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Cory Joseph Vatsaas

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery

cory.vatsaas@duke.edu

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1135-6470

DUMC 2837, Durham, NC 27710

1217 Pinehurst Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Surgery · 2021 - Present Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Surgery

Recent Publications

967: RIB FRACTURE PROTOCOL IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN OLDER ADULTS WITHOUT PROLONGING HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY

Conference Critical Care Medicine · March 2026 Full text Cite

971: ASSOCIATION OF A RIB FRACTURE PROTOCOL WITH DECREASED NEED FOR MECHANICAL VENTILATION

Conference Critical Care Medicine · March 2026 Full text Cite

Advancing student preparedness and involvement for representation and equity in surgery (ASPIRES): a pipeline for increasing heterogeneity in surgery

Journal Article Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education · February 16, 2026 Full text Cite

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Education

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 2008 M.D.