Sharmila D Dissanaike MD FACS
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Professor, Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
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3601 4th St MS 8312Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone+1 806-743-2164
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Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2006 - 2007
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at LubbockResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2006
University of Sydney Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
NM State Medical License 2024 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2006 - 2007
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Gender Disparity in Burn Injury Survival Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
- The Study on Bacterial Load Following Open-to-air Management in Burn Patients. Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Rural Surgery Experiences in General Surgery Residency Training-The Current State an ACGME Sponsored Survey of General Surgery Program Directors.Stephanie F Heller, Karen J Brasel, Sharmila Dissanaike, Chris A Fox
Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-03-01 - 2 citationsA comparison of outcomes including bile duct injury of subtotal cholecystectomy versus open total cholecystectomy as bailout procedures for severe cholecystitis: A mul...Chathurika S Dhanasekara, Kripa Shrestha, Holly Grossman, Liza M Garcia, Baila Maqbool
Surgery. 2024-09-01 - Assessing resuscitation in burn patients with varying degrees of liver disease.Habib Abla, Vivie Tran, Alan Pang, Stephanie Stroever, Chip Shaw
Burns. 2024-05-01
Journal Articles
- Challenges to Professional Advancement Facing Women Surgeons—the View from Our ChairsSharmila Dissanaike, Mary Killackey, JAMA Surgery
Authored Content
- Challenges to Professional Advancement Facing Women Surgeons—the View from Our ChairsAugust 2020
- Civilian Prehospital Tourniquet Use Is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Peripheral Vascular InjuryMarch 2018
Press Mentions
The Caring Generation®: Conflict of Interest in HealthcareAugust 16th, 2020
Surgeons Report That 12-Hour Shifts Improve Patient Outcomes, Lower CostsOctober 30th, 2019
Behind the Knife: The Surgery PodcastOctober 31st, 2017- Join now to see all
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