Demetrios Demetriades MD

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor of Surgery, Director of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California

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1500 San Pablo StFl 7Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-409-7761
Fax+1 323-442-6798

Education & Training

University of Witwatersrand,PhD, Surgery, PhD, 1982 - 1985
University of AthensClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1994 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Service Award FDA, 2014
Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation Science American Heart Association, 2013
Scudder Oration ACS, 2011
Honorary Member of the Hellenic Surgical Society Hellenic Surgical Society
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Honorary Member, Cyprus Surgical Society Cyprus Surgical Society
Honorary Member, Argentinean College of Surgeons Argentinean College of Surgeons
Honorary Member, Mexican College of Surgeons Mexican College of Surgeons
Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation American Heart Association
Certificate of Appreciation with flag flown over Afganistan, US Navy US Navy
Honorary Doctorate University of Thessaloniki, Greece
FDA Distinguished Service Award FDA
Honorary Member Paraguay Surgical Society Paraguay Surgical Society
Honorary Faculty member AOA Medical Honor Society
Honorary Doctorate University of Athens
Scudder Orator American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Early Small Bowel Obstruction Following Laparotomy For Trauma Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Colon injuries in the presence of complete spinal cord injury: Primary repair or colostomy?
Wei Huang, Caitlyn Braschi, Natalie Hodges, Yu Cheng Chiu, Demetrios Demetriades
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-04-01
Risk of venous thromboembolic complications in pregnant trauma patients: A matched cohort study.
Wei Huang, Edward Cho, Meghan Lewis, Anaar Siletz, Feifei Jin
World Journal of Surgery. 2025-03-01
REBOA in patients with high-grade liver injury may be associated with worse outcomes.
Wei Huang, Naveen Balan, Feifei Jin, Yu Cheng Chiu, Demetrios Demetriades
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-03-01

Journal Articles

Impact of Alcohol on Seizures and Mortality After Isolated Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury
Zachary D Warriner, Subarna Biswas, Demetrios Demetriades, Journal of The American College of Surgeons

Books/Book Chapters

Trauma Secrets.
Editors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Hanley Belfus Medical , PAEdition 1998,
Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
Editors: Demetriades D, Inaba K, Velmahos G.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2014
Chapter: Assessmen Monitoring, and Management of the of the Brain Dead Organ Donor
Demetriades D, Lam L.,Editors: D Cooper, D Novitzky.Springer Science 2013
Color Atlas of Trauma, 2nd edition
Demetriades D, Newton EEditors: Demetriades D, Newton E.2012
Mastery of Surgery (6th edition)
Chapter: Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
Demetriades D, Lam LEditors: JF Fischer.2012
Trauma
Chapter: Cardiac Complications in Trauma
Demetriades D, KobayiashiEditors: Tubaro, Filipatos.2012
Color Atlas of Trauma, 2nd edition
Editors: Demetriades D, Newton E.Cambridge University Press , CanbridgeEdition 2nd,2012
Trauma , 7th edition
Chapter: Colon and Rectal Trauma
Editors: Mattox K,Moore E, Feliciano D.McGraw-Hill2012
Trauma Surgery I (European Manual of Medicine)
Chapter: Chest Trauma
Demetriades D, Talving P, Inaba KEditors: Oestern H, Trentz O, Uranues S.Springer-Verlag2010
Rutherford Vascular
Chapter: : Abdominal vascular injures
Demetriades D, Inaba KEditors: Rutherford RB.2010
Advances in Surgery
Chapter: the nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal
Inaba K, Demetriades DEditors: Cameron J.2007
The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Chapter: Colon and Rectal Injuries
Demetriades D, Salim AEditors: Wolf B.Springer2007
Surgery of the Liver, BiliaryTract and Pancreas Surgery
Chapter: Pancreas Injuries
Demetriades D, Salim A, Brown C:Editors: Blumgart LH.Saunders, Elsevier , Philadelphia, 2007
Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma.
Editors: Modavia D, Newton E, Demetriades D.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2003
Trauma Secrets, 2nd edition
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia,Edition 2nd,2003
Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma.
Modavia D, Newton E, Demetriades D,Editors: Modavia D, Newton E, Demetriades D,.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2003
Trauma Secrets, Chinese translation, China,
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:Editors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:.ChinaEdition chin,2001
Segredos em Trauma (Portuguese translation)
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Artmed Editora, Alegre, BrazilEdition Port,2001
Segredos em Trauma (Portuguese translation)
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Artmed Editora, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2001
Trauma Secrets, Chinese translation
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.China2001
Procedures and Monitoring for the Critically Ill.
Shoemaker W, Velmahos G, Demetriades D:Editors: Shoemaker W, Velmahos G, Demetriades D:.WB Saunders, Philadelphia 2001
Secretos del Traumatismo (Trauma Secrets) Spanish translation, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Mexico, 2000
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.McGraw-Hill Interamericana, MexicoEdition Span,2000
Trauma Management.
emetriades D, Asensio J:Editors: Demetriades D, Asensio J:.Landes Bioscience Publications2000
Secretos del Traumatismo (Trauma Secrets), spanish edition
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:Editors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:.McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Mexico City2000
Trauma Management.
Demetriades D, Asensio J:Editors: Demetriades D, Asensio J. Landes Bioscience Publications, 2000
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Authored Content

Impact of Alcohol on Seizures and Mortality After Isolated Blunt Traumatic Brain InjuryOctober 2018

Press Mentions

Even Without Symptoms, Trauma Patients Who Test Positive for COVID Fare Worse Than Comparable Patients Who Do Not Have the VirusOctober 13th, 2022
Registration Open for 68th Annual Detroit Trauma SymposiumSeptember 24th, 2020
News: Search Still on for Noninvasive Methods to Monitor ICPDecember 2nd, 2019
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