About
Steven R. Allen, MD, FACS, is a trauma surgeon with 15 years of experience caring for people with life-threatening injuries. Dr. Allen holds board certifications in general surgery and surgical critical care. He specializes in the care of severely injured patients, offering surgical care for thoracic trauma, emergency general surgery and placement of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) life support.
Dr. Allen’s first career choice was to become an elementary school teacher, but realized his desire to teach and love of biology would both translate to medicine too. Dr. Allen provides a caring and friendly atmosphere to relate to each of his patients as if they are a friend or family member. He is excited to join a team and health system that provides world-class care in a close-knit family environment.
Dr. Allen and his wife, Ame, have five grown children who are out of the house, and five dogs and a cat who are hopefully in the house. His hobbies include training for and racing (slowly) half and full Ironman triathlons.
Education & Training
Medical School
The University Of Florida
Residency
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Fellowship
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
- University of Pennsylvania Health System
Boards
Insurances
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Academic Information
Research Profile
Steven R. Allen, MD, FACS, is a trauma surgeon and researcher who brings together experience in the field and a passion for teaching in his role on the surgical faculty at MU Health Care and MU School of Medicine. His clinical interests include emergency general surgery to stabilize severe injury, surgical repair of thoracic trauma and ECMO placement.
Dr. Allen’s research interests include improving trauma outcomes and researching leadership and team member performance using eye-tracking technology. He has published several papers related to trauma outcomes, including a paper related to adult patients with autism spectrum disorder and the effect traumatic injury has on in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes.
Research Interests
- Trauma outcomes research
- Using eye-tracking technology to research leadership and team member performance
Areas of Expertise
- Care of severely injured patients
- Thoracic trauma
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Emergency general surgery