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Research

General Surgery Residency Program at Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Brian Figueroa, Sandra Nwani, Heather Grossman-Verner and Michael S. Truitt MD

Brian Figueroa, Heather Grossman-Verner and Michael S. Truitt, MD

Residents are encouraged to perform clinical research, write scientific papers, and present at scientific meetings in conjunction with faculty mentors. The Methodist Graduate Medical Education Department will cover the cost of transportation, lodging, and meals for all presentations of accepted papers at a conference.

Below are the publications and presentations/submissions by the general surgery residents for the 2019-2020 academic year:

Yearly Research Papers

Publications:

1. Almahmoud, K, Abboud, A., Namas, R.A.,…Truitt, M.S.,… Vodovotz, Y. (2019) Computational evidence for an early, amplified systemic inflammation program in polytrauma patients with severe extremity injuries. PLoS One, 14(6):e0217577. (PMID 31163056).

2. Pagkratis S, Cho EE, Lewis F, Miller K, Osman H, Doyle MBM, Jeyarajah DR (2019). Expectation of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary fellows: Do we meet them? J Surg Ed Nov-Dec 76(6):1546-1555. (PMID 31239233).

3. Jackson T, Morgan J, Jackson D, Cook T, McLean K, Agrawal V, Taubman K, Kumar G, Truitt MS (2019). Trends in Surgeon Wellness (Take a sad song and make it better): A comparison of surgical residents, fellows and attendings Am J Surg 1:85(6):579-586. (PMID 31267897).

4. Francis N, Sylla P, Abou-Khalil, Truitt MS, et al (2019). EAES and SAGES 2018 Consensus Conference on acute diverticulitis management – Evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice. Surg Endosc Sep 33 (9):2726-2741. (PMID 31250244).

5. Garlipp, B., Gibbs, P., Van Hazel, G. A., Jeyarajah, R., Martin, R. C. G., Bruns, C. J., . . . Seidensticker, M. (2019). Secondary technical resectability of colorectal cancer liver metastases after chemotherapy with or without selective internal radiotherapy in the randomized SIRFLOX trial. Br J Surg, 106(13), 1837-1846. doi:10.1002/bjs.11283. (PMID 31424576).

6. Jackson T, Zhou C, Khorgami Z, Truitt MS (2019). Traumatized residents – It’s not surgery. It’s Medicine. J Surg Educ, August 31 (PMID: 31477549).

7. Angelo JL, Kaji AH, Spence LH, Truitt MS, Kim DY (2019). Follow up trends after emergency department discharge for acutely symptomatic hernias: A Southwestern Surgical Congress Multi-Center Trial. Am J Surg Dec, 218(6):1079-1083. (PMID 31506167).

8. Roden-Foreman JW, Rapier NR, Foreman ML, Amos, JD, Schroeppel TJ (2019). Rethinking the definition of major trauma. The need for trauma intervention outperforms injury severity score and revised trauma score in 38 adult and pediatric trauma centers. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 87(3):658-665. (PMID 31205214).

9. Moskowitz EE, McIntyre RC,, Burlew CC, Helmkamp LJ, Peltz ED, Coleman JR, Kovar A, Truitt MS, Agrawal V, Onkendi E, Dev R, Diaz JJ, Eaton B, Campion EM (2019). Evaluation of a water-soluble contrast protocol for small bowel obstruction. A Southwestern Surgical Congress Multicenter Trial. Am J Surg 218(6): 1046-1051. (PMID 31623878).

10. Schellenberg M., Brown, CVR., Trust MD, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Hopper HA, Truitt MS … et al, Rectal Injuries StudyGroup (2019). Rectal Injury After Foreign Body Insertion: Secondary Analysis From the AAST Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries Study Group. J Surg Res. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.09.048. (PMID 31648812).

11. Kennedy GD, Lidor A, Jeyarajah DR, Walsh M, Hassan I, et al (2019). Looking ahead: The SSAT Strategic Plan Version 2.0 for the next decade. J Gastrointest Surg Nov 25. (PMID 31768824).

12. Moekotte AL, Rawashdeh A, Asbun HJ, Coembra FJ, Jeyarajah DR, et al (2019). Safe implementation of minimally invasive pancreas resection: A systematic review. HPB (Oxford) 2019. Dec 10:S1365-182x(19)33198-3. (PMID 31836284).

13. Kennedy GD, Lidor A, Jeyarajah DR, Walsh M, Hassan I, et al (2019). Looking ahead: The SSAT Strategic Plan Version 2.0 for the next decade. J Gastrointest Surg Nov 25. (PMID 31768824).

14. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, MS, MD, Tim Gutierrez, MD, Jason Murry, MD, Danny Holland, DO, Vaidehi Agrawal, PhD, Khalid Almahmoud, MPH, MD, Christopher Pearcy, MD, Michael S. Truitt, MD. Antibiotics and Open Fractures of the Lower Extremity: Less is More. Methodist Health System, Graduate Medical Education Research Journal, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, September 2019.

15. Jackson T, Zhou C, Khorgami Z, Jackson D, Agrawal V, Taubman K, Nelson P,Truitt MS. Traumatized Residents — It’s Not Surgery. It’s Medicine. Methodist Health System, Graduate Medical Education Research Journal, December 2019.

16. Osterberg EC, Veith J, Brown CVR, Truitt M, Schellenberg M, et al (2020). Concomitant bladder and rectal injuries: Results from the AAST Multicenter Rectal Injury Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg Feb, 88(2):286-291. May 2020. (PMID 31343599).

17. Gardner AK, Cavanaugh K, Willis RE, Dent D, Reinhart H, Truitt MS, Scott BG, Dunkin B (2020). Great expectations? Future competency requirements among candidates entering surgery training. J Surg Ed March-April 77(2):267-272. (PMID 31606376).

18. Truitt MS, Grossman-Verner H, Pearcy CP. Acute Decompensation Including Delirium (Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Level) Module, The SCORE Portal. http://www.surgicalcore.org. Published May 2020. Accessed June 18, 2020.

19. Lorenzo M, Shifflette S. Geriatric Trauma Service: What is So Special? Review article. Curr Surg Rep (2020) 8:18. (Not indexed).

20. Grossman Verner H, Figueroa B, Salgado-Crespo M, Lorenzo M, Amos JD. Trauma Center Funding: Stop the Bleed. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, Submitted 6/15/2020 (Under Review).

Presentations:

Truitt MS. Implementing robotic surgery in residency Program; Rib Fractures Analgesia. World Congress, Krakow, Poland, August 12-19, 2019.

Amos JD, Truitt MS. REBOA: Pros and Cons. Hobert Symposium, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, August 30 2019.

Figueroa B, Grossman Verner H, Acharya P, Karpisek A, Mantry P, Amos JD. Cirrhotic patients are at risk of shock in response to traumatic injury. COT (ACS) paper competition, October 23, 2019.

Jackson T, Truitt MS. Retainment of Vascular Surgeons: Prophylactic Measures to the Current Vascular Workforce Crisis. Southern Association for Vascular Surgery. January 8-11, 2020. Oral Presentation.

Grossman Verner H, Bosarg P, Pearcy C, Karpisek A, Wheelock B,Truitt MS. A Novel Approach to Rib Fracture-Associated Pain: On-Q Painbuster Tunneling Catheter Placement Technique. EAST, January 17, 2020. Oral/video presentation. (Submitted Publication, pending).

Grossman Verner H, Figueroa B, Salgado-Crespo M, Lorenzo M, Amos JD. Trauma Center Funding: Stop the Bleed. Western Trauma Association, February 2020, Oral presentation. (Submitted publication, pending).

Figueroa B, Grossman Verner H, Karpisek A, Pearcy C, Rappa P, Truitt, MS. Older than Old: Obesity in a Rapidly Aging Trauma Population. North Texas Chapter of the ASC, Dallas, TX, February 2020. Poster presentation.

Figueroa B, Grossman Verner H, Pearcy C, Burris J, Truitt MS, Karpisek A. Big picture struggles: Appropriate imaging for geriatric patients. (Presidential Session/Oral presentation). North Texas Chapter of the ASC, Dallas, TX, February 2020.

Grossman Verner H, Figueroa B, Pearcy C. Are two heads better than one: A level II trauma center comparative analysis. North Texas Chapter of the ACS, Dallas, TX, February 2020. Oral presentation.

Grossman Verner H, Acharya P, Murray AR, Figueroa B, Amos JD. Modern management and best practices for national trauma bank data analysis. North Texas Chapter of the ACS, Dallas, TX, February 2020. Oral presentation.

Figueroa, BA, Grossman Verner HM, Pearcy C, Burris J, Truitt M, Karpisek A. Big picture struggles appropriate imaging for geriatric populations. Southwestern Surgical Congress, 2020. Quick Shot.

Figueroa BA, Grossman Verner H, Karpisek A, Pearcy C, Rappa P, Truitt MS. Implications of morbid obesity in geriatric trauma. Southwestern Surgical Congress, 2020. Quick Shot.

Grossman Verner H, Figueroa B, Salgado-Crespo M, Amos JD. Drop your weapons: The active shooter footprint in the United States. Southwestern Surgical Congress 2020 (poster session). Quick Shot.

Grossman Verner, Figueroa B, Reinhart B, Simonson R, Amos JD. The merits of trauma activation under physician discretion. Southwestern Surgical Congress 2020. Quick Shot.

Figueroa B, Bradshaw R, Grossman Verner H, Karpisek A, Records K, Truitt MS. Ride Share to the Rescue: Trends in alcohol related MVC. AAST (Poster Session).