DonaldEBarkerMD

General Surgery • Chattanooga, TN

Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

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

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

Fax+1 423-757-0703
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Education & Training

University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1984 - 1986
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1980
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
TN State Medical License 1975 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2017 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2016 - 2023
MI State Medical License 1984 - 1988
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 (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Late Operative Rib Fixation is Inferior to Nonoperative Management.
Kevin N Harrell, Robert J. Jean, S Dave Bhattacharya, Darren J. Hunt, Donald E. Barker, Robert A. Maxwell> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Aug 25
2 citations
A Comparison of Prehospital Nonphysician and Hospital Physician Placed Tube Thoracostomy
Kevin N Harrell, Dylan E Brooks, Preston H Palm, Jonathan T Cowart, Robert A. Maxwell, Donald E. Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Jul 28
3 citations
Modified Need for Trauma Intervention Criteria Reduces Cribari Trauma Overtriage Rate.
Kevin N Harrell, Stephanie J Spain, Kayla A Whiteaker, Jana L Poulson, Donald E. Barker> ;Journal of Trauma Nursing. 2020 Jul 1
Intraoperative Resuscitation by Specialized Trauma Nurse Clinicians Improves Adherence to Massive Transfusion Protocol.
L Andrew May, Kevin N Harrell, Christopher M Bell, Angela Basham-Saif, Donald E. Barker, Robert A. Maxwell> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Jan 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
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
5 citations
Esophageal injury from cervical spine fracture in blunt trauma.
Michael E. Fahr, Bradley W. Thomas, Donald E. Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Aug 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
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a trauma population: does colonization predict infection?
Croft, C.A., Mejia, V.A., Barker, D.E., Maxwell, R.A., Dart, B.W., Smith, P.W., Burns, R.P.> ;Am Surg. 2009-06-01
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
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
Prospective evaluation of a critical care pathway for clearance of the cervical spine using the bolster and active range-of-motion flexion/extension techniques.
Johnathan M. Mauldin, Robert A. Maxwell, Stephen M. King, Robert F. Phlegar, Michael R. Gallagher, Donald E. Barker, R. Phillip Burns> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2006 Sep 1
4 citations
Contralateral rectus abdominis myofascial transposition flap closure of an anterior abdominal wall lateral duodenal cutaneous fistula after shotgun injury to the abdomen.
Johnathan M Mauldin, David L. Ciraulo, Daryl P. Guest, Philip W. Smith, Dwayne E Lett, Donald E. Barker> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2006 Jun 1
4 citations
Trauma nurse specialists' performance of advanced skills positively impacts surgical residency time constraints
Aaron S. Kendrick, David L. Ciraulo, Theresa S. Radeker, Patricia L. Lewis, Charles M. Richart, Robert A. Maxwell, Donald E. Barker, Philip W. Smith> ;The American Surgeon. 2006 Mar 1
43 citations
Preliminary experience with airway pressure release ventilation in a trauma/surgical intensive care unit.
Benjamin W. Dart, Robert A. Maxwell, Charles M. Richart, Donald K. Brooks, David L. Ciraulo, Donald E. Barker, R. Phillip Burns> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2005 Jul 1
28 citations
Endovascular stent graft treatment of a traumatic aortocaval fistula.
Jimmy L. Waldrop, Benjamin W. Dart, Donald E. Barker> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2005 Jun 30
Trauma rounds--Tennessee Trauma Care System Plan, part IV.
Joseph B. Phillips, Donald Barker, Blaine Enderson> ;Tennessee Medicine. 2005 Jul 1
Tennessee trauma care system plan, part III
Joseph B. Phillips, Donald Barker, Blaine Enderson> ;Tennessee Medicine. 2005 Jan 1
Tennessee trauma care system plan, part III
Joseph B. Phillips, Donald Barker, Blaine Enderson> ;Tennessee Medicine. 2005 Jan 1
Tennessee trauma care system plan, part III
Joseph B. Phillips, Donald Barker, Blaine Enderson> ;Tennessee Medicine. 2005 Jan 1
19 citations
A comparison of continuous renal replacement therapy to intermittent dialysis in the management of renal insufficiency in the acutely ill surgical patient
Jimmy L. Waldrop, David L. Ciraulo, Timothy P. Milner, Douglas Gregori, Aaron S. Kendrick, Charles M. Richart, Robert A. Maxwell, Donald E. Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2005 Jan 1
24 citations
Management of destructive bowel injury in the open abdomen.
Marco Chavarria-Aguilar, William T. Cockerham, Donald E. Barker, David L. Ciraulo, Charles M. Richart, Robert A. Maxwell> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Mar 1
38 citations
A Prospective Assessment of Diagnostic Efficacy of Blind Protective Bronchial Brushings Compared to Bronchoscope-Assisted Lavage, Bronchoscope-Directed Brushings, and ...
Andrea Y. Wood, Alexander J. Davit, David L. Ciraulo, Nathan W. Arp, Charles M. Richart, Robert A. Maxwell, Donald E. Barker> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2003 Nov 1
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Press Mentions

'Frustrated' Hospital Medical Executives Urge Tennesseans to Vaccinate, Wear Masks as COVID Wave Threatens ERs, ICUsSeptember 4th, 2021

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

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