Roxie M. Albrecht MD, FACS, FCCM

Roxie M. Albrecht, MD, FACS, FCCM, is a Tenured Emeritus Professor and prior Vice Chair of Quality, and Division Chief of General Surgery/Trauma/Critical Care for the Department of Surgery at the University of Oklahoma. A graduate of the University of Iowa undergraduate and medical school, she completed a general surgery residency at Michigan State University – Butterworth Hospital and a Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Miami.

Albrecht was the Director of Trauma at the OU Health, University of Oklahoma Medical Center from 2001-2023. She was active in the development of the Level One Trauma Center and the trauma system in the state of Oklahoma. She was a member of the ACS Committee on Trauma and completed a six-year term as region chief for Region 6. From the time of her arrival in Oklahoma, she worked on advocacy for trauma and injury prevention legislation. For her work in patient and system advocacy, she received the HCA Frist Humanitarian Award from OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center, the Rhinehart Community Service Award from the Oklahoma County Medical Society, and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Meritorious Service Award.

Albrecht held several regional and national association leadership positions for the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Midwest Surgical Association, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Western Trauma Association. In 2018, she was president of the Western Trauma Association, the 2011 president of the Midwest Surgical Association, a nd is a past chair of the surgical section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Albrecht served from 2013-19 as a director for the American Board of Surgery, representing the Southwestern Surgical Congress.

Dr. Albrecht's interests were in clinical patient care for injured and critically ill patients, performance improvement, patient safety, and quality and surgical education. She received awards for medical student and resident teaching from her academic institutions and the Shubin/Weil Master Clinician/Teacher Award for Excellence in Bedside Teaching from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. She remains active in trauma education and research.

In addition to her prior clinical and academic positions, Dr. Albrecht was the Adult Safety Medical Director for the OU Physicians medical group. She is a Master Trainer for TeamSTEPPS, a teamwork system for healthcare professionals, and completed the Armstrong Institute Patient Safety Certificate Program and the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program. Dr. Albrecht assisted in the implementation of these programs across the OU Health Medical System.