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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2001 - 2002
- William Beaumont Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1991
- University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- TX State Medical License 1998 - 2024
- AR State Medical License 1985 - 2006
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials
- Mission Connect Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Integrated Clinical Protocol Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 124 citationsAn evaluation of the impact of apheresis platelets used in the setting of massively transfused trauma patientsJeremy G. Perkins, Cap P. Andrew, Philip C. Spinella, Lorne H. Blackbourne, Kurt W. Grathwohl
The Journal of Trauma. 2009-04-01 - 95 citationsPlatelet transfusions improve hemostasis and survival in a substudy of the prospective, randomized PROPPR trial.Jessica C. Cardenas, Xu Zhang, Erin E. Fox, Bryan A. Cotton, John R. Hess
Blood Advances. 2018-07-24 - 1510 citationsTransfusion of plasma, platelets, and red blood cells in a 1: 1:1 vs a 1:1:2 ratio and mortality in patients with severe trauma: The PROPPR randomized clinical trialJohn B. Holcomb, Barbara C. Tilley, Sarah Baraniuk, Erin E. Fox, Charles E. Wade
JAMA. 2015-02-03
Press Mentions
- Surgeons Address the Urgent Need to Eliminate ‘Blood Deserts’November 7th, 2024
- Experts to Discuss the Importance of Blood for Trauma Patients Before Arriving at the HospitalOctober 14th, 2024
- Matthew Eckert, MD, and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Joins the General, Acute Care, and Trauma Surgery DivisionOctober 22nd, 2020
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Grant Support
- Role Of The Gut In Post-Injury Multiple Organ FailureNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2008–2010
- Pathogenesis Of Multiple Organ FailureNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2008
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