University of California San Francisco

Gregory P. Victorino - 144
Gregory
Victorino
MD

Professor of Surgery
Chief, UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Chair, Department of Surgery, Alameda Health System
 

Address

35 Medical Center Way, #001
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: gregory.victorino@ucs�.e�u
Phone: 510-437-4837
Fax: 510-437-5127

    Biography

    Gregory P. Victorino, M.D. is Professor and Chief of the UCSF East Bay Surgery Program. He is also  Chair of the Department of Surgery for Alameda Health System.

    Victorino, a highly regarded trauma surgeon, and professor of surgery.  Formerly, while the Director of Trauma Services at Highland Hospital, his leadership was crucial to the designation of Highland Hospital, the flagship of Alameda Health System, as a Level 1 Trauma Center serving the East Bay.

    Victorino has deep roots in the community with a strong record of clinical outreach. In 2016, he was named Outstanding Physician of the Year by the Alameda Health System. He is also a dedicated teacher and mentor to UCSF-East Bay general surgery residents, and a respected thought leader. His body of professional work includes more than 80 peer-reviewed publications.

    Victorino completed his undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley in 1986 and earned his MD at the University of Pittsburgh. He returned to the Bay Area in 1991, completing a general surgery residency at UC Davis-East Bay in 1998, followed by a trauma-critical care fellowship at UC Davis. Soon thereafter, he joined the UCSF Department of Surgery as a faculty member.

     

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    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2018

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Surgery, Surgery
    • American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

    Clinical Expertise

    Ischemia-reperfusion

    Microvascular permeability and physiology

    Sepsis

    Shock

    Trauma

    Grants and Funding

    • Post-Injury Dysregulation of Lipid Metabolism | NIH | 2007-08-15 - 2013-07-31 | Role: Principal Investigator

    Research Interests

    • Microvascular permeability and physiology
    • Ischemia-reperfusion
    • Sepsis
    • Shock
    • Trauma

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 114
    1. Single injection, ultrasound-guided planar nerve blocks: An essential skill for any clinician caring for patients with rib fractures.
      Schultz C, Yang E, Mantuani D, Miraflor E, Victorino G, Nagdev A| | PubMed
    2. Observational management of penetrating occult pneumothoraces: Outcomes and risk factors for interval tube thoracostomy placement.
      Beattie G, Cohan CM, Tang A, Chen JY, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    3. Predicting Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Severe Blunt Trauma: The Utility of Interleukin-18.
      Beattie G, Cohan CM, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    4. Early Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Elevation Predicts Surgical Site Infections after Blunt Trauma.
      Cohan CM, Beattie G, Tang A, Mazzolini K, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    5. Differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes for blunt versus penetrating traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts.
      Beattie G, Cohan CM, Tang A, Yasumoto E, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    6. Liquid plasma: A solution to optimizing early and balanced plasma resuscitation in massive transfusion.
      Beattie G, Cohan CM, Ng VL, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    7. Repeat computed tomography head scan is not indicated in trauma patients taking novel anticoagulation: A multicenter study.
      Cohan CM, Beattie G, Bowman JA, Galante JM, Kwok AM, Dirks RC, Kornblith LZ, Plevin R, Browder TD, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    8. Is a chest radiograph after thoracostomy tube removal necessary? A cost-effective analysis.
      Beattie G, Cohan CM, Chomsky-Higgins K, Tang A, Senekjian L, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    9. Does Abdominal Seat Belt Sign Warrant Admission After a Negative CT Scan? A Cost-Utility Analysis.
      Cohan CM, Beattie G, Tang A, Mazzolini K, Farzaneh N, Senekjian L, Victorino GP| | PubMed
    10. Routine Repeat Head CT Does Not Change Management in Trauma Patients on Novel Anticoagulants.
      Cohan CM, Beattie G, Dominguez DA, Glass M, Palmer B, Victorino GP| | PubMed