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Office
1223 16th St
Ste 3400
Santa Monica, CA 90404Phone+1 310-206-0367Fax+1 310-267-4632
Education & Training
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2015 - 2016
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2015
- Tulane UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2009 - 2010
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2009
- Cleveland State UniversityPost-Baccalaureate, 2003
- Oberlin CollegeB.A., Religion; Politics, 1995 - 1999
- Oberlin CollegeBA, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Teaching with Humanism Residents and Fellows Award UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 2016
- Charlie Keller Award for Surgical Career Advocacy Tulane University Department of Surgery, 2014
- Gold Humanism in Medicine Society Teaching Award Tulane University School of Medicine, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 35 citationsComplications of liver resection: laparoscopic versus open procedures.Douglas P. Slakey, Eric R. Simms, Barbara J. Drew, Farshid Yazdi, Brett Roberts
JSLS. 2013-01-01 - 16 citationsAssociation of Early vs Delayed Cholecystectomy for Mild Gallstone Pancreatitis With Perioperative Outcomes.Emily D. Dubina, Christian de Virgilio, Eric R. Simms, Dennis Y. Kim, Ashkan Moazzez
JAMA Surgery. 2018-11-01 - 36 citationsUsing simulation to improve root cause analysis of adverse surgical outcomes.Douglas P. Slakey, Eric R. Simms, Kelly V. Rennie, Meghan E. Garstka, James R. Korndorffer
International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2014-04-01
Journal Articles
- Association of Early vs Delayed Cholecystectomy for Mild Gallstone Pancreatitis with Perioperative OutcomesEric R Simms, Dennis Y Kim, Emily D Dubina, Ashkan Moazzez, JAMA
- Kendrick's extrication device and unstable pelvic fractures: Should a trochanteric belt be added? A cadaveric studyReynard FA, Flaris AN, Simms ER, Rouvière O, Roy P, Prat NJ, Damizet JG, Caillot JL, Voiglio EJ, Injury, 1/1/2016
- Effectiveness of systems changes suggested by simulation of adverse surgical outcomesGarstka ME, Slakey DP, Martin CA, Simms ER, Korndorffer JR, BMJ STEL., 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Impact of Volume of Infusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelets During the First 180 Minutes of Resuscitation: Minute-by-Minute Analysis of Infusion Rates on Surviva...Simms ER, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/19/2013
- A Look at Trends Over the Last Ten Years: Advantageous Adaptations of Civilian Trauma Surgery from Military Trauma Surgery ExperienceSimms ER, 14th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Lyon, France, 1/6/2013
- Complications and Morbidity of Liver Resection are Lower in Laparoscopic Cases Compared to Matched Open Cases in Both Anterolateral and Posterosuperior Hepatic SegmentsSimms ER, Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/17/2010
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Lectures
- Innovation ElectricNew Orleans, LA - 1/12/2015
- Compassion in Surgery.New Orleans, LA - 1/6/2015
- Opportunities for Partnerships in Technology with Industry (OPT-IN) Successes: the Hydra Minimally Invasive Surgical SystemBaton Rouge, LA - 1/29/2013
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Other
- Louisian EPSCoR: Paving the Way for Our Economic FutureYouTube.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6lkxJFY91c&feature=youtu.be
1/21/2014 - Economic Development Comes Full-Circle with OPT-IN.Louisiana Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
1/1/2013 - My Adventure as a Short-Term Resident in FranceThe Cutting Edge Newsletter by Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Surgery
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