BenjaminWDartIVMD

General Surgery • Chattanooga, TN

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine

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Office
979 E 3rd St
Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone+1 423-267-0466

Fax+1 423-757-0775
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Education & Training

University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2005
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 1999
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaFellowship, Surgical Critical Care

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2003 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification All in One EMR, Medstreaming, 2013
Fellow American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Swab Is Insufficient to Withhold Empiric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Coverage in a Trauma P...
Kevin N Harrell, Tyler Koestner, Jacob Lloyd, Breanna L Carter, Darren Hunt, Benjamin Dart, Robert Maxwell> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Traumatic Bowel Perforation From Heterotopic Ossification.
Jonathan Brent Moss, Benjamin W. Dart> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Jan 1
2 citations
The Effect of Lung Lavage Volume Return on the Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
Kevin N Harrell, Jessica K. Reynolds, Gavin R. Wilks, J. Daniel Stanley, Benjamin W. Dart, Robert A. Maxwell> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Apr 1
2 citations
Evaluating Surgery Resident Technical Skills: Intestinal Anastomosis in a Porcine Model.
G. Alan Hyde, Brent L. Soder, J. Daniel Stanley, Benjamin W. Dart, Jenny M. Holcombe, Richard G. Cook, R. Phillip Burns, Eric C. Nelson> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Nov 1
14 citations
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Trauma Population: Does Decolonization Prevent Infection?
Robert A Maxwell, Chasen A Croft, C Buddy Creech, Isaac Thomsen, Nicole Soper, Laura E Brown, Vicente A Mejia, Benjamin W Dart 4th, Donald E Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Dec 1
8 citations
External Validation of Velazquez-Gomez Severity Score Index and ATLAS Scores and the Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Mortality in Clostridium difficile ...
Matthew L. Figh, Evon Zoog, Richard A Moore, Benjamin W. Dart, Gregory W. Heath, Reed M. Butler, Cuilan Gao, Joseph C Kong, J. Daniel Stanley> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Dec 1
Abdominal Cocoon-An Unusual Case of Bowel Obstruction.
Bell, C. M., Dart, B. W.> ;The American surgeon. 2017 Sep 8
Abdominal Cocoon-An Unusual Case of Bowel Obstruction.
Christopher M. Bell, Benjamin W. Dart> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Nov 1
Appendicitis--Current Practices in a Tertiary Referral Center.
Brent L. Soder, Benjamin W. Dart, John Stanley> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Feb 1
2 citations
Tracheal transection with associated bilateral carotid and esophageal injuries after blunt neck trauma.
Jessica K. Reynolds, Benjamin W. Dart, Robert A. Maxwell, David Barnes> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Aug 1
12 citations
Preliminary experience with laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for complicated diverticulitis: a new algorithm for treatment?
Sara M. Edeiken, Robert A. Maxwell, Benjamin W. Dart, Vincente A. Mejia> ;The American Surgeon. 2013 Aug 1
26 citations
Clostridium difficile infection
John Stanley, J. G. Bartlett, Benjamin W. Dart, J. H. Ashcraft> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2013 Jul 1
Split down the middle: a functional survivor of complete traumatic hemipelvectomy.
Bradley W Thomas, Benjamin W. Dart, Robert A. Maxwell> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012 Apr 1
1 citations
Goblet cell carcinoid and mucinous cystadenoma in an interval appendectomy specimen.
Nathan J. Creel, Benjamin W. Dart> ;The American Surgeon. 2012 Jan 1
13 citations
Pellet venous embolism from a destructive shotgun injury.
Miss Hina, Darren J. Hunt, J. Daniel Stanley, Benjamin W. Dart> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Aug 1
22 citations
Errors in administrative-reported ventilator-associated pneumonia rates: are never events really so?
Bradley W. Thomas, Robert A. Maxwell, Benjamin W. Dart, Elizabeth H. Hartmann, Dustin L. Bates, Vicente A. Mejia, Philip W. Smith, Donald E. Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Aug 1
Reply to letter to the editor, "physiologically relevant application of airway pressure release ventilation".
Maxwell, R.A., Dart, B.W., Barker, D.E., Smith, P.W.> ;J Trauma. 2011-07-01
1 citations
Unusual sequelae of blunt liver injury: laparoscopic resection of a liver abscess and stent failure of an ischemic common bile duct stricture.
Bradley W. Thomas, Robert A. Maxwell, Albert Dyer, Benjamin W. Dart, Philip W. Smith> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jul 1
78 citations
A randomized prospective trial of airway pressure release ventilation and low tidal volume ventilation in adult trauma patients with acute respiratory failure.
Robert A. Maxwell, John M. Green, Jimmy Waldrop, Benjamin W. Dart, Philip W. Smith, Donald K. Brooks, Patricia L. Lewis, Donald E. Barker> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 Sep 1
44 citations
Gold Medal Forum Winner. Unfractionated heparin three times a day versus enoxaparin in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in trauma patients.
Joshua D. Arnold, Benjamin W. Dart, Donald E. Barker, Robert A. Maxwell, Hans C. Burkholder, Vicente A. Mejia, Philip W. Smith, Joy M Longley> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jun 1
42 citations
Scheduled repeat CT scanning for traumatic brain injury remains important in assessing head injury progression.
Bradley W. Thomas, Vicente A. Mejia, Robert A. Maxwell, Benjamin W. Dart, Philip W. Smith, Michael R. Gallagher, Sean C. Claar, Stephen Hixson Greer, Donald E. Barker> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010 May 1
130 citations
Adrenal suppression following a single dose of etomidate for rapid sequence induction: a prospective randomized study.
Amy N. Hildreth, Vicente A. Mejia, Robert A. Maxwell, Philip W. Smith, Benjamin W. Dart, Donald E. Barker> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2008 Sep 1
3 citations
Reproduction of postprandial symptoms with cholecystokinin injection: an indication for cholecystectomy without the presence of gallstones or an abnormal ejection frac...
Joseph B. Cofer, B W Dart th> ;The American Surgeon. 2007 Jul 1
140 citations
Experience with vacuum-pack temporary abdominal wound closure in 258 trauma and general and vascular surgical patients.
Donald E. Barker, John M. Green, Robert A. Maxwell, Philip W. Smith, Vicente A. Mejia, Benjamin W. Dart, Joseph B. Cofer, S. Michael Roe, R. Phillip Burns> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007 May 1
3 citations
Glucocorticoid rescue for late-phase acute respiratory distress syndrome in trauma/surgical critical care patients.
Curt S. Koontz, K. Kye Higdon, Troy L. Ploger, Benjamin W. Dart, Charles M. Richart, Robert A. Maxwell> ;The American Surgeon. 2006 Jul 1
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Press Mentions

Dr. Phil Burns to Receive Highest Honor from American College of SurgeonsOctober 18th, 2019

Hospital Affiliations

Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, Tennessee
CHI MemorialChattanooga, Tennessee
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, Tennessee