Smitha Bhaumik, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Publications

• Bhaumik S, Suresh K, Lategan H, Steyn E, Mould-Millman NK. The new injury severity score underestimates true injury severity in a resource-constrained setting. Afr J Emerg Med. 2024 Mar;14(1):11-18. PubMed PMID: 38173687
• Finn J, Dixon JM, Moreira F, Herbst C, Bhaumik S, Fleischer CL, Stassen W, Beaty B, Lourens D, Verster J, Fosdick B, Lategan HJ, de Vries S, Uren G, Wylie C, Steyn E, Geduld H, Mould-Millman NK. Patterns of on-scene and healthcare system trauma deaths in the Western Cape of South Africa. World J Surg. 2024 Feb;48(2):320-330. PubMed PMID: 38310308
• Mould-Millman NK, Wogu AF, Fosdick BK, Dixon JM, Beaty BL, Bhaumik S, Lategan HJ, Stassen W, Schauer SG, Steyn E, Verster J, Wylie C, de Vries S, Jamison M, Kohlbrenner M, Mayet M, Hodsdon L, Wagner L, Snyders LO, Doubell K, Lourens D, Bebarta VS. Association of freeze-dried plasma with 24-h mortality among trauma patients at risk for hemorrhage. Transfusion. 2024 May;64 Suppl 2:S155-S166. PubMed PMID: 38501905
• Dixon J, de Vries S, Fleischer C, Bhaumik S, Dymond C, Jones A, Ross M, Finn J, Geduld H, Steyn E, Lategan H, Hodsdon L, Verster J, Mukonkole S, Doubell K, Baidwan N, Mould-Millman NK. Preventable trauma deaths in the Western Cape of South Africa: A consensus-based panel review. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(5):e0003122. PubMed PMID: 38728269
• Collora CE, Xiao M, Fosdick B, Lategan HJ, Finn J, Schauer SG, Dixon J, Bhaumik S, Stassen W, de Vries S, Wylie C, Mould-Millman NK. Predicting Mortality in Trauma Research: Evaluating the Performance of Trauma Scoring Tools in a South African Population. Cureus. 2024 Oct;16(10):e71225. PubMed PMID: 39399278
• Baidwan NK, Schauer SG, Dixon JM, Bhaumik S, April MD, April MD, Dengler BA, Mould-Millman NK. Tranexamic Acid Improves Survival in the Setting of Severe Head Injury in Combat Casualties. Med J (Ft Sam Houst Tex). 2023 Jan-Mar;(Per 23-1/2/3):34-40. PubMed PMID: 36607296
• Bhaumik D, Bhaumik SS, Thaker AA, Timpone VM, Bills CB, Patten L, Pattee J, Chow D, Sugrue LP, Callen AL. Ordering Characteristics Predictive of Noncontrast CT Head Positivity in the Emergency Department. Acad Radiol. 2023 Mar;30(3):492-498. PubMed PMID: 35654657
• Bhaumik S, Hannun M, Dymond C, DeSanto K, Barrett W, Wallis LA, Mould-Millman NK. Prehospital triage tools across the world: a scoping review of the published literature. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2022 Apr 27;30(1):32. PubMed PMID: 35477474
• Bhaumik SS, Placek C, Kochumoni R, Lekha TR, Prabhakaran D, Hitsman B, Huffman MD, Harikrishnan S, Goenka S. Tobacco Cessation Among Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Kerala, India: Patient and Provider Perspectives. Qual Health Res. 2019 Jul;29(8):1145-1160. PubMed PMID: 30547727
• Harikrishnan S, Sarma S, Sanjay G, Jeemon P, Krishnan MN, Venugopal K, Mohanan PP, Jeyaseelan L, Thankappan KR, Zachariah G. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in Kerala, South India: Analysis of a community based cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2018;13(3):e0192372. PubMed PMID: 29584725
• Russi AE, Bhaumik S, Herzog JJ, Tschoe M, Baumgartner AC. Impact of an education-centered medical home on quality at a student-volunteer free clinic. Med Educ Online. 2018 Dec;23(1):1505401. PubMed PMID: 30343644
• Sarma S, Harikrishnan S, Baldridge AS, Devarajan R, Mehta A, Selvaraj S, Ali MK, Mohanan PP, Prabhakaran D, Huffman MD. Availability, Sales, and Affordability of Tobacco Cessation Medicines in Kerala, India. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Nov;10(11). PubMed PMID: 29150536

Professional Memberships

• American College of Emergency Physicians, Member
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member

Practice Locations

Specialty Information

• Emergency Medicine, Board Certification