EileenMetzgerBulgerMD

General Surgery • Seattle, WA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor of Surgery, University Wash

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Office
Harborview Medical Center
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone+1 206-744-8485

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2000
University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

AK State Medical License 2024 - 2026
WA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
ID State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MT State Medical License 2024 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2024 - 2025
WY State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Hypertonic Modulation of Inflammation Following Injury Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Terminated
Prehospital Tranexamic Acid Use for Traumatic Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2015 May 01
Completed
Phase 2
Valproic Acid (VPA) for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Trauma Patients Start of enrollment: 2022 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

EFFECTS OF LOCAL HYPOTHERMIA ON LIMB VIABILITY IN A SWINE MODEL OF ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA DURING PROLONGED DAMAGE-CONTROL RESUSCITATION.
Emily Kao, Sahil Patel, Xu Wang, Kristyn Ringgold, Jessica M Snyder
Shock. 2025-01-01
2 citations
Disparities in Misclassification of Race and Ethnicity in Electronic Medical Records Among Patients with Traumatic Injury.
Kelsey M Conrick, Brianna Mills, Astrid B Schreuder, Wanna Wardak, Christopher St Vil
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2024-12-01
1 citations
Implementation of Extracorporeal CPR Programs for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Another Tale of Two County Hospitals.
Anna Condella, Nicholas S Simpson, Kyle S Bilodeau, Barclay Stewart, Samuel Mandell
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2024-11-01

Journal Articles

Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago Consensus I
Cynthia L Talley, Brendan T Campbell, Gary Timmerman, Ronald I Gross, Eric Kuncir, Robert Letton, Brian J Eastridge, Danny Robinette, Deborah A Kuhls, Eileen M Bulger, Journal of The American College of Surgeons

Lectures

Emergency Radiology 2013
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington - 8/11/2013
UW Emergency Radiology 2013
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington - 8/11/2013

Other

Inpatient management of traumatic rib fractures
Bulger EM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/inpatient-management-of-traumatic-rib-fractures
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-02

Authored Content

Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago Consensus INovember 2018

Press Mentions

As Gun Violence Increases in the PNW, so Does Its Toll on DoctorsOctober 7th, 2024
Trauma Surgeons Look Forward to Annual TQIP ConferenceAugust 26th, 2024
For Surgeons, Artistry Is Vehicle for Helping OthersJuly 17th, 2024
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Grant Support

Hypertonic Modulation Of Inflammation Following InjuryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2007–2010
The Effect Of Hypertonic Resuscitation For Blunt TraumaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2005

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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