GarthUtterMD

General Surgery • Sacramento, CA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor, Surgery, UC, Davis School of Medicine

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Office
2221 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone+1 916-734-2680

Fax+1 916-734-7417
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Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2003 - 2005
University of California Davis HealthResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2003
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Among Injured Patients Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Drainage Amount for Removal of Thoracostomy Tube Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Behavior and Driving Safety Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Behavior and Driving Safety Study II Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Normal Saline Versus Plasmalyte in Initial Resuscitation of Trauma Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator-Derived Predictive Model for Postoperative Respiratory Failure in a Heterogeneous Adult Elective Surgery Patient Popu...
Stocking, J., Taylor, S., Fan, S., Wingert, T., Drake, C., Aldrich, J., Ong, M., Amin, A., Marmor, R., Godat, L., Cannesson, M., Gropper, M., Utter, G., Sandrock, C., ...> ;CHEST Critical Care. 2023 Dec 1
Optimal Definition of Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System.
Garth H Utter, Ganesh Rajasekar, Miriam Nuño, Richard J Bold> ;Medical Care. 2023 Oct 1
2 citations
Poor utilization of palliative care among Medicare patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
Mimmie Kwong, Ganesh Rajasekar, Garth H Utter, Miriam Nuno, Matthew W Mell> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Updated estimates for the burden of chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the Medicare population.
Mimmie Kwong, Ganesh Rajasekar, Garth H Utter, Miriam Nuño, Matthew W Mell> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2023 Jun 1
3 citations
Outcomes and risk factors for delayed-onset postoperative respiratory failure: a multi-center case-control study by the University of California Critical Care Research...
Jacqueline C Stocking, Christiana Drake, J Matthew Aldrich, Michael K Ong, Alpesh Amin, Rebecca A Marmor, Laura Godat, Maxime Cannesson, Michael A Gropper, Patrick S R...> ;BMC Anesthesiology. 2022 May 14
1 citations
Patient and clinician perceptions of the trauma and acute care surgery hospitalization discharge transition of care: a qualitative study.
Nikia R McFadden, Melissa M Gosdin, Gregory J Jurkovich, Garth H Utter> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2022 Jan 1
Incorporating Harms into the Weighting of the Revised AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI 90).
Patricia A Zrelak, Garth H. Utter, Kathryn M McDonald, Robert L. Houchens, Sheryl M Davies, Halcyon G. Skinner, Pamela L Owens, Patrick S Romano> ;Health Services Research. 2021 Dec 2
7 citations
General surgeon involvement in the care of patients designated with an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-endorsed ICD-10-CM emergency general surgery diag...
Angela M. Ingraham, Jessica Schumacher, Sara Fernandes-Taylor, Dou-Yan Yang, Laura N. Godat, Alan Smith, Ronald L. Barbosa, Chris Cribari, Ali Salim, Thomas J. Schroep...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Aug 25
Injuries Sustained During Incarceration Among Prisoners.
Nikia R. McFadden, Debra R. Kahn, Garth H. Utter> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Apr 10
2 citations
Evaluating the association between American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery anatomic severity grades and clinical outcomes using nation...
John W. Scott, Kristan Staudenmayer, Naveen Sangji, Zhaohui Fan, Mark R. Hemmila, Garth H. Utter> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Feb 1
2 citations
Risk Factors Associated With Early Postoperative Respiratory Failure: A Matched Case-Control Study
Jacqueline C. Stocking, Christiana Drake, J. Matthew Aldrich, Michael K. Ong, Alpesh Amin, Rebecca A. Marmor, Laura N. Godat, Maxime Cannesson, Michael A. Gropper, Pat...> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 May 1
2 citations
Association of Hospital-Level Intensive Care Unit Use and Outcomes in Older Patients With Isolated Rib Fractures.
Jessica A. Bowman, Miriam A Nuno, Gregory J. Jurkovich, Garth H. Utter> ;JAMA Network Open. 2020 Nov 2
11 citations
Postoperative respiratory failure: An update on the validity of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicator 11 in an era of clinical docume...
Jacqueline C. Stocking, Garth H. Utter, Christiana Drake, J. Matthew Aldrich, Michael K. Ong, Alpesh Amin, Rebecca A. Marmor, Laura N. Godat, Maxime Cannesson, Michael...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
1 citations
Use of Statewide Administrative Data to Assess Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Therapeutic Anticoagulation for Isolated Calf Vein Thrombosis.
Garth H. Utter, Tejveer S. Dhillon, Beate Danielsen, Edgardo S. Salcedo, Daniel J. Shouldice, Misty D. Humphries, Richard H. White> ;Medical Care. 2020 Jul 1
10 citations
Does one size fit all? An evaluation of the 2018 Leapfrog Group minimal hospital and surgeon volume thresholds for lung surgery.
James M. Clark, David T. Cooke, David L. Chin, Garth H. Utter, Lisa M. Brown, Miriam A Nuno> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 May 1
3 citations
Penetrating thoracic injury from a bean bag round complicated by development of post-operative empyema.
Timothy M Guenther, Joshua D. Gustafson, Curtis J Wozniak, Scott Zakaluzny, Garth H. Utter> ;Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2020 Apr 1
Rib Fractures, the Evidence Supporting Their Management, and Adherence to That Evidence Base
Garth H. Utter, Nikia R. McFadden> ;JAMA Network Open. 2020 Mar 2
3 citations
Hospital-level intensive care unit admission for patients with isolated blunt abdominal solid organ injury
Jessica A. Bowman, Gregory J. Jurkovich, Miriam A Nuno, Garth H. Utter> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Clamping trials prior to thoracostomy tube removal and the need for subsequent invasive pleural drainage.
James Becker, Scott Zakaluzny, Benjamin A. Keller, Joseph M. Galante, Garth H. Utter> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Jan 8
10 citations
The Use of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Classification System in Clinical and Health Services Rese...
Garth H. Utter, Oluseun O. Atolagbe, David T. Cooke> ;JAMA Surgery. 2019 Dec 1
8 citations
Evolving Strategies to Manage Clostridium difficile Colitis.
Jessica A. Bowman, Garth H. Utter> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
8 citations
Lack of persistent microchimerism in contemporary transfused trauma patients.
Rachael P. Jackman, Garth H. Utter, Tzong Hae Lee, Lani Montalvo, Li Wen, Dan Chafets, Ryan Rivers, Patricia M. Kopko, Philip J. Norris, Michael P. Busch> ;Transfusion. 2019 Sep 13
10 citations
Older Adults With Isolated Rib Fractures Do Not Require Routine Intensive Care Unit Admission.
Jessica A. Bowman, Gregory J. Jurkovich, Daniel K. Nishijima, Garth H. Utter> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Jan 1
7 citations
Do the 2018 Leapfrog Group Minimal Hospital and Surgeon Volume Thresholds for Esophagectomy Favor Specific Patient Demographics
James M. Clark, David T. Cooke, Habiba Hashimi, David L. Chin, Garth H. Utter, Lisa M. Brown, Miriam A Nuno> ;Annals of Surgery. 2019 Aug 13
7 citations
NSTI Organisms and Regions: A Multicenter Study From the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Stephanie A. Savage, Garth H. Utter, Shi Wen Li, Marie Crandall> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Jun 3
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

UC Davis Medical CenterSacramento, California