Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
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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
To Tube or Not to Tube-A Case for Early Enteral Nutrition.
Journal Article JAMA Surg · April 22, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteFactors Associated With Complications and Increased Length of Stay After Bariatric Surgery in Pediatric Patients.
Journal Article J Surg Res · April 15, 2026 INTRODUCTION: Roughly one in five adolescents have obesity in the United States. As this population continues to grow, metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) may provide a definitive long-term weight loss solution. We aim to describe the current trends of p ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of systemic anticoagulation on traumatic cervical arterial repairs: An analysis of the PROspective Observational Vascular Injury Trial (PROOVIT) registry.
Journal Article Am J Surg · April 2026 PURPOSE: Systemic anticoagulation (SAC) is standard in elective arterial repairs but controversial in trauma due to bleeding risks, with unclear benefits in this population. This is the first study to investigate SAC's impact on cervical artery repairs. ME ... 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
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine ·
1995
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania ·
1991
B.A.