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Matthew Charles Wakefield

Clinical Faculty in the Department of Surgery
Community General Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Clinical Faculty in the Department of Surgery · 2025 - Present Community General Surgery, Surgery

Recent Publications


Outcomes of primary repair and primary anastomosis in war-related colon injuries.

Journal Article J Trauma · May 2009 BACKGROUND: The role of primary repair (PR) of modern day war-related colon injuries remains controversial. METHODS: Retrospective review of medical records of combat-wounded soldiers with colon injuries sustained during March 2003 to August 2006 was condu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Modern management of complex open abdominal wounds of war: a 5-year experience.

Journal Article J Am Coll Surg · December 2008 BACKGROUND: Optimal management of the open abdomen remains controversial. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of patients injured during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom returning to Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) from January 2003 to ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Alabama, School of Medicine · 1998 M.D.