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Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, M.D., FACS
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Division of General Surgery
- Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
- Co-chair, Muriel Steele Society
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Education
University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; BS, Biological Sciences, 2005
University of Colorado, Denver, CO; MD, 2009
University of California, San Francisco, CA 2019, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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- UCSF, Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery, 2016-17
- UCSF, Trauma & Emergency Care, 2017-18
Biography
Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, M.D. received her undergraduate degree from University of California Santa Barbara. She received her M.D. from the University of Colorado Medical School in 2009, graduating AOA. She completed her residency in General Surgery at University of California San Francisco in 2016.
While in surgical training at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Kornblith spent two years as a Trauma and Critical Care Clinical and Translational Research Fellow in the Trauma Translational Research Lab at UCSF funded by a NIH Trauma Training Grant from 2012-2014.
Dr. Kornblith was recognized at graduation for her training with two awards of distinction: the Haile T. Debas Resident Teaching Award and the Fred H. & Esther E. Nusz Resident Achievement Award. Dr. Kornblith went on for subspecialty training in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco.
In 2018, Dr. Kornblith joined the faculty at University of California San Francisco as Assistant Professor in Residence in the Division of General Surgery, where she clinically practices Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery. She has played a pivotal role in the translational study of coagulation and inflammation perturbations after trauma. She performs translational research in the field of post-injury platelet biology.
Dr. Kornblith was awarded the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Trauma Research Scholarship in 2018 and is now supported through 2023 by a Patient Oriented Mentored Career Development Award through the National Institute of General Medical Studies section of the NIH, and a University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Irene Perstein Award for her study of post-injury platelet biology.
Dr. Kornblith is co-director of the research collaborative Trauma, Injury Science, and Critical Care Collaborative (TRISECCCT) at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and is co-chair of the University of California San Francisco Department of Surgery Muriel Steele Society, an inclusive community dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and promoting women surgeons so they can thrive at all stages of their careers.
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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1861-9691 
- Post-Injury Platelet Biology: Mechanisms and OutcomesSponsor: NIHSponsor ID: K23GM130892Funding Period:Sep 2018-Aug 2023Principal Investigator
- Freeze Dried Platelet Extracellular Vesicles as a Hemostatic Adjunct to Resuscitation for Prolonged Field CareSponsor: DOD/USAMRAASponsor ID: W81XWH2010216Funding Period:Jul 2020-Jun 2022Co-Investigator
- The ACCT Study: Assessing COVID-19 Associated Coagulopathy and ThrombosisSponsor: NIH/NCATSSponsor ID: UL1TR001872Funding Period:Jun 2020-May 2021Primary Investigator
- Post-Injury Platelet GenomicsSponsor: University of California School of Medicine Irene Perstein AwardSponsor ID:Funding Period:Aug 2019-Jul 2020Primary Investigator
- Post-Injury Platelet FunctionSponsor: Eastern Association for the Surgery of TraumaSponsor ID: P0526402Funding Period:Aug 2018-Jul 2019Principal Investigator
Clinical Trials
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- Study ID: NCT04667468Start Date: Jun 2021Estimated Completion Date: Aug 2023Condition(s): Trauma, Hemorrhage
- Study ID: NCT03682757Start Date: Sep 2018Estimated Completion Date: Sep 2023Condition(s): Wound and Injuries, Blood Platelets, Endothelium
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 121
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- Gelbard RB, Nahmias J, Byerly S, Ziesmann M, Stein D, Haut ER, Smith JW, Boltz M, Zarzaur B, Callum J, Cotton BA, Cripps M, Gunter OL, Holcomb JB, Kerby J, Kornblith LZ, Moore EE, Riojas CM, Schreiber M, Sperry JL, Yeh DD. Establishing a Core Outcomes Set for Massive Transfusion: an EAST Modified Delphi Method Consensus Study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jan 23. View in PubMed
- Ngatuvai M, Zagales R, Khan A, Rosander A, Breeding T, Kornblith L, Bilski T, Elkbuli A. Analysis of Bicyclist Injuries and Fatalities in The United States: The Need for Effective & Sustainable Prevention Policies. Am Surg. 2022 Nov 25; 31348221142579. View in PubMed
- Sauder M, Kornblith L, Gurney J, Elkbuli A. Trauma care during times of conflict: Strategic targeting of medical resources & operational logistics to save more lives. Injury. 2023 Feb; 54(2):271-273. View in PubMed
- Matthay ZA, Fields AT, Kornblith LZ. "Importance of catecholamine signaling in the development of platelet exhaustion after traumatic injury": Reply. J Thromb Haemost. 2022 11; 20(11):2717-2718. View in PubMed
- Andrade R, Yeager M, Concepcion J, Spardy J, Ang D, Kornblith L, Elkbuli A. National analysis of whole blood and component versus component transfusions in civilian trauma patients who underwent a thoracotomy or laparotomy: Toward improving patient outcomes and quality of care. Surgery. 2022 12; 172(6):1837-1843. View in PubMed
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Books Chapters & Edited Books
- Diane A. Schwartz, Lucy Z. Kornblith, John B. Holcomb, Mitchell Jay Cohen. "Chapter 128. Multitrauma Derangement in Hemostasis and Thrombosis." In: Marder et al: Hemostasis and Thrombosis: Basic Principles and Clinical Practice, 6th eds. 2013.
- Rochelle Dicker, Lucy Z. Kornblith. "Chapter 26. Acute Abdominal Pain." In: Vincent et al: Textbook of Critical Care, 7th eds. 2017.
- Anamaria J. Robles, Lucy Z. Kornblith. "Coagulopathy in Trauma". In: Dynamed Plus, 2017.
- Zachary Matthay, Lucy Z. Kornblith. "Platelets." In: Trauma Induced Coagulopathy, 2nd eds. 2019.
In the News
- UCSF Department of Surgery - November 15, 2022The Department of Surgery is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Lucy Z. Kornblith as the Department's inaugural Director for Gender Equity! Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Her clinical practice includes trauma surgery, surgical critical care, and acute care surgery. Dr. Kornblith received a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery - September 07, 2022Muriel Steele Society's own co-chair, Dr. Lucy Kornblith, was nominated and selected as one of the Association of Women Surgeons Top 40 Under 40! This award recognizes outstanding women surgeons who are trailblazers in their field or who are making a significant impact with their actions. Congratulations, Dr. Kornblith!
- UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - - November 16, 2020Zachary Matthay, M.D., a general surgery research resident, received the basic science award at the Northern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Resident Research Competition, held virtually on October 21st, 2020. His presentation, titled "Leveraging the Catecholamine Response after Trauma: An Opportunity to Enhance Platelet Dependent Hemostasis?" examined the relationships between catecholamine surges after injury with platelet dependent hemostasis and [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - July 01, 2020UCSF Surgeon-scientist Lucy Kornblith, M.D. (PI) and her mentee, Zachary Matthay, M.D. (Co-PI) were awarded two grants for their proposed COVID-19-related research by the UCSF COVID-19 Rapid Response Pilot Grant Program, supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and National Institutes of Health (sponsored by the UCSF Academic Senate, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Research Development Office). The first award will support their proposed [...]
- UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - - March 02, 2020Zachary Matthay, M.D., a general surgery research resident, received the prestigious Ernest E. Moore Basic Science Research Prize from the Western Trauma Association for his investigations and manuscript on "Dynamic Effects of In-Vivo and In-Vitro Calcium on Platelet Behavior". The award was given during the 50th Annual Western Trauma Association Meeting, held February 23-28, 2020 in Sun Valley, Idaho. He is the 2nd recipient of this award, which was developed to encourage and support basic [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - - December 12, 2019UCSF surgeon-scientist Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, MD is a co-investigator on a newly awarded $2M Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program in collaboration with the UCSF Department of Laboratory Medicine, and OHSU Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, for the study of "Freeze Dried Platelet Extracellular Vesicles as a Hemostatic Adjunct to Resuscitation for Prolonged Field Care." The DOD/CDMRP funded study is a multicenter, [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - - July 23, 2019Lucy Kornblith, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery in the UCSF Department of Surgery at ZSFG, is the 2019 recipient of The Irene Perstein Award for 2019, awarded by the UCSF School of Medicine to an outstanding, newly recruited, junior woman scientist. This unique award honors the legacy of Ms. Irene Perstein, who donated funds to support junior women faculty at UCSF. The highly competitive award is based on criteria including the novelty and innovation of the science, and the potential [...]
- Muriel Steele Society - - May 31, 2019We are pleased to announce that the Muriel Steele Society website has officially launched! The Muriel Steele Society (MSS) was established in honor of Muriel Steele, MD, the first woman surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) — now Zuckerberg San Fransisco General (ZSFG). Throughout her career, Dr. Steele experienced significant prejudice and overcame enormous obstacles on the road to becoming a phenomenal surgeon. MSS is an inclusive community dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery - - May 21, 2019We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Muriel Steele Society (MSS), founded in honor of Muriel Steele, MD, the first woman surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) — now Zuckerberg San Fransisco General (ZSFG). Dr. Steele experienced significant prejudice and overcame enormous obstacles on the road to becoming a phenomenal surgeon. Led by co-chairs, Mika Varma MD, Professor and Chief of Colorectal Surgery, and Lucy Kornblith MD Assistant Professor, ZSFG Trauma and Surgical [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery - - March 08, 2019The Muriel Steele Society invites you to celebrate International Women's Day at UCSF by recognizing our fantastic women surgeons and supporting initiatives that help us achieve gender equity that enable all of us to excel. To stimulate frank discussions about gender parity, inclusion and diversity, we'd like to share the lecture of Joan Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, delivered at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress in 2018. Olga M. Jonasson, MD, Lecture: A path toward [...]
Lucy Kornblith, M.D. Recipient of 5-Year $1M NIH K23 Award for Study of Post-Injury Platelet Biology
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - - December 07, 2018UCSF trauma surgeon Lucy Kornblith, M.D. has been awarded a 5-Year $1M National Institutes of Health (NIH) K23, Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award to study to post-injury platelet biology. The award, through the National Institute of General Medical Studies, will support Dr. Kornblith's research through 2023. The grant titled "Post-Injury Platelet Biology: Mechanisms and Outcomes", supports translational patient-oriented research. Specifically, Dr. Kornblith will investigate causal [...]
- Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - December 05, 2018Trauma surgeons at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center have been among the strongest proponents for physicians speaking out on the issue of gun violence and conducting research to reduce suffering and prevent needless and tragic deaths. They have harnessed the power of Twitter in the service of community outreach and effecting social change. Notably, Rachael A. Callcut, M.D., MSPH was among the group that created the Twitter handle, @ThisIsOurLane and Andre Campbell, [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - - December 04, 2018The National Trauma Institute recently issued an update on the progress of CLOTT Study, a 2nd phase that will more closely investigate the role of platelet biology in post-traumatic pulmonary embolism. To that end, UCSF surgeon-scientist Lucy Kornblith, M.D. has been recruited by principal investigator M. Margaret "Peggy" Knudson, M.D., FACS. Following a productive investigation of the incidence of pulmonary thrombi after injury and the role of clot breakdown in the development of [...]
- Department of Surgery at ZSFG - - July 14, 2018Trauma Surgeon Lucy Kornblith, M.D. has been awarded the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Trauma Research Scholarship to study post-injury platelet biology. Dr. Kornblith is a graduate of the UCSF General Surgery Residency Program and subsequently completed fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery, and Trauma and Emergency Care at UCSF. She will be joining the UCSF General Surgery Faculty August 1, 2018 and will be based at Zuckerberg San Francisco [...]
- UCSF Department of Surgery - - May 26, 2017Surgeons, from left, Lucy Kornblith, Rita Mukhtar and Carter Lebares pose for a photograph in the lobby of the UCSF Clinical Science Building in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Courtesy Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) The April 3, 2017 cover of the New Yorker depicting four women in blue doctors' scrubs over an operating table has gone viral. Reflecting the power of that image, female surgeons throughout the world have been posting group selfie photos of themselves [...]
- UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - April 01, 2014Lucy Kornblith, MD, a research fellow in the UCSF General Surgery Residency Program and member the Cohen Lab led by her research mentor, Mitchell J. Cohen, M.D., was recently awarded the Earl Young Award for 2014 from the Western Trauma Association. (Last year the award went to another UCSF General Surgery resident, Matt Kutcher, MD.) The Earl Young Award, the most prestigious for resident research in trauma, is the result of a highly competitive process to determine the top resident [...]
