Gregory J. Jurkovich, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Patient Services:Harborview Medical Center Patient Care Coordinator: (206) 744-3195 Academic Office:Phone: (206) 744-8485 E-mail: Fax: (206) 744-3656 Address: |
Professor
Chief, Trauma Service at Harborview Medical Center
Faculty Appointments:
University of Washington, Professor, 1994 - present.
University of Washington, Associate Professor, 1988-94.
University of South Alabama, Mobile, Assistant Professor, 1984-88.
Education:
Fellowships: Department of Surgery, Duke University, 1981-82.
Residency: University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1979-81,
1982-84.
M.D. Degree: University of Minnesota, 1978.
Board Certified: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1979; American
Board of Surgery, 1985; added qualification in Surgical Critical Care,
1987; Recertified, 1993, 1996.
Clinical Interests:
- Trauma and surgical critical care;
- Endocrine surgery.
Research Interests:
- Injury prevention, system design and outcome studies;
- Hypothermia in trauma;
- Alcohol and trauma;
- Nutritional support of the critically ill and injured;
- Modulation of the inflammatory response.
download Annual Research Report
See also: Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center Web site
Selected Publications:
Nathens AB, Jurkovich GJ, Maier RV, Grossman DC, MacKenzie EJ, Moore M, and Rivara FP: The relationship between trauma center volume and outcome. JAMA, 285(9): 1164-1171, 2001.
Mullins RJ, Hedges JR, Rowland DJ, Arthur M, Mann NC, Price DD, Olson CJ, Jurkovich GJ: Survival of seriously injured patients first treated in rural hospitals. J Trauma, 52(6): 1019-1029, 2002.
Arbabi S, Jurkovich GJ, Rivara FP, Demarest G, Moore M and Maier RV: Patient outcomes in academic medical centers: Influence of fellowship programs and in-house on-call attending surgeon. Arch Surg, 138:47-51, 2003.
Gruen RL, Jurkovich GJ, McIntyre LK, Foy HM, Maier RV: Patterns of errors contributing to trauma mortality: Lessons learned from 2594 deaths. (Presented, Am Surg Assoc 126th Annual Meeting), Ann Surg 244(3): 371-380, 2006.
MacKenzie EJ, Rivara FP, Jurkovich GJ, Nathens AB, Frey KP, Egelston BL, Salkever DS and , Scharfstein DO: A national evaluation of the effect of trauma center care on mortality. N Eng J Med, 354 (4): 366-378, 2006.
Nathens AB, Rivara FP, MacKenzie EJ, Maier RV, Wang J, Egleston B, Scharfstein DO, Jurkovich GJ: The impact of an intensivist model ICU on trauma-related mortality. Ann Surg. 2006 Oct;244(4):545-54.
reviewed 3/07
