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Office
420 Delaware St SE MMC 195
Minneapolis, MN 55455Phone+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 MichiganFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2016 - 2017
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2016
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- 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
- Independent Risk Factors for Prolonged Tube Feeding After Endotracheal Intubation and Ventilation.Prajwal M Pradhan, Schelomo Marmor, Christopher Tignanelli, Stephanie Misono, Jesse Hoffmeister
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2024-12-01 - 1 citationsRisk-Specific Training Cohorts to Address Class Imbalance in Surgical Risk Prediction.Jeremy A Balch, Matthew M Ruppert, Ziyuan Guan, Timothy R Buchanan, Kenneth L Abbott
JAMA Surgery. 2024-12-01 - SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with intestinal permeability, systemic inflammation, and microbial dysbiosis in hospitalized patients.Christopher M Basting, Robert Langat, Courtney A Broedlow, Candace R Guerrero, Tyler D Bold
Microbiology Spectrum. 2024-11-05
Journal Articles
- Empirical Systemic Anticoagulation Is Associated with Decreased Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Influenza A H1N1 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome PatientsPeter 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 CareLena M Napolitano, Christopher J Tignanelli, JAMA
- Intrinsic subtypes of high-grade bladder cancer reflect the hallmarks of breast cancer biology4. 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 SafetyFebruary 22nd, 2023
- Losartan Fails to Reduce Lung Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19March 17th, 2022
- 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
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- Association for Academic Surgeons (AAS)Member
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External Links
- Tignanelli UMN Profilehttps://www.surgery.umn.edu/bio/critical-care-and-acute-care-s/christopher-tignanelli
- Google Scholar Publication Listhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=6PvI7vIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
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