Christine T Trankiem MD FACS

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Trauma Surgeon Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

110 Irving St NWRm 4B39Washington, DC 20010
Phone+1 202-877-5190
Fax+1 202-877-3173

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Education & Training

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2006 - 2007
Temple University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2001

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
DC State Medical License 2007 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Single-Session Outpatient Gallstone Organ-Sparing Cholangioscopy and Percutaneous Extraction (GO-SCOPE) for Symptomatic Biliary Colic: A Single-Center Retrospective St...
John Smirniotopoulos, Neil Jain, Emily Kim, Chadi Abouassaly, Christine Trankiem
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2026-10-01
5 citations
Time Thresholds for Using Pressure Reactivity Index in Neuroprognostication for Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Jason J Chang, David Kepplinger, E Jeffrey Metter, Yongwoo Kim, Christine T Trankiem
Neurosurgery. 2024-08-01
2 citations
Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV-V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial.
Rachel Leah Choron, Charoo Piplani, Julia Kuzinar, Amanda L Teichman, Christopher Bargoud
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2024-01-01

Press Mentions

The Treatment We Are Refusing to PrescribeMay 13th, 2026

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