Dr. Ferrada provides physician leadership for a perioperative platform encompassing 56 operating rooms, 15 procedure rooms, more than 54,000 annual cases and more than 750 perioperative team members at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. Under her leadership, first-case on-time surgical starts increased from 53% to 79% and delays greater than 60 minutes decreased from 11% to 6.8%, reflecting stronger operational discipline and improved patient flow. Her safety focus has produced measurable results including a 90% reduction in operating room burns and sustained zero retained surgical items across reporting periods. She reduced perioperative staff turnover to 6.9%, compared to a national benchmark above 20%, by replacing a culture of blame with psychological safety and accountability. Dr. Ferrada has authored more than 145 peer-reviewed publications, contributing to multicenter trials and guidelines that have influenced trauma care nationally. She currently serves as president-elect of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and as a governor of the American College of Surgeons.
