Joanelle Aziza Bailey , MD

Joanelle A. Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and an Attending at University Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University and completed Residency in General Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. During residency, she completed a Master of Public Health at Rutgers University School of Public Health and worked as an NIH Research Fellow on a T32 Institutional Grant studying traumatic brain injury and chronic stress. She completed her Acute Care Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bailey earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University. Her research interests include urban gun violence prevention, disaster preparedness, and pre-hospital care of trauma patients. Dr. Bailey is certified by the American Board of Surgery in both Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.