Barbara A Gaines MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Professor of Surgery and Clinical and Translational Science, University Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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1935 Medical District DrDallas, TX 75235
Phone+1 214-456-7000
Fax+1 214-456-7232
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Summary
- Dr. Barbara Gaines is a general surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She received her medical degree from University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her general surgery and surgical critical care training at Vanderbilt University. Her pediatric surgical training was obtained in Pittsburgh, where she has been in practice for 19 years. She specializes in pediatric general surgery and trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in trauma and surgical critical care, general / gastrointestinal surgery, neonatal surgery and pediatric general surgery.
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1998 - 2000
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1997 - 1998- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1997
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2023 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
WV State Medical License 2009 - 2018
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Exception From Informed Consent in Pediatric Trials.Jay R Malone, Marissa Tremoglie-Barkowski, Barbara A Gaines, Christine M Leeper
JAMA Pediatrics. 2025-06-02 - Expanding beyond trauma: Characterizing low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) use in children requiring massive transfusion protocol activation.Erin V Feeney, Elissa Abou Khalil, Barbara A Gaines, Philip C Spinella, Christine M Leeper
Transfusion. 2025-05-01 - 4 citationsWhole blood: Total blood product ratio impacts survival in injured children.Erin V Feeney, Katrina M Morgan, Philip C Spinella, Barbara A Gaines, Christine M Leeper
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024-10-01
Journal Articles
- Comparison of Diagnostic Imaging Modalities for the Evaluation of Pancreatic Duct Injury in Children: A Multi-Institutional Analysis from the Pancreatic Trauma Study G...Barbara Gaines, Mubeen Jafri, Randall S Burd, Ilan Maizlin, Rajan Thakkar, Stephanie Polites, David Juang, Christine Leeper, Denise B Klinkner, Pediatric Surgery International
Press Mentions
Improving Access to Prehospital Blood May Save 10,000 Lives a YearMarch 5th, 2025- Children’s Medical Center Dallas Seeks Community Participation in Trauma Research Study to Investigate Treatment Strategies for Critically Injured ChildrenSeptember 23rd, 2024
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- American Surgical AssociationMember
- Southern Surgical AssociationMember
- Pediatric Trauma SocietyMember
- American Association for the Surgery of TraumaMember
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of TraumaMember
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