GeorgeVelmahosMD

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

John Francis Burke Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
165 Cambridge Street
Suite 810 Trauma, Emergency Surgery, And Surgical Critical Care
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-9591

Fax+1 617-726-9121

I am the Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital and also the Director of the MGH Hernia Center. My main clinical interest focuses on the care of patients with severe trauma or non-traumatic emergency surgical conditions. My elective practice includes complex hernia repairs and robotic surgery. My research revolves around trauma and emergency surgery issues with emphasis on: a) innovative methods of bleeding control and b) outcome prediction via artificial intelligence algorithms. I have authored/co-authored over 600 peer-review papers, 40 books and book chapters, and numerous other publications. As a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, I dedicate time in teaching medical students and surgical trainees, and directing trauma/surgical courses in the US and around the world.

PubMed

Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional Study.
Vahe S Panossian, Dias Argandykov, Suzanne C Arnold, Anthony Gebran, Charudutt N Paranjape
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025-03-01
Home care visits: The key to reducing loss to follow-up in emergency colorectal surgery.
Wardah Rafaqat, Vahe S Panossian, Christopher Alba, Yasmin Arda, Ikemsinachi C Nzenwa
Surgery. 2025-02-07
Timing of tracheostomy in geriatric patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury: A nationwide analysis.
Omar I Morales Rosario, Emanuele Lagazzi, Vahe S Panossian, Josip Plascevic, Yasmin Arda
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-02-01

Journal Articles

Proceedings of Resources for Optimal Care of Acute Care and Emergency Surgery Consensus Summit Donegal Ireland
W Biffl, M A Malangoni, A Peitzman, M Bowyer, M DeMoya, S Thomas, R Maier, E E Moore, G Velmahos, BioMed Central

Lectures

Association Between Midface Fractures and Cervical Spine Injury
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 11/4/2012

PUBLISHED: Robotic End Colostomy ReversalJanuary 31st, 2025
A Novel Multi-Faceted Course Blueprint to Support Outcome-Based Holistic Surgical Education: The Integrated Generation 4 Model (iG4)March 3rd, 2020
Surgeons Labored to Save the Wounded in El Paso Mass ShootingAugust 9th, 2019
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