Dr. Kelly Willman, MD, FACS

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Get to know Trauma/Critical Care Surgeon Dr. Kelly Willman, who serves patients in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Dr. Willman is a trauma/critical care surgeon within the Department of Surgery, Division Trauma, Vascular and General Surgery / Department of Critical Care at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus in New Jersey.

AtlantiCare is an integrated system of services designed to help people achieve optimal health. It comprises AtlantiCare Regional Health Services including AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with three locations, ambulatory services and AtlantiCare Physician Group; the AtlantiCare Foundation; and AtlantiCare Health Solutions, an accountable care organization.

The region’s largest healthcare organization and largest non-casino employer, AtlantiCare’s more than 6,000 staff and providers serve the community in more than 100 locations in five southern New Jersey counties. AtlantiCare and its business units are governed by boards of volunteer community leaders. Its focus is to serve the community as a provider of health and wellness services.

Graduating with her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University – College of Medicine, Dr. Willman went on to perform her residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. She then furthered her training with a fellowship in surgical critical care at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine.

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), she is board-certified in surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Trauma surgery is a surgical specialty that utilizes both operative and non-operative management to treat traumatic injuries, typically in an acute setting. Trauma surgeons (also called critical care and acute care surgeons) generally complete residency training in general surgery and often fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical care. They specialize in performing emergency surgeries on people who’ve had a critical injury or illness. 

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