University of California San Francisco

Mendoza, April
April Mendoza, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Trauma Medical Director, Alameda Health System

Address

35 Medical Center Way, #902D
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

    Biography

    Dr. Mendoza graduated from Loyola University Medical center with her MD in 2008. She went on to complete her general surgery residency at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. 

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California San Francisco Trauma and Surgical Critical Care 07/2017
    Louisiana State University Medical Center General Surgery 06/2015
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MPH Health Care and Prevention 2012
    Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine MD Medicine 06/2008
    Xavier University of Louisiana BS Microbiology 05/2004

    Awards & Honors

    Award Conferred By Date
    Joseph Susman Memorial Award UCSF-East Bay 2024

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 95
    1. Is Repeat Computed Tomography Angiography for Asymptomatic Grade 1 Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries Cost-Effective?
      Susai CJ, Alcasid NJ, Banks KC, Mendoza AE, Jackson C, Aarabi S, Senekjian L, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    2. Current fistula management.
      Vanzant E, Thompson A, Mendoza A, Yeh D| | PubMed
    3. Optimal dose of cryoprecipitate in massive transfusion following trauma.
      Dorken-Gallastegi A, Bokenkamp M, Argandykov D, Mendoza AE, Hwabejire JO, Saillant N, Fagenholz PJ, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Parks JJ| | PubMed
    4. Angioembolization in Severe Pelvic Trauma is Associated with Venous Thromboembolism.
      Bokenkamp M, Dorken Gallastegi A, Brown T, Hwabejire JO, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Fagenholz PJ, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Parks JJ| | PubMed
    5. Thromboprophylaxis Timing After Blunt Solid Organ Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
      Anteby R, Allar BG, Broekhuis JM, Patel PB, Marcaccio CL, Papageorge MV, Papatheodorou S, Mendoza AE| | PubMed
    6. Trauma patients with limited English proficiency: Outcomes from two level one trauma centers.
      Maurer LR, Eruchalu CN, Gaitanidis A, El Hechi M, Allar BG, EdM AR, Salim A, Velmahos GC, Perez NP, de Crescenzo C, Mendoza AE, Dey T, Kaafarani HM, Ortega G| | PubMed
    7. Prehospital extremity tourniquet placements-performance evaluation of non-EMS placement of a lifesaving device.
      Mokhtari AK, Mikdad S, Luckhurst C, Hwabejire J, Fawley J, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Bloemers FW, Saillant NN| | PubMed
    8. Planning for the Next Pandemic: Trauma Injuries Require Pre-COVID-19 Levels of High-Intensity Resources.
      Mokhtari AK, Maurer LR, Wong YM, Hardman C, Hafiz S, Sharrah M, Soe-Lin H, Peralta R, Parks JJ, Rattan R, Butler C, Hwabejire JO, Fawley J, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Kaafarani H, Velmahos GC, Lee J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN| | PubMed
    9. Hospital Academic Status and the Volume-Outcome Association in Postoperative Patients Requiring Intensive Care: Results of a Nationwide Analysis of Intensive Care Units in the United States.
      Naar L, Maurer LR, Dorken Gallastegi A, El Hechi MW, Rao SR, Coughlin C, Ebrahim S, Kadambi A, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Renne BCB, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Lee J| | PubMed
    10. Do not forget the platelets: The independent impact of red blood cell to platelet ratio on mortality in massively transfused trauma patients.
      Dorken Gallastegi A, Naar L, Gaitanidis A, Gebran A, Nederpelt CJ, Parks JJ, Hwabejire JO, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA| | PubMed