JackASavaMD

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Chief of Burns/Trauma, Regional Vice Chair for Education, Associate Professor of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Office
110 Irving St Nw
Rm 4b39
Washington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-877-5190

Fax+1 202-877-3173
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Education & Training

University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2000 - 2001
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1999 - 2000
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1999
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1994 - 1995
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2023 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2001 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Phase III Efficacy and Safety Study of AB103 in the Treatment of Patients With Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
The Case for Integrating Medical-Legal Partnerships Into Trauma Care.
Erin C Hall, J J Current, Jack A Sava, Jennifer E Rosen> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jun 1
Intra-abdominal Pressure Monitoring During Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Open Abdomen.
Taryn E Travis, Nicholas J Prindeze, Jeffrey W Shupp, Jack A Sava> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Oct 1
4 citations
A Western Trauma Association Critical Decisions Algorithm: REBOA.
Kenji Inaba, Hasan B. Alam, Karen J. Brasel, Megan Brenner, Carlos Vr Brown, David J. Ciesla, Marc de Moya, Joseph J. DuBose, Ernest E. Moore, Laura J. Moore, Jack Sav...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Oct 22
4 citations
Early anticoagulant reversal after trauma: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm.
Kimberly A. Peck, Eric J. Ley, Carlos V.R. Brown, Ernest E. Moore, Jack Sava, David J. Ciesla, Jason L. Sperry, Anne G. Rizzo, Nelson G. Rosen, Karen J. Brasel, Rosema...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
7 citations
Child physical abuse trauma evaluation and management: A Western Trauma Association and Pediatric Trauma Society critical decisions algorithm.
Nelson G. Rosen, Mauricio A. Escobar, Carlos V.R. Brown, Ernest E. Moore, Jack Sava, Kimberly A. Peck, David J. Ciesla, Jason L. Sperry, Anne G. Rizzo, Eric J. Ley, Ka...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Apr 1
10 citations
Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: airway management in adult trauma patients
Carlos V.R. Brown, Kenji Inaba, David V. Shatz, Ernest E. Moore, David J. Ciesla, Jack Sava, Hasan B. Alam, Karen J. Brasel, Gary Vercruysse, Jason L. Sperry, Anne G. ...> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2020 Oct 9
102 citations
Updated guidelines to reduce venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm.
Eric J. Ley, Carlos V.R. Brown, Ernest E. Moore, Jack Sava, Kimberly A. Peck, David J. Ciesla, Jason L. Sperry, Anne G. Rizzo, Nelson G. Rosen, Karen J. Brasel, Rosema...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020 Nov 1
12 citations
Rectal Injury After Foreign Body Insertion: Secondary Analysis From the AAST Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries Study Group.
Morgan Schellenberg, Carlos V.R. Brown, Marc D. Trust, John P. Sharpe, Tashinga Musonza, John B. Holcomb, Eric Bui, Brandon R. Bruns, H. Andrew Hopper, Michael S. Trui...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Mar 1
13 citations
Acute provider stress in high stakes medical care: Implications for trauma surgeons.
Johnathan Kent, Maura Thornton, Allan Fong, Erin Hall, Shimae Fitzgibbons, Jack Sava> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Concomitant bladder and rectal injuries: Results from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Rectal Injury Study Group.
E. Charles Osterberg, Jacob P Veith, Carlos V.R. Brown, John P. Sharpe, Tashinga Musonza, John B. Holcomb, Eric Bui, Brandon R. Bruns, H. Andrew Hopper, Michael S. Tru...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
9 citations
Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Management of intracranial hypertension in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries.
Hasan B. Alam, Gary Vercruysse, Matthew J. Martin, Carlos V.R. Brown, Karen J. Brasel, Ernest E. Moore, Jack Sava, David J. Ciesla, Kenji Inaba> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
5 citations
Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Cervical spine clearance in trauma patients.
David J. Ciesla, David V. Shatz, Ernest E. Moore, Jack Sava, Matthew J. Martin, Carlos V.R. Brown, Hasan B. Alam, Gary Vercruysse, Karen J. Brasel, Kenji Inaba> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
4 citations
Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Management of the open abdomen after damage control surgery.
Jack Sava, Hasan B. Alam, Gary Vercruysse, Matthew M. Martin, Carlos V.R. Brown, Karen J. Brasel, Ernest E. Moore, David J. Ciesla, Kenji Inaba> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2019 Nov 1
5 citations
Prehospital resuscitation in adult patients following injury: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm.
Jason L. Sperry, Matthew J. Martin, Ernest E. Moore, Jack Sava, David J. Ciesla, Anne G. Rizzo, Carlos V.R. Brown, Karen J. Brasel, Rosemary A. Kozar, Gary Vercruysse,...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2019 Nov 1
6 citations
Fluoroquinolone-based versus β-lactam-based regimens for complicated intra-abdominal infections: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Michail Mavros, Nikoletta A Theochari, Margarita Kyriakidou, Konstantinos P. Economopoulos, Jack Sava, Matthew E. Falagas> ;International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2019 Jun 1
7 citations
Traumatic rectal injuries: Is the combination of computed tomography and rigid proctoscopy sufficient?
Marc D. Trust, Jacob P Veith, Carlos V.R. Brown, John P. Sharpe, Tashinga Musonza, John B. Holcomb, Eric Bui, Brandon R. Bruns, H. Andrew Hopper, Michael S. Truitt, Cl...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2018 Dec 1
5 citations
Extremity Vascular Injury Management: Good Outcomes Using Selective Referral to Vascular Surgeons.
Shabnam Hafiz, Elizabeth A Zubowicz, Chadi Abouassaly, John J. Ricotta, Jack Sava> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Jan 1
25 citations
Contemporary management of rectal injuries at Level I trauma centers: The results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional study
Carlos V.R. Brown, Pedro G.R. Teixeira, Elisa Furay, John P. Sharpe, Tashinga Musonza, John B. Holcomb, Eric Bui, Brandon R. Bruns, H. Andrew Hopper, Michael S. Truitt...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2017 Nov 1
8 citations
Safety of early ambulation following blunt abdominal solid organ injury: A prospective observational study
Eugene Wang, Kenji Inaba, Saskya Byerly, Ranan Mendelsberg, Jack Sava, Elizabeth Benjamin, Lydia Lam, Demetrios Demetriades> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
1 citations
Outcomes Following Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices: A Single-Center Experience.
Shawna M. Kettyle, Nikhil L Chervu, Appajosula Sarada Rao, Salaam Sadi, David T. Majure, Jack Sava, Laura S. Johnson> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Aug 1
5 citations
A pilot program to improve nursing and surgical intern collaboration: Lessons learned from a mixed-methods study.
Neha Raparla, Diane Davis, Daria Shumaker, Anagha Kumar, Shabnam Hafiz, Jack Sava, Katie Adams, Shimae Fitzgibbons> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Feb 1
11 citations
The impact of solid organ injury management on the US health care system.
Shabnam Hafiz, Sameer Desale, Jack Sava> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2014 Aug 1
18 citations
Letting the sun set on small bowel obstruction: can a simple risk score tell us when nonoperative care is inappropriate?
Elizabeth A. O'Leary, Sameer Desale, William S. Yi, Kari A Fujita, Conor F. Hynes, Suma K. Chandra, Jack Sava> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Jun 1
5 citations
Autotransfusion in emergent operative trauma resuscitation.
X. A. Caliste, Karina Mcarthur, Jack Sava> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2014 Apr 12
19 citations
Effects of night-float and 24-h call on resident psychomotor performance
William S. Yi, Shabnam Hafiz, Jack Sava> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2013 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Physicians, Execs Recall 9/11 Experiences: 7 QuotesSeptember 10th, 2021
“Mayor Bowser Unveils District’s Alternate Care Site at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center”May 12th, 2020
Interrupting Violence from Within the Trauma Unit and Well BeyondApril 21st, 2020
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