Education & Training
Medical School
Lake Erie College
Internship
Transitional/Rotating
- St. Luke's Hospital
Residency
General Surgery
- York Hospital
Fellowship
Anesthesia/Critical Care
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Burn
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Boards
Commercial Relationships and Collaborations
This faculty member or a member of his or her immediate family has a working relationship, such as providing consulting, research, or educational services, with the companies listed below. These relationships have been reported to the University of Missouri and, if appropriate, plans have been established to address potential conflicts. The following relationships were reported as of July 2017.
Acelity/KCI
Insurances
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In the News
Academic Information
Office
1 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65212
United States
Research Interests
- Advanced wound healing modalities
- Non-invasive burn and wound evaluation
- Acute burn resuscitation/monitoring
- Burn scar remodeling and reconstruction
Areas of Expertise
- Acute burn evaluation and resuscitation
- Burn scar evaluation and reconstruction
- Wound prevention and surgical care
Related Links
Awards & Honors
- Phoenix Society/ABA World Burn Congress – Galveston, Tx, 2010
- St Luke’s Hospital – R.K. Shields, MD, Internal Medicine Resident Memorial Award, 2007
- LECOM Graduation Student Ambassador Award, 2006
POMA Archie A Feinstein DO Scholarship Winner, 2004, 2005 - LECOM Ambassador Scholarship Winner, 2004
- LECOM Academic Scholarship Winner, 2004, 2005
- USPS Scholarship Winner, 2004
Publications
- “Clinical Usage and Economic Effectiveness of a Recently Developed Epidermal Autograft Harvesting System in 13 Chronic Wound Patients in a University-Based Wound Center”; Cureus. 2016 Nov; 8(11): e878.
- “Propylthiouracil-Associated Leukocytoclastic Necrotizing Cutaneous Vasculitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature”; JBurnCare 2016 Nov/Dec, PAP
- “Surgeon-Performed Hemodynamic Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Burn Intensive Care Unit”; JBurnCare 2016 Jan/Feb 37:e63-68
- “Failure of the Platelet Function Assay (PFA)-100 to Detect Antiplatelet Agents”, Surgery 2015; 158:1012-19