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Bryan Cotton, MD, General Surgery, Houston, TX

BryanCottonMD

General Surgery Houston, TX

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

John B Holmes Professor of Clinical Sciences, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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  • Office

    6431 Fannin
    4.286 MSB
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-500-7217

Summary

  • Bryan A. Cotton, MD, MPH is the John B Holmes Distinguished Professor in Clinical Sciences and Professor in the Department of Surgery at the McGovern Medical School (UT-Houston) and the Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann Hospital. In addition, he is the Director of the Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery, and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships at UT-Houston. His clinical specialties are trauma surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Cotton’s research focuses on identifying best resuscitation strategies for hemorrhagic shock.

    Over the last decade, his research has focused on identifying best resuscitation strategies for hemorrhagic shock, development and maturation of massive transfusion protocols and the early prediction of patients who will receive massive transfusion of blood and blood products. To that end, he has held funding from the National Institutes of Health, the State of Texas Emerging Technologies Fund, and the Department of Defense. Even when not serving as principal investigator, he has been recognized by others as a key contributor and have subsequently been awarded site-principal investigator for numerous studies in the field of resuscitation and hemostasis.

Education & Training

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMPH, 2007 - 2009
  • Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt UniversityM.P.H., 2007 - 2009
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2002 - 2004
  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
  • Ross University School of Medicine
    Ross University School of MedicineClass of 1997
  • Baylor University
    Baylor UniversityB.S., Biology, 1988 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2004 - 2010
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2002 - 2004
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FRCS-Glasgow) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons-Glasgow
  • Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow), 2014
  • Outstanding Young Physician Award University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Targeting Resuscitation to Normalization of Coagulating Status: Hyper and Hypocoagulability After Severe Injury are Both Associated with Increased Mortality  
    Moore HB, Moore EE, Liras IN, Wade CE, Huebner BR, Burlew CC, Pieracci FM, Sauaia A, Cotton BA, Am J Surg, 1/1/2017
  • Damage control laparotomy in trauma  
    Jensen SD, Cotton BA, Brit J Surg, 1/1/2017
  • Prediction of massive transfusion  
    Cantle P, Cotton BA, Critical Care Clinics, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • A comparison of resuscitation intensity (RI) and critical administration threshold (CAT) in predicting early mortality among bleeding patients: A multicenter validatio...
    Meyer DE, Cotton BA, Fox EE, Stein DM, Holcomb JB, Cohen MJ, Inaba K, Rahbar E on Behalf of the PROPPR Study Group, 31st Annual Scientific Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Orlando, FL, 1/10/2018
  • Can trauma surgeons keep up? A comparison of outcomes between patients cared for in a Trauma ICU versus a Neuro-ICU.
    Roberts DJ, Leonard SD, Taylor JR, Stein DM, Williams G, Wade CE, Cotton BA, 31st Annual Scientific Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Orlando, FL, 1/10/2018
  • Are TEG assays interchangeable? A comparison of rapid and kaolin thrombelastography in massive transfusion patients.
    Turbett J, Taylor JR, Cardenas JC, Wade CE, Beck WC, Cotton BA, 31st Annual Scientific Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Orlando, FL, 1/10/2018
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Lectures

  • Implementing goal-directed transfusion to clinical practice. 
    Alfred Hospital and Monash University School of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia - 1/1/2017
  • Time course and outcomes associated with transient versus persistent fibrinolytic phenotypes: A nested, prospective, multicenter cohort study. 
    Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2017
  • Current best treatment strategies for patients requiring massive transfusion 
    Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2017
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Limitless Whole Blood Best for Trauma Patients with Severe Blood Loss, According to New UTHealth Houston Research
    Limitless Whole Blood Best for Trauma Patients with Severe Blood Loss, According to New UTHealth Houston ResearchMay 16th, 2023
  • Researchers Assess Whether Blood Plasma Product Could Reduce Hemorrhaging, Improve Survival Rate of Trauma Patients
    Researchers Assess Whether Blood Plasma Product Could Reduce Hemorrhaging, Improve Survival Rate of Trauma PatientsSeptember 2nd, 2020
  • 2019 Erlanger Trauma Symposium Scheduled for June
    2019 Erlanger Trauma Symposium Scheduled for JuneApril 10th, 2019
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Professional Memberships