Biography
Over two decades of leadership in trauma surgery, emergency medical services, and public safety
Dr. Alexander Eastman is a trauma surgeon, surgical intensivist, and emergency medical services physician based in Dallas, Texas. He has spent more than twenty years caring for some of the most seriously injured patients in the region while working closely with first responders and law enforcement teams.
A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Eastman completed the Plan II Honors Program before earning his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He later returned to Texas to complete a Master of Public Health at the UT Health Science Center at Houston, along with a certificate in criminal justice from Austin Community College.
He trained in general surgery and completed fellowships in trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency medical services at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital. He is board-certified in general surgery, surgical critical care, and emergency medical services, and holds an active Texas medical license.
Dr. Eastman has long been part of the trauma community in Dallas. He practiced at Parkland Health, where he served as medical director and chief of the Rees-Jones Trauma Center, and at Medical City Healthcare. He also teaches the next generation of physicians as an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and previously served on the faculty at UT Southwestern.
His commitment to public safety extends well beyond the hospital. Since 2004, Dr. Eastman has served with the Dallas Police Department, where he is now the Chief Medical Officer and holds the rank of reserve lieutenant. In these roles, he focuses on supporting officers in the field, improving emergency response, and strengthening the care people receive before they ever reach a hospital.
At the national level, Dr. Eastman contributed to the Hartford Consensus, the American College of Surgeons effort behind the Stop the Bleed campaign, which has trained millions of Americans in bleeding control. He served as Medical Director for the Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) program and has long worked to advance prehospital trauma education and emergency preparedness at the national level.
Dr. Eastman is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of several national trauma and public-safety organizations. His work reflects a long-standing interest in improving trauma systems, advancing resuscitation care, and promoting injury prevention as a public-health priority.
Today, Dr. Eastman continues to focus on academic teaching, trauma-system development, and supporting the men and women who respond to emergencies across Dallas and beyond.