DemetriosDemetriadesMD

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor of Surgery, Director of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California

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Office
2051 Marengo St
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-409-7761

Fax+1 323-441-9909
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Education & Training

University of Witwatersrand,PhD, Surgery, PhD, 1982 - 1985
University of AthensClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1994 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Service Award FDA, 2014
Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation Science American Heart Association, 2013
Scudder Oration ACS, 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation American Heart Association
Scudder Orator American College of Surgeons
Honorary Doctorate University of Athens
Honorary Faculty member AOA Medical Honor Society
Honorary Member Paraguay Surgical Society Paraguay Surgical Society
FDA Distinguished Service Award FDA
Honorary Doctorate University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Certificate of Appreciation with flag flown over Afganistan, US Navy US Navy
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Honorary Member of the Hellenic Surgical Society Hellenic Surgical Society
Honorary Member, Mexican College of Surgeons Mexican College of Surgeons
Honorary Member, Argentinean College of Surgeons Argentinean College of Surgeons
Honorary Member, Cyprus Surgical Society Cyprus Surgical Society
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Clinical Trials

Early Small Bowel Obstruction Following Laparotomy For Trauma Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Epidemiology and risk factors for fat embolism in isolated lower extremity long bone fractures.
Natthida Owattanapanich, Meghan Lewis, Subarna Biswas, Elizabeth R Benjamin, Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2024 Apr 17
Propensity Score Analysis of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta: Zone-1 Versus Zone-3 Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta ...
Epstein, L., Grigorian, A., Matsushima, K., Nahmias, J., Demetriades, D., Dilday, J.> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Mar 1
Injury patterns and outcomes in motorcycle driver crashes in the United States: The effect of helmet use.
Lara A Brockhus, Meghan Lewis, Dominik A Jakob, Demetrios Demetriades, Liasidis, P.> ;Injury. 2024 Mar 1
Mild traumatic brain injury: not always a mild injury.
Morgan Schellenberg, Miharu Arase, Monica D Wong, Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2023 Oct 16
Proximal protective diverting ostomy following colon anastomosis for penetrating trauma may not be protective: A matched cohort study.
Chih Ying Chien, Meghan R Lewis, Elizabeth R Benjamin, Demetrios Demetriades, Dilday, J.> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2024 Feb 1
Acute mesenteric ischemia: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
Injury Patterns and Treatment Strategies in Civilian and Military Isolated Abdominal Gunshot Wounds.
Joshua Dilday, Natthida Owattanapanich, Elizabeth R Benjamin, Subarna Biswas, Stacy Shackelford, Demetrios Demetriades> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2023 Nov 1
2 citations
Injury patterns and outcomes in motorcycle passengers.
Panagiotis Liasidis, Elizabeth Benjamin, Dominik Jakob, Meghan Lewis, Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
Venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis in geriatric trauma patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury.
Freeman Condon, Areg Grigorian, Dylan Russell, Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2024 Feb 1
1 citations
Risk factors for thromboembolic complications in isolated severe head injury.
Dominik A Jakob, Martin Müller, Meghan Lewis, Monica D Wong, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2024 Feb 1
Understanding the Impact of Trauma Admissions to Nonsurgical Services.
Jennie S Kim, Morgan Schellenberg, Sixta Navarette, Demetrios Demetriades> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Oct 1
2 citations
Undertriage of Severely Injured Trauma Patients.
Kemp Anderson, Morgan Schellenberg, Natthida Owattanapanich, Lindsey Dunkelberger, Monica D Wong, Rachel S Morris, Demetrios Demetriades> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Oct 1
Operative management and outcomes of colorectal injuries after gunshot wounds in the deployed military setting versus civilian trauma centers.
Joshua Dilday, Natthida Owattanapanich, Elizabeth R Benjamin, Subarna Biswas, Stacy Shackelford, Demetrios Demetriades> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
Author's Reply: Preperitoneal Packing for Pelvic Fracture Bleeding Control: A Human Cadaver Study.
Elizabeth R Benjamin, Zachary Warriner, Demetrios Demetriades> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2023 Jul 1
Manhandling injuries during legal interventions.
Meghan Lewis, Dominik A Jakob, Kenji Inaba, Demetrios Demetriades, Panagiotis Liasidis> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
Preperitoneal Packing for Pelvic Fracture Bleeding Control: A Human Cadaver Study.
Elizabeth R Benjamin, Zachary Warriner, Demetrios Demetriades> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
5 citations
REBOA in trauma and the risk of venous thromboembolic complications: A matched-cohort study.
Yu-Tung Wu, Chance Nichols, Chih-Ying Chien, Meghan R Lewis, Demetrios Demetriades> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2023 Jun 1
4 citations
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta is Associated with Increased Risk of Extremity Compartment Syndrome.
Yu-Tung Wu, Meghan R Lewis, Miharu Arase, Demetrios Demetriades> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
Falls from scaffolds: a nationwide analysis.
Panagiotis Kyriakou Liasidis, Cameron Ghafil, Morgan Schellenberg, Kazuhide Matsushima, Valerie Ponning Huang, Lydia Lam, Demetrios Demetriades, Kenji Inaba> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
6 citations
Worse outcomes with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in severe pelvic fracture: A matched cohort study.
Chih-Ying Chien, Meghan R Lewis, Subarna Biswas, Yong Luo, Demetrios Demetriades, Dilday, J.> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
2 citations
Surgical Rib Fixation in Obese Patients with Isolated Flail Chest Improves Outcomes: A Matched Cohort Study.
Chih Ying Chien, Meghan Lewis, Brent Emigh, Elizabeth R Benjamin, Demetrios Demetriades, Dilday, J.> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Gunshot wound versus blunt liver injuries: different liver-related complications and outcomes.
Yong Fu, Meghan R Lewis, Delbrynth P Mitchao, Elizabeth R Benjamin, Monica Wong, Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
1 citations
Pre-injury stimulant use in isolated severe traumatic brain injury: effect on outcomes.
Dominik Andreas Jakob, Meghan Lewis, Elizabeth Robinson Benjamin, Tobias Haltmeier, Beat Schnüriger, Aristomenis Konstantinos Exadaktylos, Demetrios Demetriades> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Falls from ladders: Injury patterns and outcomes.
Panagiotis K Liasidis, Dominik A Jakob, Morgan Schellenberg, Kazuhide Matsushima, Lydia Lam, Meghan R Lewis, Demetrios Demetriades, Kenji Inaba> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
Small Bowel Obstruction in the Virgin Abdomen.
Meghan Lewis, Panagiotis K Liasidis, Valerie P Huang, Elizabeth R Benjamin, Cameron Ghafil, Dominik A Jakob, Demetrios Demetriades> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
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Journal Articles

Impact of Alcohol on Seizures and Mortality After Isolated Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury
Zachary D Warriner, Subarna Biswas, Demetrios Demetriades, Journal of The American College of Surgeons

Books/Book Chapters

Trauma Secrets.
Editors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Hanley Belfus Medical , PAEdition 1998,
Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
Editors: Demetriades D, Inaba K, Velmahos G.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2014
Chapter: Assessmen Monitoring, and Management of the of the Brain Dead Organ Donor
Demetriades D, Lam L.,Editors: D Cooper, D Novitzky.Springer Science 2013
Trauma , 7th edition
Chapter: Colon and Rectal Trauma
Editors: Mattox K,Moore E, Feliciano D.McGraw-Hill2012
Trauma
Chapter: Cardiac Complications in Trauma
Demetriades D, KobayiashiEditors: Tubaro, Filipatos.2012
Mastery of Surgery (6th edition)
Chapter: Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
Demetriades D, Lam LEditors: JF Fischer.2012
Color Atlas of Trauma, 2nd edition
Demetriades D, Newton EEditors: Demetriades D, Newton E.2012
Color Atlas of Trauma, 2nd edition
Editors: Demetriades D, Newton E.Cambridge University Press , CanbridgeEdition 2nd,2012
Trauma Surgery I (European Manual of Medicine)
Chapter: Chest Trauma
Demetriades D, Talving P, Inaba KEditors: Oestern H, Trentz O, Uranues S.Springer-Verlag2010
Rutherford Vascular
Chapter: : Abdominal vascular injures
Demetriades D, Inaba KEditors: Rutherford RB.2010
Advances in Surgery
Chapter: the nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal
Inaba K, Demetriades DEditors: Cameron J.2007
The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Chapter: Colon and Rectal Injuries
Demetriades D, Salim AEditors: Wolf B.Springer2007
Surgery of the Liver, BiliaryTract and Pancreas Surgery
Chapter: Pancreas Injuries
Demetriades D, Salim A, Brown C:Editors: Blumgart LH.Saunders, Elsevier , Philadelphia, 2007
Trauma Secrets, 2nd edition
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia,Edition 2nd,2003
Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma.
Modavia D, Newton E, Demetriades D,Editors: Modavia D, Newton E, Demetriades D,.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2003
Color Atlas of Emergency Trauma.
Editors: Modavia D, Newton E, Demetriades D.Cambridge University Press, Cambridge2003
Segredos em Trauma (Portuguese translation)
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Artmed Editora, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2001
Trauma Secrets, Chinese translation
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.China2001
Procedures and Monitoring for the Critically Ill.
Shoemaker W, Velmahos G, Demetriades D:Editors: Shoemaker W, Velmahos G, Demetriades D:.WB Saunders, Philadelphia 2001
Segredos em Trauma (Portuguese translation)
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.Artmed Editora, Alegre, BrazilEdition Port,2001
Trauma Secrets, Chinese translation, China,
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:Editors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:.ChinaEdition chin,2001
Trauma Management.
emetriades D, Asensio J:Editors: Demetriades D, Asensio J:.Landes Bioscience Publications2000
Secretos del Traumatismo (Trauma Secrets), spanish edition
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:Editors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D:.McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Mexico City2000
Trauma Management.
Demetriades D, Asensio J:Editors: Demetriades D, Asensio J. Landes Bioscience Publications, 2000
Secretos del Traumatismo (Trauma Secrets) Spanish translation, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Mexico, 2000
Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades DEditors: Naude G, Bongard F, Demetriades D.McGraw-Hill Interamericana, MexicoEdition Span,2000
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Authored Content

Impact of Alcohol on Seizures and Mortality After Isolated Blunt Traumatic Brain InjuryOctober 2018

Press Mentions

Even Without Symptoms, Trauma Patients Who Test Positive for COVID Fare Worse Than Comparable Patients Who Do Not Have the VirusOctober 13th, 2022
Registration Open for 68th Annual Detroit Trauma SymposiumSeptember 24th, 2020
News: Search Still on for Noninvasive Methods to Monitor ICPDecember 2nd, 2019
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