Clay Cothren Burlew, MD, FACS

Professor, Surgery-GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery

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Medical School
  • MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School (1997)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, Amherst College (MA) (1992)
Internship
  • University of Colorado (1998)
Residency
  • University of Colorado, Chief Resident, Surgery (2002)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Surgical Critical Care (2004)
Languages
English
Department
Surgery-GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery

Professional Titles

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Trauma Surgeon

Publications

  • Frazee R, Regner J, Truitt MS, Agrawal V, Swope M, Burlew CC, Dissanaike S, Vangipurum D, Bruns B, O'Meara L, Stivers J, Kwok A, Grover BT, Kothari SN, Cibari C, Dunn J, McIntyre RC Jr, Wright F, Scherer EP, Crane C, Schroeppel TJ, Callaghan E, Gordy S, Todd R. The southwestern surgical congress multi-center trial on suspected common duct stones. Am J Surg. 2019 Jan 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30654919
  • Richman A, Burlew CC. Lessons from Trauma Care: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Damage Control Laparotomy in the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disease. J Gastrointest Surg. 2018 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30276590
  • Trust MD, Veith J, Brown CVR, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Andrew Hopper H, Truitt M, Burlew C, Schellenberg M, Sava J, Vanhorn J, Eastridge B, Cross AM, Vasak R, Vercuysse G, Curtis EE, Haan J, Coimbra R, Bohan P, Gale S, Bendix PG. Traumatic rectal injuries: Is the combination of computed tomography and rigid proctoscopy sufficient?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Dec;85(6):1033-1037. PubMed PMID: 30211848
  • Moore HB, Moore EE, Chapman MP, McVaney K, Bryskiewicz G, Blechar R, Chin T, Burlew CC, Pieracci F, West FB, Fleming CD, Ghasabyan A, Chandler J, Silliman CC, Banerjee A, Sauaia A. Plasma-first resuscitation to treat haemorrhagic shock during emergency ground transportation in an urban area: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2018 Jul 28;392(10144):283-291. PubMed PMID: 30032977
  • Moskowitz EE, Garabedian L, Harden K, Perkins-Pride E, Asfaw M, Preslaski C, Liasia KN, Lawless R, Burlew CC, Pieracci F. A double-blind, randomized controlled trial of gabapentin vs. placebo for acute pain management in critically ill patients with rib fractures. Injury. 2018 Sep;49(9):1693-1698. PubMed PMID: 29934099
  • Moskowitz EE, Burlew CC, Kulungowski AM, Bensard DD. Survival after emergency department thoracotomy in the pediatric trauma population: a review of published data. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Aug;34(8):857-860. PubMed PMID: 29876644
  • Burlew CC, Sumislawski JJ, Behnfield CD, McNutt MK, McCarthy J, Sharpe JP, Croce MA, Bala M, Kashuk J, Spalding MC, Beery PR, John S, Hunt DJ, Harmon L, Stein DM, Callcut R, Wybourn C, Sperry J, Anto V, Dunn J, Veith JP, Brown CVR, Celii A, Zander TL, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, Moss TZ, Malhotra AK, Hazelton JP, Linden K, West M, Alam HB, Williams AM, Kim J, Inaba K, Moulton S, Choi YM, Warren HL, Collier B, Ball CG, Savage S, Hartwell JL, Cullinane DC, Zielinski MD, Ray-Zack MD, Morse BC, Rhee P, Rutherford EJ, Udekwu P, Reynolds C, Toschlog E, Gondek S, Ju T, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Kulvatunyou N, Coates B, Khouqeer AF, Todd SR, Zarzaur B, Waller CJ, Kallies KJ, Neideen T, Eddine SBZ, Peck KA, Dunne CE, Kramer K, Bokhari F, Dhillon TS, Galante JM, Cohen MJ. Time to stroke: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study of blunt cerebrovascular injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Nov;85(5):858-866. PubMed PMID: 29847537
  • Halpern AL, Burlew CC. Computed Tomography in a Patient With Blunt Trauma. JAMA Surg. 2018 Aug 1;153(8):772-773. PubMed PMID: 29801105
  • Kovar A, Moskowitz E, Sauaia A, Moore EE, Platnick KB, Coleman JJ, Campion EM, Lawless RA, Cohen MJ, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC. Trends in hematologic markers after blunt splenic trauma: Risk factor or Epiphenomenon?. Am J Surg. 2019 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31879019
  • Christian NT, Burlew CC, Moore EE, Geddes AE, Wagenaar AE, Fox CJ, Pieracci FM. The focused abdominal sonography for trauma examination can reliably identify patients with significant intra-abdominal hemorrhage in life-threatening pelvic fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jun;84(6):924-928. PubMed PMID: 29794689
  • Burlew CC. Preperitoneal pelvic packing: A 2018 EAST Master Class Video Presentation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jul;85(1):224-228. PubMed PMID: 29554048
  • Hodges MM, Burlew CC, Acker SN, Moore EE, Roosevelt GE, Schubert A, Hill LRS, Partrick DA, Bensard D. Pediatric appendicitis: Is referral to a regional pediatric center necessary?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Apr;84(4):636-641. PubMed PMID: 29283967
  • Moskowitz EE, Burlew CC, Moore EE, Pieracci FM, Fox CJ, Campion EM, Lawless RA, Cohen MJ. Preperitoneal pelvic packing is effective for hemorrhage control in open pelvic fractures. Am J Surg. 2018 Apr;215(4):675-677. PubMed PMID: 29179908
  • Brown CVR, Teixeira PG, Furay E, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Hopper HA, Truitt MS, Burlew CC, Schellenberg M, Sava J, VanHorn J, Eastridge PB, Cross AM, Vasak R, Vercruysse G, Curtis EE, Haan J, Coimbra R, Bohan P, Gale S, Bendix PG. Contemporary management of rectal injuries at Level I trauma centers: The results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Feb;84(2):225-233. PubMed PMID: 29140953
  • Schellenberg M, Brown CVR, Trust MD, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Hopper HA, Truitt MS, Burlew CC, Inaba K, Sava J, Vanhorn J, Eastridge B, Cross AM, Vasak R, Vercuysse G, Curtis EE, Haan J, Coimbra R, Bohan P, Gale S, Bendix PG. Rectal Injury After Foreign Body Insertion: Secondary Analysis From the AAST Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries Study Group. J Surg Res. 2019 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31648812
  • Moskowitz EE, McIntyre RC, Burlew CC, Helmkamp LJ, Peltz ED, Coleman JR, Kovar A, Truitt M, Agrawal V, Onkendi E, Dev R, Diaz JJ, Eaton B, Campion EM. Evaluation of a water-soluble contrast protocol for small bowel obstruction: A southwestern surgical congress multicenter trial. Am J Surg. 2019 Dec;218(6):1046-1051. PubMed PMID: 31623878
  • Sumislawski JJ, Moore HB, Moore EE, Swope ML, Pieracci FM, Fox CJ, Campion EM, Lawless RA, Platnick KB, Sauaia A, Cohen MJ, Burlew CC. Not all in your head (and neck): Stroke after blunt cerebrovascular injury is associated with systemic hypercoagulability. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Nov;87(5):1082-1087. PubMed PMID: 31453984
  • Hardin KS, Leasia KN, Haenel J, Moore EE, Burlew CC, Pieracci FM. The Sequential Clinical Assessment of Respiratory Function (SCARF) score: A dynamic pulmonary physiologic score that predicts adverse outcomes in critically ill rib fracture patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Dec;87(6):1260-1268. PubMed PMID: 31425473
  • Campion EM, Robinson CK, Brant N, Ferrigno L, McIntyre R, Biesterveld B, Alam H, Callcut R, Mishra S, Platt B, Moore MM, Nahmias J, Grigorian A, Dance S, Britton L, Schroeppel T, Rodriquez J, Shatz D, Becker J, Spalding MC, Wolff TW, Privette AR, Eriksson E, Sahi SL, Patel A, Moore SM, Stiles AL, Moore EE, Cohen MJ, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Urban S, Osi Udekwu P, Nguyen M, Dibbert A, Conroy A, Ross E, Nunez Garcia B, Albertson S, Dunn J, Alnachaoukati O, Stillman Z, Decker C, Heise H, Burton JS. End-tidal carbon dioxide underestimates plasma carbon dioxide during emergent trauma laparotomy leading to hypoventilation and misguided resuscitation: A Western Trauma Association Multicenter Study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Nov;87(5):1119-1124. PubMed PMID: 31389913
  • Richman A, Burlew CC. Lessons from Trauma Care: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Damage Control Laparotomy in the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disease. J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Feb;23(2):417-424. PubMed PMID: 30276590
  • Moskowitz E, Campion EM, Burlew CC, Helmkamp LJ, Peltz ED, Gansar BL, McIntyre RC. Obstruction reduction: Use of water-soluble contrast challenge to differentiate between partial and complete small bowel obstruction. Am J Surg. 2019 Nov;218(5):913-917. PubMed PMID: 30910130
  • Frazee R, Regner J, Truitt MS, Agrawal V, Swope M, Burlew CC, Dissanaike S, Vangipurum D, Bruns B, O'Meara L, Stivers J, Kwok A, Grover BT, Kothari SN, Cibari C, Dunn J, McIntyre RC Jr, Wright F, Scherer EP, Crane C, Schroeppel TJ, Callaghan E, Gordy S, Todd R. The southwestern surgical congress multi-center trial on suspected common duct stones. Am J Surg. 2019 Jun;217(6):1006-1009. PubMed PMID: 30654919
  • Pieracci FM, Eustaquio M, Sholl B, Byyny R, Burlew CC. Challenges in acute care surgery: Zone III neck stab wound. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Aug;87(2):508-509. PubMed PMID: 31349353
  • Stahel PF, Moore EE, Burlew CC, Henderson C, Peña AJ, Harry D, Pieracci FM. Preperitoneal Pelvic Packing Is Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Surgical Site Infections After Internal Anterior Pelvic Ring Fixation. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Dec;33(12):601-607. PubMed PMID: 31356446
  • Harmon L, Bilow R, Shanmuganathan K, Lauerman M, Todd SR, Cardenas J, Haugen CE, Albrecht R, Pittman S, Cohen M, Kaups K, Dirks R, Burlew CC, Fox CJ, Con J, Inaba K, Harrison PB, Berg GM, Waller CJ, Kallies KJ, Kozar RA. Delayed splenic hemorrhage: Myth or mystery? A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2019 Sep;218(3):579-583. PubMed PMID: 31284948
  • Moskowitz EE, Garabedian L, Harden K, Perkins-Pride E, Asfaw M, Preslaski C, Liasia KN, Lawless R, Burlew CC, Pieracci F. Corrigendum to "A double-blind, randomized controlled trial of gabapentin vs. placebo for acute pain management in critically ill patients with rib fractures" [Injury 49 (9) (2018) 1693-1698]. Injury. 2019 Jul;50(7):1406. PubMed PMID: 31196599
  • Witt CE, Burlew CC. Evaluation and Management of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury. JAMA Surg. 2020 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33326003
  • Coleman JR, Moore EE, Vintimilla DR, Parry J, Nelson JT, Samuels JM, Sauaia A, Cohen MJ, Burlew CC, Mauffrey C. Association between Young-Burgess pelvic ring injury classification and concomitant injuries requiring urgent intervention. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Nov-Dec;11(6):1099-1103. PubMed PMID: 33192014
  • Schwed AC, Wagenaar A, Reppert AE, Gore AV, Pieracci FM, Platnick KB, Lawless RA, Campion EM, Coleman JJ, Cohen MJ, Moore EE, Burlew CC. Trust the FAST: Confirmation that the FAST examination is highly specific for intra-abdominal hemorrhage in over 1,200 patients with pelvic fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Jan 1;90(1):137-142. PubMed PMID: 32976327
  • Leasia K, Douglas I, Lawless R, Burlew CC, Platnick KB, Moore EE, Pieracci FM. Validation of current procedural terminology codes for surgical stabilization of rib fractures. Injury. 2020 Nov;51(11):2500-2506. PubMed PMID: 32962828
  • Heelan AA, Freedberg M, Moore EE, Platnick BK, Pieracci FM, Cohen MJ, Lawless R, Campion EM, Coleman JJ, Hoehn M, Burlew CC. Worth looking! venous thromboembolism in patients who undergo preperitoneal pelvic packing warrants screening duplex. Am J Surg. 2020 Dec;220(6):1395-1399. PubMed PMID: 32958159
  • Coleman JR, Burlew CC, Platnick KB, Campion E, Pieracci F, Lawless R, Werner N, Coleman J, Hoehn M, Moore EE, Cohen MJ. Maintaining Trauma Care Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Urban, Level-1 Trauma Center's Experience. Ann Surg. 2020 Aug;272(2):e58-e60. PubMed PMID: 32675497
  • Bernard M, Martin MJ, Corsa J, Robinson B, Zeeshan M, Joseph B, Morris D, Shillinglaw W, Schurr M, Smith T, Lara S, Brown C, Harrell K, Maxwell R, Berndtson AE, Curry T, Kaups K, Dirks R, Rott M, Schroeppel T, Stillman Z, Warriner Z, Inaba K, Burlew C, Robinson C, Jackson R, Dunn J, Chapin T, Wilson A, Moulton S, Phillips R, Shahi N, Urban S, Velopulos C, Davenport D, C Bernard A. Into the wild and on to the table: A Western Trauma Association multicenter analysis and comparison of wilderness falls in rock climbers and nonclimbers. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Sep;89(3):570-575. PubMed PMID: 32265389
  • Michetti CP, Burlew CC, Bulger EM, Davis KA, Spain DA. Performing tracheostomy during the Covid-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Committees of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2020;5(1):e000482. PubMed PMID: 32368620
  • Pieracci FM, Burlew CC, Spain D, Livingston DH, Bulger EM, Davis KA, Michetti C. Tube thoracostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the AAST Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care Committees. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2020;5(1):e000498. PubMed PMID: 32411822
  • Witt CE, Sumislawski JJ, Burlew CC. Natural history and nonoperative management of penetrating cerebrovascular injury. Injury. 2022 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36376123
  • Campion EM, Cralley A, Robinson C, Sauaia A, Pieracci FM, Lawless RA, Platnick B, Robinson J, Edwards D, McVaney K, Moore EE, Cohen MJ, Coleman JJ, Fox C, Burlew CC. Prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide predicts massive transfusion and death following trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Oct;89(4):703-707. PubMed PMID: 32590557
  • Cralley AL, Burlew CC, Fox CJ, Pieracci FM, Platnick KBK, Campion EM, Cohen MJ, Moore EE, Lawless RA. An Unencumbered Acute Care Surgeon Improves Delivery of Emergent Surgical Care for Cholecystectomy Patients. JSLS. 2022 Jul-Sep;26(3). PubMed PMID: 36212183
  • Burnet G, Platnick C, Krishnan P, Robinson CK, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Nehler MR, Jaiswal K, Platnick KB. Muffins and Meditation: Combatting Burnout in Surgical Residents. J Surg Educ. 2022 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36184410
  • Martin MP 3rd, Rojas D, Dean CS, Lockwood W, Nadeau J, Maertens A, Parry J, Maher M, Funk A, Stacey S, Burlew CC, Mauffrey C. Psychological outcomes affect functional outcomes in patients with severe pelvic ring fractures. Injury. 2020 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32151428
  • Parry JA, Smith WR, Moore EE, Burlew CCC, Mauffrey C. The past, present, and future management of hemodynamic instability in patients with unstable pelvic ring injuries. Injury. 2020 Feb 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32115215
  • Kovar A, Moskowitz E, Sauaia A, Moore EE, Platnick KB, Coleman JJ, Campion EM, Lawless RA, Cohen MJ, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC. Trends in hematologic markers after blunt splenic trauma: Risk factor or Epiphenomenon?. Am J Surg. 2020 Aug;220(2):489-494. PubMed PMID: 31879019
  • Campion EM, Burlew CC. Re: End-tidal carbon dioxide underestimates plasma carbon dioxide during emergent trauma laparotomy leading to hypoventilation and misguided resuscitation: A Western Trauma Association Multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Feb;88(2):e104-e105. PubMed PMID: 31688784
  • Samuels JM, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Nahmias J, Tay E, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Burlew CC, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Velopulos C, Harmon LA. An Observation-First Strategy For Liver Injuries With 'Blush' On CT Is Safe And Effective. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36149844
  • Schellenberg M, Brown CVR, Trust MD, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Hopper HA, Truitt MS, Burlew CC, Inaba K, Sava J, Vanhorn J, Eastridge B, Cross AM, Vasak R, Vercuysse G, Curtis EE, Haan J, Coimbra R, Bohan P, Gale S, Bendix PG. Rectal Injury After Foreign Body Insertion: Secondary Analysis From the AAST Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries Study Group. J Surg Res. 2020 Mar;247:541-546. PubMed PMID: 31648812
  • Werner NL, Moore EE, Hoehn M, Lawless R, Coleman JR, Freedberg M, Heelan AA, Platnick KB, Cohen MJ, Coleman JJ, Campion EM, Fox CJ, Mauffrey C, Cralley A, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC. Inflate and pack! Pelvic packing combined with REBOA deployment prevents hemorrhage related deaths in unstable pelvic fractures. Injury. 2022 Oct;53(10):3365-3370. PubMed PMID: 36038388
  • Lee JS, Khan AD, Quinn CM, Colborn K, Patel DC, Barmparas G, Margulies DR, Waller CJ, Kallies KJ, Fitzsimmons AJ, Kothari SN, Raines AR, Mahnken H, Dunn J, Zier L, McIntyre RC Jr, Urban S, Coleman JR, Campion EM, Burlew CC, Schroeppel TJ. Patient characteristics and diagnostic tests associated with syncopal falls: A Southwestern surgical congress multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec;224(6):1374-1379. PubMed PMID: 35940931
  • Osterberg EC, Veith J, Brown CVR, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb JB, Bui E, Bruns B, Hopper HA, Truitt M, Burlew CC, Schellenberg M, Sava J, Van Horn J. Concomitant bladder and rectal injuries: Results from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Rectal Injury Study Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Feb;88(2):286-291. PubMed PMID: 31343599
  • Samuels JM, Urban S, Peltz E, Schroeppel T, Heise H, Dorlac WC, Britton LJ, Burlew CC, Robinson C, Swope ML, McIntyre RC Jr. A modern, multicenter evaluation of hepatic angioembolization - Complications and readmissions persist. Am J Surg. 2020 Jan;219(1):117-122. PubMed PMID: 31272677
  • Werner NL, Cralley A, Lawless R, Platnick KB, Cohen MJ, Coleman JJ, Hoehn M, Campion E, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC. Time to Look for Another Infectious Source? White Blood Cell Trends during Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Sep;23(7):656-660. PubMed PMID: 35930247
  • Gergen AK, Robinson C, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC, Platnick KB, Campion E, Lawless R, Coleman JJ, Hoehn M, Moore EE, Cohen MJ, Werner NL. Assessment of Discharge Analgesic Prescription Patterns for Hospitalized Patients With Rib Fractures. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug;276:48-53. PubMed PMID: 35334383
  • Byerly S, Nahmias J, Stein DM, Haut ER, Smith JW, Gelbard R, Ziesmann M, Boltz M, Zarzaur BL, Bala M, Bernard A, Brakenridge S, Brohi K, Collier B, Burlew CC, Cripps M, Crookes B, Diaz JJ, Duchesne J, Harvin JA, Inaba K, Ivatury R, Kasten K, Kerby JD, Lauerman M, Loftus T, Miller PR, Scalea T, Yeh DD. A core outcome set for damage control laparotomy via modified Delphi method. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022;7(1):e000821. PubMed PMID: 35047673
  • Prins JTH, Leasia K, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Cohen MJ, Coleman JJ, Lawless RA, Platnick KB, Werner NL, Wijffels MME, Moore EE, Pieracci FM. A decade of surgical stabilization of rib fractures: the effect of study year on patient selection, operative characteristics, and in-hospital outcome. Injury. 2022 May;53(5):1637-1644. PubMed PMID: 34953578
  • Campion EM, Cralley A, Sauaia A, Buchheit RC, Brown AT, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Moore S, Tann K, Leskovan J, Camazine M, Barnes SL, Otaibi B, Hazelton JP, Jacobson LE, Williams J, Castillo R, Stewart NJ, Elterman JB, Zier L, Goodman M, Elson N, Miner J, Hardman C, Kapoen C, Mendoza AE, Schellenberg M, Benjamin E, Wakam GK, Alam HB, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Coleman LE, Shatz DV, Burruss S, Linn AC, Perea L, Morgan M, Schroeppel TJ, Stillman Z, Carrick MM, Gomez MF, Berne JD, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Nahmias J, Tay E, Cohen M, Moore EE, McVaney K, Burlew CC. Prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide is predictive of death and massive transfusion in injured patients: An Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Feb 1;92(2):355-361. PubMed PMID: 34686640
  • Wandling M, Cuschieri J, Kozar R, O'Meara L, Celii A, Starr W, Burlew CC, Todd SR, de Leon A, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Dunn J, Peck K, Rooney AS, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Lollar DI, Ambroz E, Leichtle SW, Aboutanos MB, Schroeppel T, Hennessy EA, Russo R, McNutt M. Multi-center validation of the Bowel Injury Predictive Score (BIPS) for the early identification of need to operate in blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries. Injury. 2022 Jan;53(1):122-128. PubMed PMID: 34380598
  • Samuels JM, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Nahmias J, Tay E, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Burlew CC, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Velopulos C, Harmon LA. An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with "blush" on computed tomography is safe and effective. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Feb 1;94(2):281-287. PubMed PMID: 36149844
  • Burnet G, Platnick C, Krishnan P, Robinson CK, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Nehler MR, Jaiswal K, Platnick KB. Muffins and Meditation: Combatting Burnout in Surgical Residents. J Surg Educ. 2023 Feb;80(2):185-193. PubMed PMID: 36184410
  • Cralley AL, Burlew CC, Fox CJ, Pieracci FM, Platnick KBK, Campion EM, Cohen MJ, Moore EE, Lawless RA. An Unencumbered Acute Care Surgeon Improves Delivery of Emergent Surgical Care for Cholecystectomy Patients. JSLS. 2022 Jul-Sep;26(3). PubMed PMID: 36212183
  • Witt CE, Sumislawski JJ, Burlew CC. Natural history and nonoperative management of penetrating cerebrovascular injury. Injury. 2023 Jan;54(1):131-137. PubMed PMID: 36376123
  • Stettler GR, Sumislawski JJ, Debot M, Moore EE, Burlew CC. Low-Dose Heparin Infusion as Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis in Patients With Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury. J Surg Res. 2023 Jun;286:1-7. PubMed PMID: 36709704
  • Eitel AP, Moore EE, Sauaia A, Kelher MR, Vigneshwar NG, Bartley MG, Hadley JB, Burlew CC, Campion EM, Fox CJ, Lawless RA, Pieracci FM, Platnick KB, Moore HB, Cohen MJ, Silliman CC. A proposed clinical coagulation score for research in trauma-induced coagulopathy. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 1;94(6):798-802. PubMed PMID: 36805626
  • Burlew CC. WWCCBD?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):14-20. PubMed PMID: 36914592
  • Ladhani HA, Harrell KN, Burlew CC, van Wijck SFM, Smith EF, Coleman JR, Horwood C, Werner NL, Lawless R, Platnick B, Campion E, Moore EE, VanDerPloeg D, Parry JA, Pieracci FM. Early Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures is Feasible in Patients With Non-Urgent Operative Pelvic Injuries. Am Surg. 2023 May 14;:31348231175496. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37183169
  • Biffl WL, Stein DM, Livingston DH, Winchell RJ, Diaz JJ, Albrecht R, Brasel KJ, Burlew CC, Costantini TW, Dicker RA, Inaba K, Kozar RA, Nance ML, Napolitano LM, Salim A, Santry HP, Valadka AB, Wolinsky P, Zarzaur B, Coimbra R. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery position on the issue of disclosure of conflict of interests by authors of scientific manuscripts. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):1-3. PubMed PMID: 37246300
  • Werner NL, Moore EE, Hoehn M, Lawless R, Coleman JR, Freedberg M, Heelan AA, Platnick KB, Cohen MJ, Coleman JJ, Campion EM, Fox CJ, Mauffrey C, Cralley A, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC. Inflate and pack! Pelvic packing combined with REBOA deployment prevents hemorrhage related deaths in unstable pelvic fractures. Injury. 2022 Oct;53(10):3365-3370. PubMed PMID: 36038388
  • Lee JS, Khan AD, Quinn CM, Colborn K, Patel DC, Barmparas G, Margulies DR, Waller CJ, Kallies KJ, Fitzsimmons AJ, Kothari SN, Raines AR, Mahnken H, Dunn J, Zier L, McIntyre RC Jr, Urban S, Coleman JR, Campion EM, Burlew CC, Schroeppel TJ. Patient characteristics and diagnostic tests associated with syncopal falls: A Southwestern surgical congress multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec;224(6):1374-1379. PubMed PMID: 35940931
  • Werner NL, Cralley A, Lawless R, Platnick KB, Cohen MJ, Coleman JJ, Hoehn M, Campion E, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC. Time to Look for Another Infectious Source? White Blood Cell Trends during Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Sep;23(7):656-660. PubMed PMID: 35930247
  • Wandling M, Cuschieri J, Kozar R, O'Meara L, Celii A, Starr W, Burlew CC, Todd SR, de Leon A, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Biffl WL, Bayat D, Dunn J, Peck K, Rooney AS, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Lollar DI, Ambroz E, Leichtle SW, Aboutanos MB, Schroeppel T, Hennessy EA, Russo R, McNutt M. Multi-center validation of the Bowel Injury Predictive Score (BIPS) for the early identification of need to operate in blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries. Injury. 2022 Jan;53(1):122-128. PubMed PMID: 34380598
  • Campion EM, Cralley A, Sauaia A, Buchheit RC, Brown AT, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Moore S, Tann K, Leskovan J, Camazine M, Barnes SL, Otaibi B, Hazelton JP, Jacobson LE, Williams J, Castillo R, Stewart NJ, Elterman JB, Zier L, Goodman M, Elson N, Miner J, Hardman C, Kapoen C, Mendoza AE, Schellenberg M, Benjamin E, Wakam GK, Alam HB, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Coleman LE, Shatz DV, Burruss S, Linn AC, Perea L, Morgan M, Schroeppel TJ, Stillman Z, Carrick MM, Gomez MF, Berne JD, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Nahmias J, Tay E, Cohen M, Moore EE, McVaney K, Burlew CC. Prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide is predictive of death and massive transfusion in injured patients: An Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Feb 1;92(2):355-361. PubMed PMID: 34686640
  • Prins JTH, Leasia K, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Cohen MJ, Coleman JJ, Lawless RA, Platnick KB, Werner NL, Wijffels MME, Moore EE, Pieracci FM. A decade of surgical stabilization of rib fractures: the effect of study year on patient selection, operative characteristics, and in-hospital outcome. Injury. 2022 May;53(5):1637-1644. PubMed PMID: 34953578
  • Byerly S, Nahmias J, Stein DM, Haut ER, Smith JW, Gelbard R, Ziesmann M, Boltz M, Zarzaur BL, Bala M, Bernard A, Brakenridge S, Brohi K, Collier B, Burlew CC, Cripps M, Crookes B, Diaz JJ, Duchesne J, Harvin JA, Inaba K, Ivatury R, Kasten K, Kerby JD, Lauerman M, Loftus T, Miller PR, Scalea T, Yeh DD. A core outcome set for damage control laparotomy via modified Delphi method. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022;7(1):e000821. PubMed PMID: 35047673
  • Gergen AK, Robinson C, Pieracci FM, Burlew CC, Platnick KB, Campion E, Lawless R, Coleman JJ, Hoehn M, Moore EE, Cohen MJ, Werner NL. Assessment of Discharge Analgesic Prescription Patterns for Hospitalized Patients With Rib Fractures. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug;276:48-53. PubMed PMID: 35334383
  • Baker JE, Werner NL, Burlew CC. Management of Pelvic Trauma. Surg Clin North Am. 2024 Apr;104(2):367-384. PubMed PMID: 38453308
  • Witt CE, Sumislawski JJ, Burlew CC. Reply to: 'Comment on: Natural history and non-operative management of penetrating cerebrovascular injury'. Injury. 2024 Mar;55(3):111310. PubMed PMID: 38277876
  • Leasia K, Prins JTH, Lawless R, Burlew CC, Moore EE, Platnick B, Karamsetty L, Pieracci FM. Door to door in 24: factors that allow surgical stabilization of rib fractures within 24 hours of admission. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Nov 30;15(11):5922-5930. PubMed PMID: 38090313
  • Biffl WL, Stein DM, Livingston DH, Winchell RJ, Diaz JJ, Albrecht R, Brasel KJ, Burlew CC, Costantini TW, Dicker RA, Inaba K, Kozar RA, Nance ML, Napolitano LM, Salim A, Santry HP, Valadka AB, Wolinsky P, Zarzaur B, Coimbra R. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery position on the issue of disclosure of conflict of interests by authors of scientific manuscripts. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):1-3. PubMed PMID: 37246300
  • Ladhani HA, Harrell KN, Burlew CC, van Wijck SFM, Smith EF, Coleman JR, Horwood C, Werner NL, Lawless R, Platnick B, Campion E, Moore EE, VanDerPloeg D, Parry JA, Pieracci FM. Early Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures is Feasible in Patients With Non-Urgent Operative Pelvic Injuries. Am Surg. 2023 Dec;89(12):5813-5820. PubMed PMID: 37183169
  • Burlew CC. WWCCBD?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):14-20. PubMed PMID: 36914592
  • Eitel AP, Moore EE, Sauaia A, Kelher MR, Vigneshwar NG, Bartley MG, Hadley JB, Burlew CC, Campion EM, Fox CJ, Lawless RA, Pieracci FM, Platnick KB, Moore HB, Cohen MJ, Silliman CC. A proposed clinical coagulation score for research in trauma-induced coagulopathy. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jun 1;94(6):798-802. PubMed PMID: 36805626
  • Stettler GR, Sumislawski JJ, Debot M, Moore EE, Burlew CC. Low-Dose Heparin Infusion as Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis in Patients With Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury. J Surg Res. 2023 Jun;286:1-7. PubMed PMID: 36709704
  • Witt CE, Sumislawski JJ, Burlew CC. Natural history and nonoperative management of penetrating cerebrovascular injury. Injury. 2023 Jan;54(1):131-137. PubMed PMID: 36376123
  • Burnet G, Platnick C, Krishnan P, Robinson CK, Sauaia A, Burlew CC, Nehler MR, Jaiswal K, Platnick KB. Muffins and Meditation: Combatting Burnout in Surgical Residents. J Surg Educ. 2023 Feb;80(2):185-193. PubMed PMID: 36184410
  • Samuels JM, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Nahmias J, Tay E, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Burlew CC, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Velopulos C, Harmon LA. An observation-first strategy for liver injuries with "blush" on computed tomography is safe and effective. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Feb 1;94(2):281-287. PubMed PMID: 36149844
  • Argandykov D, Dorken-Gallastegi A, El Moheb M, Gebran A, Proaño-Zamudio JA, Bokenkamp M, Renne AM, Nepogodiev D, Bhangu A, Kaafarani HMA. Is perioperative COVID-19 really associated with worse surgical outcomes? A nationwide COVIDSurg propensity-matched analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Apr 1;94(4):513-524. PubMed PMID: 36949053

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member
  • Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), Member
  • Society of University Surgeons (SUS), Member
  • Western Trauma Association (WTA), Member
  • American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), Member
  • Western Surgical Association (WSA), Member
  • Southwestern Surgical Congress, Member
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Member
  • Association of Women Surgeons (AWS), Member
  • European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery , Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Trauma Center
12505 E. 16th Avenue
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, First floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2711

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Surgery, Board Certification (2003, 2011)
  • Surgical Critical Care, Board Certification (2005, 2015)

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

School
General
Students