Areas of Expertise

• Chest Wall Injury
• Surgical Stabilization of Rib and Sternal Fractures
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
• Flexible Endoscopy of the Treatment of General Surgical Conditions

Education

• Fellowship: Surgical Ethics, Center for Humanism and Ethics in Surgical Specialties, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
• Fellowship: Acute Care Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
• Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, Barnes Jewish Hospital-Washington University, St Louis, MO
• Residency: General Surgery, Wellspan York Hospital, York, PA
• D.O., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ
• B.S., Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Publications

• Fedorka CJ, Beck da Silva Etges AP, Best MJ, et. al. "Defining the Cost of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Multicenter, Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing and Cost Optimization Investigation." The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, (), (2024) . doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.01351
• Klein J, Lemma M, Prabhakaran K, et. al. "Robotic versus Laparoscopic Emergency and Acute Care Surgery: Redefining Novelty (RLEARN): feasibility and benefit of robotic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis at a level 1 trauma center." Trauma surgery & acute care open, 9(1), (2024) e001522. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001522
• Choron RL, Piplani C, Kuzinar J, et. al. "Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV-V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial." Trauma surgery & acute care open, 9(1), (2024) e001438. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001438
• Maxwell MJ, Glass EA, Bowler AR, et. al. "The Effect of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Design and Surgical Indications on Deltoid and Rotator Cuff Muscle Length." Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, (), (2024) . pii: S1058-2746(24)00872-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.10.003
• ASES Complications of RSA Research Group, Puzzitiello R, Glass EA, et. al. "Low success rate of closed reductions when treating dislocations after reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a study by the ASES Complications of RSA Multicenter Research Group." Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, (), (2024) . pii: S1058-2746(24)00805-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.09.016
• Kirsch JM, Fakhry SM, Bernard A, et. al. "Documentation and coding for trauma and surgical critical care: updates and tips." Trauma surgery & acute care open, 9(1), (2024) e001532. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001532
• Zangbar B, Rafieezadeh A, Rodriguez G, et. al. "Geriatric falls: an enormous economic burden compared to firearms." Trauma surgery & acute care open, 9(1), (2024) e001492. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001492

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Memberships and Affiliations

• American College of Surgeons
• American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
• Chest Wall Injury Society
• Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
• Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
• Society of Critical Care Medicine