CarlaCBraxtonMD
General Surgery • Houston, TXTrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Professor, Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
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Office
18400 Katy Fwy
Ste 560
Houston, TX 77094Phone+1 832-522-3240Fax+1 281-578-2404
Education & Training
Columbia University Business SchoolMBA, 2000 - 2002
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1998 - 1999
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1991- Oakwood UniversityB.A., Biology/Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1983 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2013 - 2024
KS State Medical License 2002 - 2014
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2012
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2003
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2002- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Texas Monthly Magazine, 2014
- Top Doc Award University of Kansas Hospital, 2003
- Six Sigma Green Belt for Health Care Villanova University
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsEscalation of Commitment in the Surgical ICUCarla C. Braxton, Celia N. Robinson, Samir S. Awad
Critical Care Medicine. 2017-04-01 - 10 citationsMandated Self-reporting of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Bundle and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Bundle Compliance and Infection RatesRyan A. Helmick, Meredith L. Knofsky, Carla C. Braxton, Anuradha Subramanian, Patricia Byers
JAMA Surgery. 2014-10-01 - 29 citationsIdentifying and Eliminating Deficiencies in the General Surgery Resident Core Competency CurriculumNicole M. Tapia, Allen L. Milewicz, Stephen E. Whitney, Mike K. Liang, Carla C. Braxton
JAMA Surgery. 2014-06-01
Journal Articles
- Can Surgeons be Paid for Performance?Braxton CC, Berger DH, Health Policy Research, 6/2013
- Core Measure Case Study Article - FeatureJoint Commission Benchmark Publication, 7/1/2011
- Improving Antibiotic Stewardship: Order Set Implementation to Improve Prophylactic Antimicrobial Prescribing in the Outpatient Surgical SettingBraxton C, Gerstenberger P, Cox G, J Amb Care Management, 4/1/2010
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