.

Dr. Cioffi received a Distinguished Academic Achievement Award from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, the History Maker Award from the Rhode Island Historical Society, and has been named among America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., among others.