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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
# Mail
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 313-510-6212
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2016
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
Southern Illinois University School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2009 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2014 - 2016- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association between geospatial disparities in food security with weight loss and nutritional outcomes of metabolic surgery.Avia D Wilkerson, Corey Gentle, Elizabeth N Dewey, Nitin Sajankila, R Blake Buchalter
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-11-01 - Racial disparities persist in mortality after firearm assault injuries: A national analysis of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program database.Abby Gross, Claire Konys, Corey Gentle, Avia Wilkerson, Chao Tu
Surgery. 2024-10-24 - 1 citationsDoes reusable mean green? Comparison of the environmental impact of reusable operating room bed covers and lift sheets versus single-use.Jenny H Chang, Kimberly P Woo, Nathalia Silva de Souza Lima Cano, Melissa M Bilec, Maya Camhi
The Surgeon. 2024-08-01
Press Mentions
Precedex in Abdominal Surgery May Speed up GI Function RecoveryOctober 14th, 2021
Why Trauma Surgery and Critical Care Physicians Need to Be Good Stewards of End-of-Life CareNovember 16th, 2018
Committees
- Member, Guidelines Committee - Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) 2018 - Present
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