DavidNewcombHerndonMD

General Surgery • Galveston, TX

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor, Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch SOM

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Office
815 Market St
Medical Staff Office
Galveston, TX 77550
Phone+1 409-770-6731

Fax+1 409-770-6919
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1977 - 1980
Duke University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1982 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1996 - 2020
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2020
AL State Medical License 1999 - 2019
LA State Medical License 2015 - 2019
OH State Medical License 2013 - 2018
NY State Medical License 1976 - 1992

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy Study of Fibrin Sealant (FS 4IU) for Skin Graft Fixation and Wound Healing in Subjects With Burn Wounds Start of enrollment: 2002 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Multicenter Benchmarking of Functional and Psychosocial Outcomes of Pediatric Burn Survivors Start of enrollment: 2000 Mar 01
Completed
Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury (Burns) Start of enrollment: 2004 Apr 01
Completed
High-Dose Vitamin D Deficiency in Burn Injury Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Phase 3
New Treatment for Donor Sites Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2, Phase 3
Study of Donated Amnion, Fetal Placental Membrane, as Skin Substitute for Burn Patients Start of enrollment: 1999 Dec 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Assessment of Mechanisms of Improved Wound Healing Start of enrollment: 2000 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Use of Amnion on Partial Thickness Burns Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2, Phase 3
Assessment of the Treatment of Severely Burned With Anabolic Agents on Clinical Outcomes, Recovery and Rehabilitation Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
Study of the Treatment of Burn Wounds With Antimicrobial Topical Soaks Start of enrollment: 1995 Jul 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
Use of Pressure Garments for Burn Scars Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2, Phase 3
Comparison of Skin Substitutes Used in Burn Care Start of enrollment: 1997 Dec 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Large Burn Outcome Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Withdrawn
Mitochondrial Oxidation and Insulin Resistance in Burn Patients Treated With Fenofibrate Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2, Phase 3
Awbat Versus Biobrane in Partial Thickness Burns Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Vitamin E Supplementation in Burn Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Phase 1
Acute and Long-Term Outcome Investigations of Fenofibrate on Severely Burned Patients Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Mechanisms of Improved Wound Healing and Protein Synthesis of Insulin and Metformin Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
Vitamin E Supplementation in Burned Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Compare the Efficacy of Mepilex and Keramatrix in Second Degree Burn Wounds Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2, Phase 3
Protective Effects of Propranolol in Adults Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
Propranolol in Severely Burned Children Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Thermal injury induces early blood vessel occlusion in a porcine model of brass comb burn.
Jing Wang, Cheng Z. Wang, John R. Salsbury, Jianzi Zhang, Perenlei Enkhbaatar, David N. Herndon, Amina El Ayadi, Naseem H. Ansari> ;Scientific Reports. 2021 Jun 14
8 citations
Metal chelation attenuates oxidative stress, inflammation, and vertical burn progression in a porcine brass comb burn model.
Amina El Ayadi, John R. Salsbury, Perenlei Enkhbaatar, David N. Herndon, Naseem H. Ansari> ;Redox Biology. 2021 Jun 8
Comparison of Arterial-Venous Balance and Tracer Incorporation Methods for Measuring Muscle Fractional Synthesis and Fractional Breakdown Rates.
Joshua L Hudson, Matthew Cotter, David N. Herndon, Robert R. Wolfe, Elisabet Børsheim> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2021 Apr 28
8 citations
Contracture Severity at Hospital Discharge in Children: A Burn Model System Database Study
Miranda Yelvington, Matthew Godleski, Austin F. Lee, Jeremy Goverman, Ingrid Parry, David N. Herndon, O E Suman, Karen J. Kowalske, Radha K. Holavanahalli, Nicole S. G...> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2021 May 7
4 citations
Current problems in burn immunology.
Elizabeth Blears, Christian Sommerhalder, Tracy Toliver-Kinsky, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2020 Mar 3
18 citations
Adipose-derived stem cells improve grafted burn wound healing by promoting wound bed blood flow.
Osamu Fujiwara, Anesh Prasai, Dannelys Perez-Bello, Amina El Ayadi, Irene Y. Petrov, Rinat O. Esenaliev, Yuriy Petrov, David N. Herndon, Celeste C. Finnerty, Donald S....> ;Burns & Trauma. 2020 Jan 1
13 citations
Monophosphoryl Lipid a Attenuates Multiorgan Dysfunction During Post-Burn Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pneumonia in Sheep.
Satoshi Fukuda, Koji Ihara, Julia K. Bohannon, Antonio Hernandez, Naeem K. Patil, Liming Luan, Cody L. Stothers, Ryan J. Stark, Donald S. Prough, David N. Herndon, Edw...> ;Shock. 2020 Mar 1
An Examination of Follow-up Services Received by Vulnerable Burn Populations: A Burn Model System National Database Study.
Lynne Benavides, Vivian L. Shie, Brennan Yee, Miranda Yelvington, Laura C. Simko, Audrey E Wolfe, Kara McMullen, Janelle Epp, Ingrid Parry, Rachel Shon, Radha K. Holav...> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2020 Feb 19
10 citations
Metal chelation reduces skin epithelial inflammation and rescues epithelial cells from toxicity due to thermal injury in a rat model.
Amina El Ayadi, Cheng Z. Wang, Min Zhang, Michael Wetzel, Anesh Prasai, Celeste C. Finnerty, Perenlei Enkhbaatar, David N. Herndon, Naseem H. Ansari> ;Burns & Trauma. 2020 Jan 1
14 citations
Current problems in burn hypermetabolism.
Christian Sommerhalder, Elizabeth Blears, Andrew J. Murton, Craig Porter, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2020 Jan 1
15 citations
Surgical anatomy of ovine facial and hypoglossal nerves for facial nerve reconstruction and regeneration research: An experimental study in sheep.
Yosuke Niimi, Hajime Matsumine, Satoshi Fukuda, John R. Salsbury, Yu Niimi, David N. Herndon, Donald S. Prough, Perenlei Enkhbaatar> ;Microsurgery. 2020 Jan 1
In-Brief.
Christian Sommerhalder, Elizabeth Blears, Andrew J Murton, Craig Porter, Celeste Finnerty, David N Herndon> ;Current Problems in Surgery. 2020 Jan 1
13 citations
Cardiac Dysfunction in Severely Burned Patients: Current Understanding of Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment.
Christian Tapking, Daniel Popp, David N. Herndon, Ludwik K. Branski, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Andrew M. Armenta, Martin Busch, Patrick Most, Michael P. Kinsky> ;Shock. 2020 Jun 1
8 citations
The Influence of Obesity on Treatment and Outcome of Severely Burned Patients.
Christian Tapking, Khosrow Siamak Houschyar, Victoria G. Rontoyanni, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Karl Friedrich Kowalewski, Christoph Hirche, Daniel Popp, Steven E. Wolf, Dav...> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2019 Oct 16
4 citations
Peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst reduces vasopressin requirement in ovine MRSA sepsis
Osamu Fujiwara, Ernesto Lopez, Yaping Zeng, Yosuke Niimi, Douglas S. DeWitt, David N. Herndon, Donald S. Prough, Perenlei Enkhbaatar> ;Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 2019 Sep 9
8 citations
Sepsis Increases Muscle Proteolysis in Severely Burned Adults, but Does not Impact Whole-Body Lipid or Carbohydrate Kinetics
Andrew J. Murton, Fredrick J. Bohanon, John O. Ogunbileje, Karel D. Capek, Ellen A. Tran, Tony Chao, Labros S. Sidossis, Craig Porter, David N. Herndon> ;Shock. 2019 Sep 1
1 citations
Early reduced bone formation following burn injury in rats is not inversely related to marrow adiposity.
Amina El Ayadi, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon, Clifford J. Rosen, Gordon L. Klein, Ron C. Helderman> ;Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia. 2019 Sep 1
6 citations
Surgical anatomy of the ovine sural nerve for facial nerve regeneration and reconstruction research.
Yosuke Niimi, Satoshi Fukuda, Ryan S. Gilbert, Tuvshintugs Baljinnyam, Yu Niimi, Hajime Matsumine, Keibun Liu, Sam Jacob, Hal K. Hawkins, Robert A. Cox, David N. Hernd...> ;Scientific Reports. 2019 Jul 22
9 citations
Postacute Care Setting Is Associated With Employment After Burn Injury
Laura C. Simko, Richard Goldstein, Kara McMullen, Chloe Slocum, Julie K. Silver, David N. Herndon, Oscar E. Suman, Walter J. Meyer, Nicole S. Gibran, Karen J. Kowalske...> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2019 Jul 3
Clearance of Indocyanine Green in Severe Pediatric Burns.
Eva C. Diaz, David N. Herndon, Mario A Cleves, Ronald P. Mlcak, Asle Aarsland, Elisabet Børsheim> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2019 May 1
5 citations
Challenges to the Standardization of Trauma Data Collection in Burn, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, and Other Trauma Populations: A Call for Common Data E...
Laura C. Simko, Liang Chen, Dagmar Amtmann, Nicole S. Gibran, David N. Herndon, Karen J. Kowalske, A. Cate Miller, Eileen M. Bulger, Ryan Friedman, Audrey E Wolfe, Kev...> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2019 May 1
16 citations
Oxandrolone protects against the development of multiorgan failure, modulates the systemic inflammatory response and promotes wound healing during burn injury.
Akbar Ahmad, David N. Herndon, Csaba Szabó> ;Burns. 2019 May 1
4 citations
A Comparison of Contracture Severity at Acute Discharge in Patients With and Without Heterotopic Ossification: A Burn Model System National Database Study
Miranda Yelvington, Matthew Godleski, Austin F. Lee, Jeremy Goverman, David N. Herndon, Oscar E. Suman, Karen J. Kowalske, Radha K. Holavanahalli, Nicole S. Gibran, Pe...> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2019 Apr 26
10 citations
The Presence of Scarring and Associated Morbidity in the Burn Model System National Database
Jeremy Goverman, Waverley He, Geoffrey Martello, Ann Whalen, Edward A. Bittner, John T. Schulz, Nicole S. Gibran, David N. Herndon, Oscar E. Suman, Karen J. Kowalske, ...> ;Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
3 citations
Calpain‐mediated cleavage of p53 in human cytomegalovirus‐infected lung fibroblasts
Zhenping Chen, Paul J. Boor, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon, Thomas Albrecht> ;FASEB Bioadvances. 2019 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

Co-Administration of Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam Is Associated with Increased Renal Dysfunction in Adult and Pediatric Burn Patients
David N Herndon, Karel D Capek, Charles D Voigt, Michael P Kinsky, Ludwik K Branski, William B Norbury, Michaela Sljivich, BioMed Central

Press Mentions

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Grant Support

Effect Of Insulin And Propranolol On Post Burn Hypermetabolism And InflammationNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2008–2012
Postdoctoral Training In Trauma And BurnsNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1995–2011
Assess Anabolic Agents/Exercise In Burned ChildrenNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2005–2009
Assessment Of Anabolic Agents And Exercise In Burned ChildrenNational Center For Research Resources2005–2009
Clinical Outcomes In Rehabilitated Burn ChildrenNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2000–2009
Assessment Of Improved Wound Healing, Recovery And Rehabilitation In SeverelyNational Center For Research Resources2005–2006
Human Subjects CoreNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2005
Administrative CoreNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2005
Modulation Of The Postburn Hypermetabolic ResponseNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1998–2005
Long Term Treatment Of Burned Children W/Recombinant Human Growth HormoneNational Center For Research Resources2004
Assessment Of Anabolic Agents/Exercise In Burn ChildrenNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2000–2004
Long Term Treatment Of Burned Children W/ Recombinant Human Growth HormoneNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
Mentored Medical Student Clinical Research ProgramNational Center For Research Resources2000
Postdoctoral Training In Trauma &BurnsNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1990–1994
Peripheral Amino Acid And Substrate Turnover In VolunteersNational Center For Research Resources1990
Tracheobronchial Lesions Of Inhalation InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1989