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Gregory J. Jurkovich, M.D., F.A.C.S.


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Harborview Medical Center

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Academic Office:

Phone: (206) 744-8485

E-mail:
jerryj@u.washington.edu

Fax: (206) 744-3656

Address:
Gregory J. Jurkovich, M.D.
Harborview Medical Center
Department of Surgery
325 Ninth Avenue
Box 359796
Seattle, WA 98104-9796

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; Recertified 1993, 2006. Board Certified in Surgical Critical Care, 1987; Recertified 1996, 2006.

Clinical Interests:

  • Trauma and surgical critical care;
  • Endocrine surgery;
  • Acute care surgery.

Research Interests:

  • Injury prevention, system design and outcome studies;
  • Hypothermia in trauma;
  • Psychological disorders and function outcome in trauma patients;
  • Nutritional support of the critically ill and injured;
  • Modulation of the inflammatory response;
  • Developing the specialty of Acute Care Surgery.

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.

Mackenzie EJ, Rivara FP, Jurkovich GJ, Nathens AB, Elgeston BAL, Salkever DS, Frey KP, Scharfstein DO:  The impact of trauma center care on function outcomes following major lower limb trauma. J Bone Joint Surg, Am 90(1):101-9, 2008.

Zatzick D, Jurkovich GJ, Rivara FP, Wang J, Fan MY, Joesch J, Mackenzie EJ:  A national US study of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and work and functional outcomes after surgical hospitalization for traumatic injury.  (Presented Am Surg Ass 128th Ann Mtng, NYC, NY, April 24th, 2008)  Submitted, Ann Surg, April, 2008.

The Committee on Acute Care Surgery of the AAST, Jurkovich GJ (chairman): The Acute Care Surgery Curriculum.  J Trauma 62(3): 553-556, 2007.


reviewed 5/08