General-Trauma-Robotic Surgeon, Professor of Surgery. General Surgery Residency Program Director. Veteran, Pilot-CFII.
Ft Myers, FL
Joined April 2009
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When & How did this become acceptable?!?
Recent @traumadoctors Survey:
64% aware of an episode of WorkPlace Violence in their Trauma Center YET 60% stated it's not a problem!
FISTS, PUNCHES, KICKS - most common ASSAULTS against Trauma Team Members
doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2025-0…
The anti-suicide barrier for the Coronado-San Diego Bay bridge will be a cost-effective project that is seriously overdue. Work by surgery resident Dr John Austin, trauma surgeon @amyliepert and @UCSDsurgery @UCSDSurgeryRes team included here. 🧵voiceofsandiego.org/2026/07/…
In this case, local trauma center surgeons, led by @amyliepert, joined volunteer allies and officials in local workgroups to identify effective solutions, in addition to advocating to secure funding.
Trauma surgeons in the US have observed a significant increase in e-bike injuries over the past few years. This week, we published our article, "An Exponential Increase in E-Bike Injuries in California," in @TSACO_AAST by @ucsdsurgery Resident Dr John Austin & team. 🧵
Our geospatial analysis revealed that e-bike crashes are more often concentrated in suburban areas, as illustrated in the heat maps, while conventional bicycle crashes are more prevalent in urban settings. (More city maps are in the article's supplementary materials.)
