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Office
3300 Gallows Rd
Original Bldg 2nd Floor
Falls Church, VA 22042Phone+1 703-531-2246Fax+1 703-237-7895- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis UniversityExecutive MBA, Master of Business Administration, 2021 - 2022
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2015 - 2016
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2015
- St Joseph Mercy Ann ArborResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
- Technical University Munich Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
- CA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
- MI State Medical License 2009 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
- American College of SurgeonsFellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Medical Honor Society, Brown-Sequard Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University AΩA Medical Honor Society, 2021
- Outstanding Teacher Award, 22nd Annual Faculty Excellence Award Program Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 2020
- Presidential Citation "for extraordinary contributions of time, energy, and resources to the Society" Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsEstablishing a core outcome set for blunt cerebrovascular injury: an EAST modified Delphi method consensus study.Markus Ziesmann, Saskya Byerly, Daniel Dante Yeh, Melissa Boltz, Rondi Gelbard, Elliott R Haut, Jason W Smith, Deborah M Stein, Ben L Zarzaur, Denis D Bensard, Walter ...> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2023 Jan 1
- 12 citationsBiological Effects of Intravenous Vitamin C on Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and the Endothelial Glycocalyx in Patients with Sepsis-Induced ARDS.Xian Qiao, Markos G Kashiouris, Michael L'Heureux, Bernard J Fisher, Stefan W Leichtle, Jonathon D Truwit, Rahul Nanchal, Robert Duncan Hite, Peter E Morris, Greg S Ma...> ;Nutrients. 2022 Oct 21
- 2 citationsEarly video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for non-emergent thoracic trauma remains underutilized in trauma accredited centers despite evidence of improved pati...Yahya Alwatari, Alexander Simmonds, Dawit Ayalew, Jad Khoraki, Luke Wolfe, Stefan W Leichtle, Michel B Aboutanos, Edgar B Rodas> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2022 Aug 1
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A Randomized Trial of Pain Control with Continuous Wound Catheters Versus Epidural Analgesia in Colorectal Surgery. Oral PresentationLeichtle SW, Mouawad NJ, Kaoutzanis C, Winter S, Lampman R, McCord M, Cleary RK, 59th Clinical Meeting of the Frederick Coller Surgical Society, Ann Arbor, MI, 10/1/2013
- Physician Ratings and Online Rankings Patient Satisfaction As a New Outcome? Oral PresentationLeichtle SW, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Section of General Surgery, Grand Rounds, Ann Arbor, MI, 9/1/2013
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Pain Control with Continuous Wound Catheters versus Epidural Analgesia in Colorectal Surgery. Oral PresentationLeichtle SW, Mouawad NJ, Lampman R, Welch KB, Cleary RK, 60th Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Kalamazoo, MI, 5/1/2013
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Lectures
- Resident Readiness and Transition to Practice - Are Five Years of Training Still Good Enough?Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), 9th Annual Congress, San Diego, CA - 2/1/2014
- Current Problems in Robotic Coronary Artery RevascularizationUniversity of Michigan, Graduate Course Innovative Design in Biomedical Engineering - 1/1/2014
- Research from a Resident’s PerspectiveSoutheast Michigan Center for Medical Education - 9/1/2013
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Press Mentions
- Mike M. Mallah Column: Surgeons of Trauma Are Doing God's WorkApril 10th, 2022
- Gun Violence from a Surgeon’s PerspectiveDecember 14th, 2015
Grant Support
- New low volume resuscitation solution customized for pre-hospital and ICU mechanisms of injury in the complex trauma patientDepartment of Defense2019–2022
- Ascorbic Acid Concentrations in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Potential Target for InterventionVirginia Commonwealth University2019–2020
- Quality Improvement & Patient Safety GrantCIR SEIU Healthcare2015
Committees
- Chair, Southeastern Surgical Congress: Surgical Practice Committee 2020 - Present
- Member, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST): Literature Review Committee 2020 - Present
- Chair, American College of Surgeons VA Chapter: Issues Committee 2017 - Present
- Member, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST): Career Development Committee 2017 - 2020
- Past Chair, Advocacy & Issues Committee, American College of Surgeons Resident and Associate Society 2014 - 2015
Research History
- Doctoral StudentTechnical University Munich, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction Workgroup2006 - 2009
- Research ScholarYale University: Neurotransplantation and Regeneration Laboratory: Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease2007 - 2007
Professional Memberships
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- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma - EASTMember
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Other Languages
- German
Hospital Affiliations
- Inova Fairfax Medical CampusFalls Church, Virginia
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