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