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. Systolic Blood Pressure <110 mm Hg as a Threshold of Hypotension in Patients with Isolated Traumatic Brain Injuries.
      Gaitanidis A, Breen KA, Maurer LR, Saillant NN, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Mendoza AE| | PubMed
    2. Isolated rib cage fractures in the elderly: Do all patients belong to the intensive care unit? A retrospective nationwide analysis.
      Naar L, El Hechi MW, van Erp IA, Mashbari HNA, Fawley J, Parks JJ, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Saillant NN| | PubMed
    3. Multi-Biomarker Prediction Models for Multiple Infection Episodes Following Blunt Trauma.
      Tsurumi A, Flaherty PJ, Que YA, Ryan CM, Mendoza AE, Almpani M, Bandyopadhaya A, Ogura A, Dhole YV, Goodfield LF, Tompkins RG, Rahme LG| | PubMed
    4. Acute Kidney Injury in Critically-ill Patients With COVID-19: A Single-center Experience of 206 Consecutive Patients.
      Naar L, Langeveld K, El Moheb M, El Hechi MW, Alser O, Kapoen C, Breen K, Christensen MA, Mokhtari A, Gaitanidis A, Maurer L, Luckhurst C, Hwabejire JO, Mashbari H, Bankhead-Kendall B, Lee J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Parks J, Fawley J, King DR, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA| | PubMed
    5. Thirty-day outcomes in the operative management of intestinal-cutaneous fistulas: A NSQIP analysis.
      Christensen MA, Gaitanidis A, Parks J, Mendoza A, Saillant N, Kaafarani HMA, Fagenholz P, Velmahos G, Fawley J| | PubMed
    6. Comparison of outcomes in non-head injured trauma patients using pre-injury warfarin or direct oral anticoagulant therapy.
      van Erp IA, Mokhtari AK, Moheb ME, Bankhead-Kendall BK, Fawley J, Parks J, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HM, Krijnen P, Schipper IB, Saillant NN| | PubMed
    7. Gastrointestinal Complications in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.
      Kaafarani HMA, El Moheb M, Hwabejire JO, Naar L, Christensen MA, Breen K, Gaitanidis A, Alser O, Mashbari H, Bankhead-Kendall B, Mokhtari A, Maurer L, Kapoen C, Langeveld K, El Hechi MW, Lee J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Parks J, Fawley J, King DR, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC| | PubMed
    8. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index is a powerful predictor of adverse outcome in the elderly emergency surgery patient.
      Jia Z, El Moheb M, Nordestgaard A, Lee JM, Meier K, Kongkaewpaisan N, Han K, El Hechi MW, Mendoza A, King D, Fagenholz P, Saillant N, Rosenthal M, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA| | PubMed
    9. COVID-19, Ethics and Equity-What Is Our Role as Surgeons?
      Zakrison TL, Martin M, Seamon M, Matthews J, Joseph B, Rattan R, Mendoza A, Bernard A, Gelbard R, Crandall M, Punch L, Joseph D, Bonne S, Mubang R, McCunn M, Rogers S, Turner P, Claridge J, Henry S, de Moya M, Tseng E, Goulet N, Tung L, Kiselak E, Duncan T, Kaafarani H, Ferrada P, Foster S, Ding L, Santos A, Winfield RD, Weaver J, Angelos P| | PubMed
    10. Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Nationwide Analysis of Outcomes and Predictors of Futility.
      Panossian VS, Nederpelt CJ, El Hechi MW, Chang DC, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA| | PubMed