DR. EDWARD CORNWELL, III
2006 Legacy of Excellence
"Our Heroes" Award Recipient
 Edward E. Cornwell III, M.D. was born and raised in Washington D.C. He attended Sidwell Friends School and then received his undergraduate education at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island graduating with a degree in Biology in 1978. He then attended Howard University College of Medicine and graduated with honors (Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society) and as class President in 1982.
Dr. Cornwell received his surgical training (internship and residency) at the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center (1982-1987) and his trauma/critical care fellowship at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems in Baltimore, Maryland (1987-1989). He has been certified and re-certified in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery. He has risen through the academic ranks through teaching and clinical appointments at the Howard University College of Medicine (1989-1993), the University of Southern California (1993-1997), and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1998 to present).
He is presently Professor of Surgery and Chief of Adult Trauma at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Cornwell’s career interest is in the prevention and treatment of traumatic injuries, and their critical care sequelae. He has authored or co-authored over 100 articles and chapters and has given over 150 invited scientific presentations in the field.
Among his activities in numerous surgical and critical care societies, Dr. Cornwell is the former Chief Editor of the Multidisciplinary Critical Care Knowledge Assessment Program sponsored by the Society of Critical Care Medicine; and is the President-Elect of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, and President-Elect of the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association.
Dr. Cornwell has received numerous awards and citations for his efforts in education, outreach, and violence prevention.
He has received major teaching awards in every faculty position he has held, and was selected as the commencement speaker at the University of Southern California School of Medicine by the class of 1996. He also was nominated for the 1996 U.S.C. Good Neighbor volunteer award, and in 1998 he was given “What’s Right with Southern California” community service award by KCBS television in Los Angeles. He received the 1999 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award for his violence prevention activities in Baltimore, as well as the 2000 Maryland Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. In August 2001, he was named one of America’s Best 100 Physicians by Black Enterprise Magazine. His present interests are focused on 1) the multidisciplinary approach to violence prevention among at-risk youth; and 2) trauma systems development as it relates to pre-hospital care.
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