Sharven Taghavi, MD, MPH, MS, FACS, FCCP

Division Chief of Trauma/ACS, William Henderson Endowed Chair of Surg @Tulane_Surgery @traumatulane @TulaneVPI.
Girl dad x 2 & Husband. New Orleans Sports Fan.

[Sharven Taghavi, MD, MPH, MS, FACS, FCCP @STaghaviMD]

Many rejected grant proposals over several years, happy to finally get my first R01. Thanks to @Tulane_Surgery @TulaneMedicine @TraumaTulane and all the mentors that kept supporting me.

[Tulane - Department of Surgery @Tulane_Surgery]

Tulane Surgery’s @STaghaviMD has been awarded a $1.2M CDC grant to study how bedside intervention & community support can reduce revictimization after violent injury.

“…Ultimately, I hope this work puts trauma surgeons out of business.”

Read more: https://t.co/XVWAjxTX6d

[Sharven Taghavi, MD, MPH, MS, FACS, FCCP @STaghaviMD]

Great work by @knharrell @TraumaTulane @Tulane_Surgery on his paper in @JTraumAcuteSurg.

[Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @JTraumAcuteSurg]

❇️Best of Surgical Critical Care❇️

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal swabs predict need for antibiotic coverage in a trauma population

"This study demonstrates that MRSA nasal swabs have a high negative predictive value for MRSA culture growth and ventilator-associated pneumonia in a trauma population and may guide antibiotic therapy."

@_McLafferty; @knharrell; @tulanetrauma

[New Orleans Saints @Saints]

20 years after the Dome was reopened, the #Saints and Falcons battle again on Monday Night Football 🤩

[Jordan Schultz @Schultz_Report]

The NFL will have Falcons-Saints at the Superdome on Monday Night Football in Week 4 to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the “Domecoming” game, which was the Saints first game back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, when they beat the Falcons.

[New Orleans Saints @Saints]

The 2026 Season Forecast 🌤️

#Saints | @SeatGeek

[New Orleans Saints @Saints]

#Saints to play Steelers in NFL's first Paris game on Oct. 25

https://t.co/oc9IYVxcyj

[New Orleans Saints @Saints]

👀 Schedule Release Week 👀

[SESC & The American Surgeon @SESC_AmSurg]

Does prehospital tourniquet (PHT) use improve survival for urban penetrating trauma?

New EAST multicenter data shows no mortality benefit with current PHT practices, even in vascular or isolated extremity injuries. @EAST_TRAUMA @STaghaviMD

🔗 https://t.co/XNNa78oWjD

[Sharven Taghavi, MD, MPH, MS, FACS, FCCP @STaghaviMD]

We are recruiting for an Acute Care Surgeon to join our academic team:

https://t.co/e6fsuA7clT

If you are interested please apply/reach out.

[Downtown New Orleans @dddneworleans]

Downtown lit up red, white & blue last night to celebrate the Artemis II launch!

Nearly 90% of the rocket was built right here in New Orleans at @NASA Michoud—powering jobs, industry, and our role in the future of space exploration.

[Jackson Harlem @JacksonHarlem]

🚨NEW YORK TIMES📰

On Super Sunday, An Ancient Tradition of Painstaking Craftsmanship Is Put on Display In New Orleans’ Streets With Suits Made of Delicate Beads & Billowing Ostrich Feathers.

The Indians Are Coming⚜️🪶SuperSoul

[Katherine Terrell @Kat_Terrell]

The top New Orleans news today: The sixth major water main break this year, our celebrity nutria's cancer and Saints free agency. Never a dull moment in this city.

[New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA]

thank you for everything BI 👏

[New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA]

welcome back 👏 👏

[Pelicans Film Room @PelsFilmRoom]

Brandon Ingram Tribute Video

[New Orleans Saints @Saints]

Legendary leader on the field 💪

Legendary leader in the community ❤️

Forever a Saints legend ⚜️

Thank You @Demario__Davis 🙏

[Journal of Surgical Research @JSurgRes]

We are pleased to announce that Rachel Choron, MD, and Jennifer Freeman, MD, MPH, have been selected to serve as new Associate Editors for the Acute Care Surgery section of Journal of Surgical Research (JSR)

[WesternTrauma @WesternTrauma]

Whole blood, is there anything you can't do? The best resuscitative fluid for the patient and for the financial bottom line. @AnnZhangzzh, @STaghaviMD, @LorenGragert, @knharell, @alexandraleecam, @Tulane_Surgery, @traumatulane, #WTA2026

[Sharven Taghavi, MD, MPH, MS, FACS, FCCP @STaghaviMD]

Great presentation by @TulaneMedicine student @AnnZhangzzh (soon to be applying to surgery residency) showing the cost effectiveness of whole blood over components in trauma patients #WTA2026 @alexandraleecam @Tatum1028 @Tulane_Surgery @TraumaTulane @LorenGragert

[WesternTrauma @WesternTrauma]

Industry payments from the Rib Fixation Industry
#WTA2026