Past Meetings
Previous Annual Meetings
*A red year below indicates the program is available for download by clicking on the year.
Click on a red president’s name to download the Presidential Address
| Year | Location | President |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Vail | Robert G. Volz, M.D. |
| 1972 | Vail | Robert G. Volz, M.D. |
| 1973 | Vail | Peter V. Teal, M.D. |
| 1974 | Aspen | William R. Hamsa, M.D. |
| 1975 | Sun Valley | Arthur M. McGuire, M.D. |
| 1976 | Snowmass | Lynn Ketchum, M.D. |
| 1977 | Park City | Fred C. Chang, M.D. |
| 1978 | Steamboat Springs | Glen D. Nelson, M.D. |
| 1979 | Snowmass | Gerald D. Nelson, M.D. |
| 1980 | Snowbird | Kevin G. Ryan, M.D. |
| 1981 | Jackson Hole | David S. Bradford, M.D. |
| 1982 | Vail | Erick R. Ratzer, M.D. |
| 1983 | Jackson Hole | William R. Olsen, M.D. |
| 1984 | Steamboat Springs | Earl G. Youn, M.D. |
| 1985 | Snowbird | Robert B. Rutherford, M.D. |
| 1986 | Sun Valley | Rudolph A. Klassen, M.D. |
| 1987 | Jackson Hole | Robert J. Neviaser, M.D. |
| 1988 | Steamboat Springs | Robert C. Edmondson, M.D. |
| 1989 | Snowbird | Ernest E. Moore, M.D. |
| 1990 | Crested Butte | Stephen W. Carveth, M.D. |
| 1991 | Jackson Hole | George E. Pierce, M.D. |
| 1992 | Steamboat Springs | Peter Mucha, Jr., M.D. |
| 1993 | Snowbird | David V. Feliciano, M.D. |
| 1994 | Crested Butte | R. Chris Wray, M.D. |
| 1995 | Big Sky | David Kappel, M.D. |
| 1996 | Grand Targhee | Thomas H. Cogbill, M.D. |
| 1997 | Snowbird | G. Jerry Jurkovich, M.D. |
| 1998 | Lake Louise | James B. Benjamin, M.D. |
| 1999 | Crested Butte | Herbert J. Thomas III, M.D. |
| 2000 | Squaw Valley | Barry C. Esrig, M.D. |
| 2001 | Big Sky | Steven R. Shackford, M.D. |
| 2002 | Whistler-Blackcomb | James A. Edney, M.D. |
| 2003 | Snowbird | J. Scott Millikan, M.D. |
| 2004 | Steamboat Springs | Harvey J. Sugerman, M.D. |
| 2005 | Jackson Hole | Scott R. Petersen, M.D. |
| 2006 | Big Sky | Harold F. Sherman, M.D. |
| 2007 | Steamboat Springs | Fred Moore, M.D. |
| 2008 | Squaw Valley | Jim Davis, M.D. |
| 2009 | Crested Butte | Grace Rozycki, M.D. |
| 2010 | Telluride | Robert C. Mackersie, M.D. |
| 2011 | Big Sky | Gage Ochsner, M.D. |
| 2012 | Vail | R. Lawrence Reed, II, M.D. |
| 2013 | Aspen/Snowmass | Mark T. Metzdorff, M.D. |
| 2014 | Steamboat Springs | David H. Livingston, M.D. |
| 2015 | Telluride | Christine S. Cocanour, M.D. |
| 2016 | Squaw Valley | Thomas M. Scalea, MD |
| 2017 | Snowbird | Carl J. Hauser, MD |
| 2018 | Whistler-Blackcomb | Dennis W. Vane, M.D. |
| 2019 | Snowmass | Roxie Albrecht, M.D. |
| 2020 | Sun Valley | Dave Shatz, M.D. |
| 2021 | Virtual Content | Robert McIntyre, M.D. |
| 2022 | Big Sky | Robert McIntyre, M.D. |
| 2023 | Lake Louise | Walter L. Biffl, M.D. |
| 2024 | Snowmass, CO | Rosemary Kozar, M.D., Ph.D. |
The Western Trauma Association thanks the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery for permission to provide our published presidential addresses.
Western Trauma Association Previous Annual Meeting Sites
| Site | Number of Meetings | Last Year at Site |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen | 1 | 1974 |
| Big Sky | 5 | 2022 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 2009 |
| Grand Targhee | 1 | 1996 |
| Jackson Hole | 5 | 2005 |
| Lake Louise | 2 | 2023 |
| Park City | 1 | 1977 |
| Snowbird | 7 | 2017 |
| Snowmass | 4 | 2019 |
| Squaw Valley | 3 | 2016 |
| Steamboat Springs | 7 | 2014 |
| Sun Valley | 3 | 2020 |
| Telluride | 2 | 2015 |
| Vail | 5 | 2012 |
| Whistler-Blackcomb | 2 | 2018 |