GregoryAllenWatsonMD

General Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
200 Lothrop Street
F-1265.2 Presbyterian University Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-0421

Fax+1 412-647-1448
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2008 - 2009
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2000 - 2008
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Impact of a Surgical Subspecialty Roundtable on Career Perception for Preclerkship Medical Students.
Insiyah Campwala, Edgar Aranda-Michel, Gregory A. Watson, Giselle G. Hamad, Joseph E. Losee, Arman Kilic, Ibrahim Sultan> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Mar 1
Peitzman Paste: A Novel Hemostatic Concoction for Treatment of Intraoperative Medical Bleeding.
John R. Klune, Gregory A. Watson, Andrew B. Peitzman> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Dec 7
18 citations
Blunt cerebrovascular injury in elderly fall patients: are we screening enough?
Vincent Anto, Joshua B. Brown, Andrew B. Peitzman, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Matthew D. Neal, Gregory A. Watson, Raquel M. Forsythe, Timothy R. Billiar, Jason L. Sperry> ;World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018 Jul 4
24 citations
Surgical rescue: The next pillar of acute care surgery.
Matthew E. Kutcher, Jason L. Sperry, Matthew R. Rosengart, Deepika Mohan, Marcus K. Hoffman, Matthew D. Neal, Louis H. Alarcon, Gregory A. Watson, Juan Carlos Puyana, ...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2017 Feb 1
49 citations
Computed tomography abbreviated assessment of sarcopenia following trauma: The CAAST measurement predicts 6-month mortality in older adult trauma patients.
Christine M. Leeper, Elizabeth Lin, Marcus K. Hoffman, Anisleidy Fombona, Tianhua Zhou, Matthew E. Kutcher, Matthew R. Rosengart, Gregory A. Watson, Timothy R. Billiar...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016 May 1
18 citations
Redefining acute care surgery: Surgical rescue.
Andrew B. Peitzman, Jason L. Sperry, Matthew E. Kutcher, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Raquel M. Forsythe, Timothy R. Billiar, Louis H. Alarcon, Matthew R. Rosengart, Deepika ...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Aug 1
22 citations
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury: what is new?
Gregory A. Watson, Marcus K. Hoffman, Andrew B. Peitzman> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2015 Apr 15
21 citations
Acute cholecystitis: When to operate and how to do it safely.
Andrew B. Peitzman, Gregory A. Watson, J. Wallis Marsh> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
30 citations
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS TRAUMA CENTER VERIFICATION VERSUS STATE DESIGNATION: ARE LEVEL II CENTERS SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS?
Joshua B. Brown, Gregory A. Watson, Raquel M. Forsythe, Louis H. Alarcon, Graciela Bauzá, Alan D. Murdock, Timothy R. Billiar, Andrew B. Peitzman, Jason L. Sperry> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Jul 1
5 citations
Traumatic shock: the fifth shock.
Maighdlin Anderson, Gregory A. Watson> ;Journal of Trauma Nursing. 2013 Jan 1
3 citations
Differential Diagnosis in a 3-Station Acute Abdominal Pain Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE): A Needs Assessment in Third-Year Medical Student Performan...
John L. Falcone, Gregory A. Watson> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2011 Jul 1
7 citations
Early lower extremity fracture fixation and the risk of early pulmonary embolus: filter before fixation?
Raquel M. Forsythe, Andrew B. Peitzman, Thomas DeCato, Matthew R. Rosengart, Gregory A. Watson, Gary T. Marshall, Jenny A. Ziembicki, Timothy R. Billiar, Jason L. Sperry> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Jun 1
9 citations
Cytoplasmic overexpression of CD95L in esophageal adenocarcinoma cells overcomes resistance to CD95-mediated apoptosis.
Gregory A. Watson, Sanjay Naran, Xinglu Zhang, Michael T. Stang, Pierre E. Queiroz de Oliveira, Steven J. Hughes> ;Neoplasia. 2011 Mar 1
31 citations
Incidental radiographic findings after injury: dedicated attention results in improved capture, documentation, and management.
Jason L. Sperry, Margaret S. Massaro, Richard D. Collage, Dederia H. Nicholas, Raquel M. Forsythe, Gregory A. Watson, Gary T. Marshall, Louis H. Alarcon, Timothy R. Bi...> ;Surgery. 2010 Oct 1
2 citations
Intensivists: don't quit your day job…yet!
Gregory A. Watson, Louis H. Alarcon> ;Critical Care. 2010 Apr 7
241 citations
Fresh frozen plasma is independently associated with a higher risk of multiple organ failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Gregory A. Watson, Jason L. Sperry, Matthew R. Rosengart, Joseph P. Minei, Brian G. Harbrecht, Ernest E. Moore, Joseph Cuschieri, Ronald V. Maier, Timothy R. Billiar, ...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Aug 1
39 citations
Interferon regulatory factor-1-induced apoptosis mediated by a ligand-independent fas-associated death domain pathway in breast cancer cells
Michael T. Stang, Michaele J. Armstrong, Gregory A. Watson, K Y Sung, Yushi Liu, Baoguo Ren, John H. Yim> ;Oncogene. 2007 Sep 27
86 citations
Angiography for blunt splenic trauma does not improve the success rate of nonoperative management.
Brian G. Harbrecht, Sae Hee Ko, Gregory A. Watson, Raquel M. Forsythe, Matthew R. Rosengart, Andrew B. Peitzman> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2007 Jul 1
29 citations
Nonoperative Management of Blunt Splenic Trauma in the Elderly: Does Age Play a Role?:
Kris Siriratsivawong, Mazen S. Zenati, Gregory A. Watson, Brian G. Harbrecht> ;The American Surgeon. 2007 Jun 1
28 citations
Inhibition of c-Met as a Therapeutic Strategy for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Gregory A. Watson, Xinglu Zhang, Michael T. Stang, Ryan M. Levy, Pierre E. Queiroz de Oliveira, William E. Gooding, James G. Christensen, Steven J. Hughes> ;Neoplasia. 2006 Nov 1
81 citations
Systemic inflammation and remote organ damage following bilateral femur fracture requires Toll-like receptor 4.
Ryan M. Levy, Jose M. Prince, Runkuan Yang, Kevin P. Mollen, Hong Liao, Gregory A. Watson, Mitchell P. Fink, Yoram Vodovotz, Timothy R. Billiar> ;American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2006 May 4
7 citations
Ad-IRF-1 Induces Apoptosis in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Gregory A. Watson, Pierre E. Queiroz de Oliveira, Michael T. Stang, Michaele J. Armstrong, William E. Gooding, Shih-Fan Kuan, John H. Yim, Steven J. Hughes> ;Neoplasia. 2006 Jan 1
47 citations
Nonoperative management of severe blunt splenic injury: are we getting better?
Gregory A. Watson, Matthew R. Rosengart, Mazen S. Zenati, Allan Tsung, Raquel M. Forsythe, Andrew B. Peitzman, Brian G. Harbrecht> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2005 Aug 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

UPMC NorthwestSeneca, Pennsylvania
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James E. Van Zandt Veterans Affairs Medical CenterAltoona, Pennsylvania