Phillip Kim

Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon and Innovation leader @HartfordHealthC and @UConn SOM. Father and husband.

[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

So proud and excited to share our research team’s efforts to publish a practical guide for 3D printing miniature patient chest wall models! More to come.

[Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @JTraumAcuteSurg]

We provide a practical guide to creating miniature 3D models of chest wall anatomy, utilizing only consumer grade tools, to accurately visualize rib fractures for patient education and surgical planning.

@AshishMBakshi; @psyoo; @philkimmd; #TripleBeanTechnologiesLLC; #HartfordHealthcare, #HartfordHospital

https://t.co/K4QkCjBKlV

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

In the STITCH trial, small-bites fascial closure for elective midline laparotomy was associated w/ reduced long-term incidence and size of incisional hernias vs large-bites closure. At 13 years, cumulative incidence and width of hernias >20 mm were lower w/ small-bites technique.

[EAST @EAST_TRAUMA]

This month’s EAST Monthly Literature Review on Quality, Safety and Outcomes is brought to you by Christopher Dente, MD, Phillip Kim, MD, MBA, Daniel Holena, MD and Shivani Badve. Thank you to our sponsor @HaemoneticsCorp! Read the EASTLitReview here and share your feedback: https://t.co/qQ6x2T9UaF

@DctrJByrne @GomerFoamER @jhatchmd @elkrebs7 @ccalebbutts @dkhor89 @PhilKimMD

[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

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[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

Excited to share our new JTACS paper, which provides a practical, low-cost guide to 3D printing chest wall anatomy from routine CT imaging. Grateful for our research team and for Hartford HealthCare Research's support for advancing innovative research!

https://t.co/IarelfdDnw

[Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91]

🧵regarding the Gigli saw:

A simple but effective tool for cutting bone. As usual, we'll go over its design, how to use it, and why such a basic device still exists in the surgical toolbox in 2026.

We'll also cover its history and the tragic fate of Leonardo Gigli.
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[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

@HartfordHealthC Trauma team with Dr. Len Jacobs at EAST 2026!

[AAST Associate Members @traumadoctorsam]

Ever wonder how to communicate value to your hospital leadership as an ACS Surgeon? Well we sat down with @pbatesmurphy and @PhilKimMD from the AAST Health Economics Committee to discuss they’re latest paper on this topic on our Committee Spotlight Turnover time. Check it out!

@erika_bisgaard
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@traumadoctorsam

[Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @JTraumAcuteSurg]

A panel session at The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 2024 annual meeting sponsored by the AAST Healthcare Economics Committee was held to discuss making the case for the value of ACS locally, and how to effectively communicate your case to hospital leadership.

@philkimmd @pbatesmurphy @dianehaddadmd @DavidASpain @DrJtrauma #JoTACS #TraumaSurg #SurgTwitter #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #MedEd #EmergencyMedicine

https://t.co/4utjjhANR5

[Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @JTraumAcuteSurg]

Our findings demonstrate that 28 fr chest tubes that are irrigated have smaller amounts of retained hemothorax when compared to irrigated pigtail catheters in this swine model. Volume of irrigation does not seem to have any effect on amount of retained hemothorax

https://t.co/QJ0kQkOdCv

[Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) @TSACO_AAST]

REBOA = higher mortality (47% vs 36%), more transfusions, longer time to OR. No survival benefit. Check the new study by Hatchimonji et al. https://t.co/RnQGoCdJXI and Jansen's commentary https://t.co/s3qqRcWi6C.

@jhatchmd @dianehaddadmd @pdowzicky @markseamonmd

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Large language models (#LLMs) can simplify surgical instructions to a similar readability level as human-simplified versions while maintaining fidelity, though physician oversight is necessary. https://t.co/IkPLMm3xLh

[Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @JTraumAcuteSurg]

Patients with GCS ≤6, SBP ≤70 mmHg, AIS in abdomen ≥3, and AIS in extremity/pelvis ≥4 were most likely to benefit from REBOA and had a higher survival rate by >30% than general trauma population.

https://t.co/zA3GgSmWUS

[Ameer Farooq MD MPH FRCSC @ameerfarooq]

So...how does your hospital decide how many surgeons are required to provide adequate coverage?

This sounds like a simple question - but @pbatesmurphy has shown how complex the answer can be.

In this conversation, we discuss the crazy but predictable results of his recent paper - the almost 80% US hospitals are understaffed from an acute care perspective

https://t.co/TY8zyvw8T6

The results open up a whole conversation about surgical culture, compensation, and how we provide adequate care for our patients.

@EAST_TRAUMA @CANUCSurg @CAGS_ACCG @rbarbosa91 @bryanacotton1 @coldsteelpod

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Nearly one-quarter of pediatric firearm-related homicides occurred at home. Young children were more often affected.

#AAP2025 @AAPexperience

https://t.co/6XdmkMiLZU

[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

Our research team at @HartfordHealthC have found practical methods to easily 3D print a patient’s chest wall anatomy for visualization for < $5 each. We are writing this up as a practical guide, stay tuned! (Image posted with patient’s permission)

[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

@JosephSakran Thank you so much for your lecture and visit to Hartford Healthcare!

[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

Honored to attend the Len Jacobs annual lecture and hear Dr. @JosephSakran speak on Gun Violence Prevention. This is our lane.

[Phillip Kim @PhilKimMD]

At #AAST2025 and attended an excellent panel lunch session “AI in Trauma/Critical Care-the Future is Now.” AI tools are here and available, and surgeons need to be intimately involved in the creation and review of these tools!