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Georg Herlitz, MD, General Surgery, Chattanooga, TN

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General Surgery Chattanooga, TN

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

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  • Office

    975 E 3rd St
    Chattanooga, TN 37403
    Phone+1 423-778-7000
    Fax+1 423-778-4833

Education & Training

  • Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Surgical Critical Care, 2012 - 2013
  • Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2012
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2004
  • Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State UniversityJD, Law, Louisiana Law Review, Jessup International Moot Court, 1992 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2013 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2016 - 2022
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2011 - 2017
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2013 - 2015

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • J.H. Landor Award for Excellence in Teaching, Surgery Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2012
  • Susan P. Deak Award for Excellence in Resident Research Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2011
  • Arthur P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Arthur P. Gold Foundation, 2011-2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Reconstruction after Partial (D2/D3) Duodenectomy using a Roux-en-Y Lateral Duodenojejunostomy: A Single Center Retrospective Analysis.  
    Narayanan S, Herlitz GN, Gomez D, Melstrom L , August DA, Carpizo DR, Surgical Techniques Development, 1/1/2015
  • Platelet activation in the postoperative period after lung transplantation  
    Sternberg DI, Shimbo D, Kawut SM, Sarkar J, Herlitz GN, D'Ovidio F, Lederer DJ, Wilt JS, Arcasoy SM, Pinsky DJ, D'Armiento JM, Sonett JR, J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg, 3/2008
  • The Meaning of the Term “Prima Facie”  
    Herlitz GN, Louisiana Law Review, 11/1994

Lectures

  • ICU Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Concepts 
    Grand Rounds, Dept. of Acute Care Surgery, Rutgers Medical School-RWJ, New Brunswick, NJ - 6/13/2013
  • 64-year-old Man with Head and Spine Trauma -- Panel Discussion Presenter 
    John P. Pryor Memorial PennTRAC Conference, Philadelphia, PA - 5/8/2013
  • Evidence of Autonomic Dysregulation Precedes Systemic Inflammation in Endotoxinemia 
    American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Owen H. Wangensteen Forum, Chicago, IL - 10/9/2009
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Other

  • TXA in Trauma - online CME lecture 
    Herlitz GN, NORTN EMS education outreach program
    Northeast Ohio Regional Trauma Network - 2015

Research History

  • Surgical InvestigatorSupervisor Stephen F. Lowry, MD Research in biological markers of inflammation2008 - 2009
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellow, surgerySupervisor Mehmet C. Oz, MD Research in LVADs, heart and lung transplantation, health care policy2004 - 2006

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