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Christopher Tignanelli, MD, General Surgery, Minneapolis, MN

ChristopherJamesTignanelliMD

General Surgery Minneapolis, MN

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

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  • Office

    420 Delaware St SE MMC 195
    Minneapolis, MN 55455
    Phone+1 612-625-7911

Summary

  • Dr. Tignanelli is a native of New Jersey. He obtained his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School and graduated from General Surgery residency at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. He then completed a Surgical Critical Care fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is currently a trauma surgeon and health outcomes researcher at the University of Minnesota.

    His research involves identifying and understanding barriers to high quality healthcare among trauma centers. Dr. Tignanelli has won multiple grants including: the NIH T32 research grant, the Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement seed grant, the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship, and the CHAAMPS Disparity Research Scholarship. He has over a dozen publications and given over 35 national presentations. His research has received numerous awards including: the 2017 Surgical Critical Care Program Director Society (SCCPDS) excellence in research award, the 2017 Michigan State Committee on Trauma (CoT) resident paper competition winner and he represented the state of Michigan in the regional CoT competition, 2017 best AAS overall manuscript submission by an AAS resident or fellow, 2015 Herbert J. Proctor Award for excellence in surgical research, and the 2014 John William Pope clinical fellowship.

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2016 - 2017
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2016
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2016 - 2020
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2009 - 2016
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best AAS Overall Manuscript Submission by an AAS Resident or Fellow Association for Academic Surgery, 2017
  • Clinical Research Winner - Michigan State Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition Michigan State Committee on Trauma, 2017
  • 2017 Surgical Critical Care Program Director Society (SCCPDS) - Excellence in Research Award SCCPDS - Honorable Mention, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Empirical Systemic Anticoagulation Is Associated with Decreased Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Influenza A H1N1 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients  
    Peter K Henke, Thomas W Wakefield, Lena M Napolitano, Andrea T Obi, Pauline K Park, Shipra Arya, Christopher J Tignanelli, ScienceDirect
  • The Fragility Index in Randomized Clinical Trials as a Means of Optimizing Patient Care  
    Lena M Napolitano, Christopher J Tignanelli, JAMA
  • Intrinsic subtypes of high-grade bladder cancer reflect the hallmarks of breast cancer biology  
    4. Jeffrey S. Damrauer, Katherine A. Hoadley, David D. Chism, Cheng Fan, Christopher J. Tignanelli, Sara E. Wobker, Jen Jen Yeh, Matthew I. Milowsky, Gopa Iyer, Joel S..., PNAS, 1/2014

Press Mentions

  • U of M Medical School Receives $1.4M in Funding for Research Project on AI and Patient Safety
    U of M Medical School Receives $1.4M in Funding for Research Project on AI and Patient SafetyFebruary 22nd, 2023
  • Losartan Fails to Reduce Lung Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
    Losartan Fails to Reduce Lung Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19March 17th, 2022
  • Nation’s First Ivermectin Clinical Trial Now 50 Percent Enrolled
    Nation’s First Ivermectin Clinical Trial Now 50 Percent EnrolledNovember 11th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Disparities in clinical outcomes after injuryCHAAMPS Disparity Scholars Program (CDSP) 2017 Award2017–2018
  • Simulation-based Central Line Insertion Course to Reduce Central Line-Associated ComplicationsInstitute for Healthcare Quality Improvement Seed Grant2015–2016
  • Targeting Kinome Reprogramming in Pancreatic CancerWomack Surgical Research and Outreach Grant2013–2014
  • Targeting KRAS mutant Colorectal CancerAmerican College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarship2012–2014
  • Targeting KRAS mutant Colorectal CancerNIH T32 Surgical Oncology Training Grant2012–2014

Research History

  • Trauma Outcomes Research - MTQIP2016 - 2017
  • Research Fellow - UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center2012 - 2014

Professional Memberships