Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma); Chief of the Section of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies; Vice Chairman, Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery; Trauma Director, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Departments & Organizations
Surgery: Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Surgical Emergencies | Yale Medical Group
Research Interests
inflammation, infection; Ventilator associated pneumonia, sepsis, shock resuscitation, trauma systems and trauma outcomes
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Education
- B.S., Yale University, 1985
- M.D., Albany Medical College, 1991
Selected Publications
- Davis KA, Cabbad NC, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Carusone C, Leary T and Udelsman R. “Trauma team oversight of patient management improves efficiency of care and augments clinical and economic outcomes.” J Trauma;2008;56:12366-1244.
- Kaplan LK, Chung NH-T, Maerz LL, Lui FY, Schuster KM, Luckianow G and Davis KA. “A physicochemical approach to acid-base balance in critically ill trauma patients minimizes errors and reduces inappropriate plasma volume expansion.” J Trauma 2009;66:1045-1051.
- Wai PY, Ruby JA, Davis KA, Bell RL, Duffy AJ, Roberts AC, Roberts KE. “Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair during pregnancy.” Hernia 2009;Mar12:Epub ahead of print.
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