FrankZhengZhaoMDFACS
General Surgery • La Jolla, CATrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon, Surgical Critical Care Intensivist | Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Scripps Clinic | SCMG
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Office
9888 Genesee Ave
LJ-601
La Jolla, CA 92037Phone+1 858-626-6362Fax+1 858-626-6354
Education & Training
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2015 - 2016
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2010 - 2015
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
HI State Medical License 2016 - 2020
OR State Medical License 2015 - 2019- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsA multicenter trial of current trends in the diagnosis and management of high-grade pancreatic injuries.Walter L. Biffl, Frank Z Zhao, Bryan C. Morse, Michelle K McNutt, Jason S. Lees
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021-05-01 - 3 citationsTrauma resource pit stop: increasing efficiency in the evaluation of lower severity trauma patients.Imad S. Dandan, Gail T. Tominaga, Frank Z Zhao, Kathryn B. Schaffer, Fady S. Nasrallah
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2021-01-01 - Authors' Response to letter by Elkbuli et al.Fredric M. Pieracci, Kiara Leasia, Zach Bauman, Evert A. Eriksson, Lawrence Lottenberg
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020-10-01
Journal Articles
- A multi-institution case series of intercostal nerve cryoablation for pain control when used in conjunction with surgical stabilization of rib fractures.Zhao F, Vossler J, Kaye A., Journal of Cardiothoracic Trauma., 12/18/2019
Authored Content
- Rib Fracture Management for the Traumatically Injured, Non-Intubated Patient8/1/2018
Press Mentions
Distinct Patterns of Natural Selection Determine Sub-Population Structure in the Fire Blight Pathogen, Erwinia AmylovoraSeptember 30th, 2019
Committees
- Committee Member, Chest Wall Injury Society - Research Committee 2018 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Chest Wall Injury SocietyMember
- Southwest Surgical CongressMember
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)
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