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Sean Paul Montgomery

Associate Professor of Surgery
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Surgery · 2022 - Present Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Surgery

Recent Publications


Velocity changes in femoral vessel ultrasound with Doppler in Porcine hemorrhagic shock.

Journal Article Heliyon · January 15, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Physician-directed point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is routinely used to identify the etiology of shock and guide therapy in the ICU. We performed a preclinical study to determine what changes are manifested in the femoral vessels during hemorrh ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optic Nerve Sheath Point of Care Ultrasound: Image Acquisition.

Journal Article J Vis Exp · August 18, 2023 The goal of this protocol is to develop a standardized method for acquiring images of the optic nerve sheath and measuring the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD). Diagnostic ultrasound of the ONSD to detect intracranial hypertension has traditionally faced ... Full text Link to item Cite

Detection of pneumothorax on ultrasound using artificial intelligence.

Journal Article J Trauma Acute Care Surg · March 1, 2023 BACKGROUND: Ultrasound (US) for the detection of pneumothorax shows excellent sensitivity in the hands of skilled providers. Artificial intelligence may facilitate the movement of US for pneumothorax into the prehospital setting. The large amount of traini ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Field Detection of Acute Subdural Hematomas Requiring Urgent, Life-Saving Treatment in Severe TBI Patients

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kitware Inc. · 2019 - 2024

Artificial Intelligence for point of care ultrasound

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kitware Inc. · 2021 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 1997 M.D.
Johns Hopkins University · 1993 B.A.