Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
·
2018 - Present
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery,
Surgery
Chief of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery
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2017 - Present
Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Reducing Missed Doses of VTE Prophylaxis.
Journal Article JAMA Surg · December 1, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteState-level COVID-19 lockdown stringency associated with increases in motor-vehicle mortality rates.
Journal Article J Safety Res · December 2025 BACKGROUND: Motor-vehicle collision fatalities increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, but significant variation existed between states. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between state-level COVID ... Full text Link to item CiteDads also matter: paternal and maternal factors associated with infant injury mortality.
Journal Article Inj Prev · November 27, 2025 BACKGROUND: Despite advances in injury prevention, trauma remains a leading cause of infant mortality in the USA. This study sought to compare maternal characteristics with paternal risk factors for injury-related mortality for infants. METHODS: Data were ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Resilience Endotype-derivation through Parsimonious Analysis and causal Inference of Recovery from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (REPAIR-ARDS)
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Hospitalized Patients with Moderate-to-Severe ARDS: A Phase III Clinical Trial
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Direct Biologics LLC · 2023 - 2028Mid-Atlantic praGmatic NETwork for Inclusive Clinical trials in emergency care (MAGNETIC)
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine ·
1995
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania ·
1991
B.A.