Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 239-247 , September 2009

A National Survey of Evolving Management Patterns for Vascular Injury

Podium presentation at the 55th Annual Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons Symposium, April 2009, Denver, Colo. Recipient of a Paul W. Myers Award in Clinical Research.

  • Gabriel E. Burkhardt, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Antonio Military Medicine Consortium, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
    • HSC Department of Surgery, The University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
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  • Todd E. Rasmussen, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • San Antonio Military Medicine Consortium, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
    • The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Todd Rasmussen, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, San Antonio Medical Consortium, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Suite 1, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236; fax: (210)292-5986
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  • Brandon W. Propper, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Antonio Military Medicine Consortium, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
    • HSC Department of Surgery, The University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
    • ,
  • Peter L. Lopez, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
    • ,
  • Shaun M. Gifford, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Antonio Military Medicine Consortium, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
    • HSC Department of Surgery, The University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
    • ,
  • W. Darrin Clouse, MD

      Affiliations

    • San Antonio Military Medicine Consortium, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
    • The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

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PII: S1931-7204(09)00157-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.09.007

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 239-247 , September 2009

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