CoryJosephVatsaasMDFACS
General Surgery • Durham, NCTrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Assistant Professor of Surgery Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Director DUH SICU Co-Medical Director Transfusion Committee, Chair Duke ASPIRES, Founder/Director Duke University Health System Division of Trauma and Critical Care
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Office
2301 Erwin Rd
Durham, NC 27710Phone+1 919-684-3636
Summary
- Dr. Cory Vatsaas is a General Surgeon based in Durham, NC, with subspecialties in Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He completed multiple fellowships in Surgical Critical Care at institutions like Johns Hopkins University and the University of Michigan Health System, following a residency in Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. He served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Duke University Health System, and an Assistant of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Vatsaas is experienced in handling appendicitis, hernias, colectomy and has deep expertise in critical care medicine and trauma. He also actively contributes to research with numerous publications in reputed journals including The Journal of Surgical Research, Surgery Open Science, Journal of Surgical Education, and Neurocritical Care.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2015
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 2008 - 2014
University of MichiganFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2011 - 2012
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2015 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2014 - 2015
MN State Medical License 2009 - 2014
MI State Medical License 2011 - 2012
WI State Medical License 2011 - 2011- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
- American College of SurgeonsATLS Instructor
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Academy of Clerkship Directors Association for Surgical Education, 2023
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Student and Attending Preceptor Perceptions of Longitudinal Clinic as a Surgical Education and Assessment Tool.Isabel DeLaura, Kristen E Rhodin, Joseph Ladowski, T Clark Howell, John Migaly
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024-11-20 - Predictive Energy Equations Inaccurately Estimate Metabolic Demands of Older Adult Trauma Patients.Krista L Haines, Julie Walsh, Trevor Sytsma, Chidinma Tiko-Okoye, Jeroen Molinger
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024-10-01 - 1 citationsThe Surgical Clerkship in the COVID Era: A Natural Language Processing and Thematic Analysis.Thomas Clark Howell, Joseph M Ladowski, Amanda Nash, Kristen E Rhodin, Elisabeth T Tracy
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024-07-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
External Links
- Duke University Profilehttps://surgery.duke.edu/profile/cory-joseph-vatsaas
- Duke Health Profilehttps://www.dukehealth.org/find-doctors-physicians/cory-joseph-vatsaas-md
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