WarrenCharlesDorlacMDFACS

General Surgery • Loveland, CO

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Colorado

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Office
2500 Rocky Mountain Ave. Suite 2200
Surgery
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone+1 970-221-5878

Fax+1 970-203-7256
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2001
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1998 - Present
CO State Medical License 2013 - 2025
WY State Medical License 2015 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2008 - 2017
TX State Medical License 1993 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Dr. Norman E. McSwain, Jr. Leadership Award NAEMT, 2019
John P. Pryor, MD Distinguished Service Award Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 2012
Legion of Merit Department of Defense, 2011
Order of Military Medical Merit United States Army Medical Department, 2006
United States Air Force Surgical Excellence Award AFMS
Surgical Excellence Officer of the Year United States Air Forces in Europe
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Andrew C Ruoff, III Travel Award Uniformed Services University
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Clinical Trials

Effects of Transport on Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

High-grade liver injuries with contrast extravasation managed initially with interventional radiology versus observation: A secondary analysis of a WTA multicenter study.
Negaar Aryan, Areg Grigorian, Erika Tay-Lasso, Michael Cripps, Heather Carmichael, Robert McIntyre Jr, Shane Urban, Catherine Velopulos, Clay Cothren Burlew, Shana Bal...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2024 Mar 26
2 citations
Prehospital Hemorrhage Control and Treatment by Clinicians: A Joint Position Statement.
Cherisse Berry, John M Gallagher, Jeffrey M Goodloe, Warren C Dorlac, Jimm Dodd, Peter E Fischer> ;Prehospital Emergency Care. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Neurosurgical Mission to Ukraine.
Michael A Sheinberg, Rocco A Armonda, Serhii Ivanov, Mykhailo Lovha, Aaron J Epstein, Warren C Dorlac> ;Neurosurgery. 2023 Jun 1
13 citations
Whole Blood Versus Conventional Blood Component Massive Transfusion Protocol Therapy in Civilian Trauma Patients.
Janet S. Lee, Abid D Khan, Franklin L. Wright, Robert C. McIntyre, Warren C. Dorlac, Chris Cribari, Valerie Brockman, Stephanie A. Vega, Jessica M. Cofran, Thomas J Sc...> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Nov 27
3 citations
The Patient's Voice Matters: The Impact of Advance Directives on Elderly Trauma Patients.
Janet S. Lee, Abid D. Khan, Warren C. Dorlac, Julie Dunn, Robert C. McIntyre, Franklin L. Wright, K. Barry Platnick, Valerie Brockman, Stephanie Vega, Jessica M. Cofra...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Sep 14
16 citations
The Use of Tranexamic Acid in Tactical Combat Casualty Care: TCCC Proposed Change 20-02.
Brendon Drew, Jonathan D. Auten, Andrew P. Cap, Travis G. Deaton, Benjamin Donham, Warren C. Dorlac, Joseph J. DuBose, Andrew D Fisher, Alan J. Ginn, James Hancock, Jo...> ;Journal of Special Operations Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
9 citations
A modern, multicenter evaluation of hepatic angioembolization - Complications and readmissions persist.
Jason M. Samuels, Shane Urban, Erik D. Peltz, Thomas J. Schroeppel, Holly Heise, Warren C. Dorlac, Linda J. Britton, Clay Cothren Burlew, Caitlin Robinson, Megan L. Sw...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2019 Jun 26
10 citations
Mass casualty events: what to do as the dust settles?
Rachel M. Russo, Joseph M. Galante, John B. Holcomb, Warren C. Dorlac, Jason Brocker, David R. King, M. Margaret Knudson, Thomas M. Scalea, Michael L. Cheatham, Raymon...> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2018 Oct 1
13 citations
Preparation of leukoreduced whole blood for transfusion in austere environments; effects of forced filtration, storage agitation, and high temperatures on hemostatic f...
Joar Sivertsen, Hanne Braathen, Turid Helen Felli Lunde, Philip C. Spinella, Warren C. Dorlac, Geir Strandenes, Torunn Oveland Apelseth, Tor Hervig, Einar K. Kristoffe...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2018 Jun 1
41 citations
Trauma Hemostasis and Oxygenation Research Network position paper on the role of hypotensive resuscitation as part of remote damage control resuscitation.
Thomas W. Woolley, Patrick W Thompson, Emrys Kirkman, Richard Reed, Sylvain Ausset, Andrew Beckett, Christopher K. Bjerkvig, Andrew P. Cap, Timothy J Coats, Mitchell J...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2018 Jun 1
18 citations
Assessment of emergency general surgery care based on formally developed quality indicators
Angela M. Ingraham, Avery B. Nathens, Andrew B. Peitzman, Allison Bode, Gina R. Dorlac, Warren C. Dorlac, Preston R. Miller, Mahsa Sadeghi, Deena D. Wasserman, Karl Y....> ;Surgery. 2017 Aug 1
2 citations
Managing Traumatic Brain Injury: Translating Military Guidelines to the Wilderness
Edward J. Otten, Warren C. Dorlac> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2017 Jun 1
26 citations
Tranexamic Acid Use in Prehospital Uncontrolled Hemorrhage.
Benjamin R. Huebner, Warren C. Dorlac, Chris Cribari> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2017 Jun 1
24 citations
Live tissue versus simulation training for emergency procedures: Is simulation ready to replace live tissue?
Stephen L. Barnes, Alex Bukoski, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Luis E. Llerena, John H. Armstrong, Catherine Strayhorn, Jeff Bailey, Warren C. Dorlac, Rob Shotto, Jack Norfleet, T...> ;Surgery. 2016 Oct 1
8 citations
What If I Don't Have Blood? Hextend is Superior to 3% Saline in an Experimental Model of Far Forward Resuscitation After Hemorrhage.
Peter L. Jernigan, Richard S. Hoehn, Daniel Cox, Judy Heyl, Warren C. Dorlac, Timothy A. Pritts> ;Shock. 2016 Sep 1
4 citations
Oxygen requirement to reverse altitude-induced hypoxemia with continuous flow and pulsed dose oxygen.
Thomas Blakeman, Dario Rodriquez, Travis W. Gerlach, Warren C. Dorlac, Jay A. Johannigman, Richard D. Branson> ;Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. 2015 Apr 1
12 citations
Effective teamwork and communication mitigate task saturation in simulated critical care air transport team missions.
Bradley R. Davis, Katherine Welch, Sharon Walsh-Hart, Dennis J. Hanseman, Michael Petro, Travis W. Gerlach, Warren C. Dorlac, Jocelyn Collins, Timothy A. Pritts> ;Military Medicine. 2014 Aug 6
56 citations
A Review of the First 10 Years of Critical Care Aeromedical Transport During Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom: The Importance of Evacuation Timing
Nichole Ingalls, David Zonies, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Kathleen D. Martin, Bart O. Iddins, Paul K. Carlton, Dennis J. Hanseman, Richard D. Branson, Warren C. Dorlac, Jay A....> ;JAMA Surgery. 2014 Aug 1
84 citations
Fluid Resuscitation for Hemorrhagic Shock in Tactical Combat Casualty Care: TCCC Guidelines Change 14-01 - 2 June 2014
Frank K. Butler, John B. Holcomb, Martin A. Schreiber, Russ S Kotwal, Donald Jenkins, Howard R. Champion, F Bowling, Andrew P. Cap, Joseph J. DuBose, Warren C. Dorlac,...> ;Journal of Special Operations Medicine. 2014 Jun 2
13 citations
A concluding after-action report of the Senior Visiting Surgeon program with the United States Military at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany.
M. Margaret Knudson, Thomas W. Evans, Raymond Fang, Kathleen D. Martin, Warren C. Dorlac, David L. Gillespie, Kenneth J. Cherry, Todd E. Rasmussen> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2014 Mar 1
6 citations
Pulsed dosed delivery of oxygen in mechanically ventilated pigs with acute lung injury.
Joshua D. Gustafson, Sung H. Yang, Thomas Blakeman, Warren C. Dorlac, Richard D. Branson> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Nov 1
21 citations
Implementation of a military-derived damage-control resuscitation strategy in a civilian trauma center decreases acute hypoxia in massively transfused patients.
Eric M. Campion, Timothy A. Pritts, Warren C. Dorlac, Anjelica Q. Nguyen, Sara M. Fraley, Dennis J. Hanseman, Bryce R.H. Robinson> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Aug 1
Reply: To PMID 23060246.
Michael S Xydakis, Geoffrey S. F. Ling, Lisa P. Mulligan, Warren C. Dorlac, Dallas C. Hack> ;Annals of Neurology. 2013 May 14
55 citations
Tranexamic acid and trauma: current status and knowledge gaps with recommended research priorities.
Anthony E Pusateri, Richard B Weiskopf, Vikhyat Bebarta, Frank Butler, Ramon F Cestero, Irshad H Chaudry, Virgil Deal, Warren C Dorlac, Robert T Gerhardt, Michael B Gi...> ;Shock. 2013 Feb 1
23 citations
Preparing the surgeon for war: present practices of US, UK, and Canadian militaries and future directions for the US military
Joseph J. DuBose, Carlos J. Rodriguez, Matthew J. Martin, Tim Nunez, Warren C. Dorlac, David R. King, Martin A. Schreiber, Gary Vercruysse, Homer Tien, Adam J. Brooks,...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012 Dec 1
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Press Mentions

A Crack in the Armor: Surgeons See a Military Hospital as a Shadow of Its PastOctober 10th, 2019
Military Considers Sweeping Changes to Surgical Safety ProgramsMay 23rd, 2019
Surgeon Joins Team at Medical Center of the Rockies in LovelandAugust 3rd, 2015