National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute program in
Acute Lung Injury
Specialized Centers of Clinically Oriented Research (ALI SCCOR)

Positions and Employment:

1990-1991 Surgical Internship, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
1991-1998 Surgery Residency, University of Toronto affiliated Hospitals, Toronto
1993-1997 Research Fellow, Critical Care Surgery Laboratories, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto
1998-2000 Fellow in Trauma and Critical Care, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Academic Appointments:

2000-2003      Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2000-present Attending Trauma Surgeon, Div of Trauma & General Surgery, Harborview Medical Center
2001-present  Director, Acute Care Section, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
2001-present  Director, Surgical Critical Care Services, Harborview Medical Center
2002-present  Associate Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Harborview Medical Center
2003-present  Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Honors and Awards:

1990 Governor General's Silver Medal for highest academic standing, all faculties, Queen's University
1990 University Medal in Surgery, Queen's University
1990 University Medal in Medicine, Queen's University
1990 Austin Roberts Award to Medalist in Surgery, Queen's University
1992-93 Canadian Association of General Surgeons Lederle Fellowship in Surgical Infectious Diseases
1994-94 Surgical Infection Society Fellowship
1995-97 Medical Research Council of Canada Research Fellowship
1998 Surgical Infection Society Fellowship in Evaluative Sciences
1999 2nd Place, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma National Paper Competition
2000 2nd Place, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Paper National Paper Competition

Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

1.       Nathens AB, Rotstein OD, Marshall JC. Tertiary peritonitis: clinical features of a complex nosocomial infection. World J Surg 1998; 22: 158.

2.       Nathens AB, Marshall JC. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract: A systematic review of the evidence.  Arch. Surg 1999; 134:170-6.

3.       Nathens AB, Jurkovich GJ, Rivara FP, Maier RV. Effectiveness of state trauma systems in reducing injury-related mortality: A national evaluation. Journal of Trauma 2000: 48; 25-30.

4.       Nathens AB, Jurkovich GJ, Cummings P, Rivara FP, Maier RV. The effect of organized systems of trauma care on motor-vehicle crash mortality. JAMA 2000:283;1990-1994.

5.       Nathens AB, Rivara FP, Maier RV. Jurkovich GJ. The trauma patient in the urban Level I trauma center: benefit or burden? Surgical Forum 51: 503-505, 2000.

6.       Nathens AB, Jurkovich GJ, Maier RV, Grossman DC, Mackenzie EJ, Moore M, Rivara FP. The relationship between trauma center volume and outcome. JAMA 2001:285; 1164-1171.

7.       Nathens AB, Maier RV, Copass MK, Jurkovich GJ. Payer-status: the unspoken triage criterion. J Trauma 2001:50;776-781.

8.       Karmy-Jones R, Jurkovich GJ, Nathens AB, Shatz D, Brundage S, Wall M, Englehardt S, Hoyt DB, Holcroft J, Knudson MM. Timing of urgent thoracotomy for hemorrhage following trauma: a multi-center study. Arch Surg. 2001;136:513-518.

9.       Bulger EM, Nathens AB, Rivara FP, Grossman DC, Moore M, Jurkovich GJ. Variations in the management of head injury and the relationship of outcome to medical care. Crit Care Med 2002; 30:1870-1876.

10.   Mazuski JE, Sawyer RG, Nathens AB, DiPiro JT, Schein M, Kudsk KA, Yowler C. The Surgical Infection Society Guidelines on Antimicrobial Therapy for Intra-Abdominal Infections: Evidence for the Recommendations. Surgical Infections 2002; 3: 175-234.

11.   Vavilala MS, Nathens AB, Jurkovich GJ, MacKenzie EJ, Rivara FP. Risk factors for venous thromboembolism in pediatric trauma. Journal of Trauma 2002; 52: 922-927.

12.   Nathens AB, Neff MJ, Jurkovich GJ, Klotz P, Farver K, Ruzinski JT, Garcia I, Maier RV. A randomized, prospective trial of antioxidant supplementation in critically ill surgical patients. Annals of Surgery 2002;236: 814-822.

13.   Arbabi S, Jurkovich GJ, Rivara, FP, Nathens AB, Moore M, Demarest GB, Maier RV. Patient outcomes in academic medical centers: influence of fellowship programs and in-house on call attending surgeons. Archives of Surgery 2003;138: 47-51.

14.   Nathens AB, Rivara FP, Jurkovich GJ, Maier RV, Johansen J, Thompson DC. Management of the injured patient: Identification of research topics for systematic review using the Delphi technique. Journal of Trauma 2003; 54:595-601.

15.   Bailey JA, Virgo KS, DiPiro JT, Nathens AB, Sawyer RG, Mazuski JE. Aminoglycosides for intra-abdominal infection: equal to the challenge? Surgical Infection 2003; 3:315-415

16.   Solomkin, JS, Mazuski JE, Baron EJ, Sawyer RG, Nathens AB, DiPiro JT, Buchman T, Dellinger EP, Jerrigan J, Gorbach S, Chow A, Bartlett J. Infectious Diseases Society of America. Guidelines For The Selection Of Anti-Infective Agents For Intraabdominal Infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Oct 15;37(8):997-1005

17.   Wessels H, Suh D, Porter JR, Rivara FP, Mackenzie EJ, Jurkovich GJ, Nathens AB. True rate of nephrectomy for renal injury in the United States: results of a population based study. J Trauma 2003; 54:423-430.

18.   Foy HM, Nathens AB, Maser B, Mathur S, Jurkovich GJ.  Reinforced silastic sheeting: an improved method of temporary abdominal closure in damage control laparotomy.  Am J. Surg 2003; 185:498-501

19.   The effect of interfacility transfer on outcome in an urban trauma system. Nathens AB, Maier  RV, Brundage SI, Jurkovich GJ, Grossman DC. J Trauma 2003 Sep;55(3):444-9.

20.   Nathens AB, Jurkovich GJ, MacKenzie EJ, Rivara FP. A resource-based assessment of trauma care in the United States. J Trauma. In press.

21.   Nathens AB, Brunet F, Maier RV.  Trauma systems development and impact on outcomes following injury.  Lancet.  In press.

22.   Hollingworth W, Nathens AB, Kanne JP, Crandall ML, Crummy TA, Hallam DK, Wang MC, Jarvik JG.  The diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography for traumatic or atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid and vertebral arteries.  A systematic review.  Eur J Radiology 2003 Oct;48(1):88-102.

23.   Anaya D, Nathens AB.  Risk factors for severe sepsis in peritonitis.  Surgical infections.  In press.

24.   Crandall M, Nathens AB, Kernic M, Holt VL, Rivara FP.  Predicting injury among women in abusive relationships.  J Trauma.  In press.

25.   Crandall M, Nathens AB, Rivara FP.  Injury patterns among female trauma patients: recognizing intentional injury.  J Trauma.  In press.