JeffreyMNicholasMD

General Surgery • Lawrenceville, GA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor, Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

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Office
631 Professional Dr
Suite 120
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Phone+1 678-312-3290

Fax+1 678-312-2733
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Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1996 - 1997
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1995 - 1996
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1995 - 2008
FL State Medical License 1997 - 2006
MI State Medical License 1990 - 1995
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Evaluation of the Georgia trauma system using the American College of Surgeons Needs Based Assessment of Trauma Systems tool.
Dennis W. Ashley, Etienne E. Pracht, Laura E Garlow, Regina S. Medeiros, Elizabeth V Atkins, Tracy J. Johns, Colville H. Ferdinand, Christopher J. Dente, James R. Dunn...> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2018 Oct 1
11 citations
Management of extremity fasciotomy sites prospective randomized evaluation of two techniques.
Laura S. Johnson, Chad G. Ball, Sebastian D. Perez, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Grace S. Rozycki, David V. Feliciano, Christopher J. Dente> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2018 Jul 26
Successful Incorporation of Performance Based Payments for Trauma Center Readiness Costs into the Georgia Trauma System
Dennis W. Ashley, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Christopher J. Dente, Tracy J. Johns, Laura E Garlow, Gina Solomon, Dena Abston, Colville H. Ferdinand> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Sep 1
11 citations
Reassessing the cardiac box: A comprehensive evaluation of the relationship between thoracic gunshot wounds and cardiac injury.
Rashi Jhunjhunwala, Michael J. Mina, Elizabeth I. Roger, Christopher J. Dente, Michael Heninger, Jacquelyn S. Carr, Stacy D. Dougherty, Rondi B. Gelbard, Jeffrey M. Ni...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
3 citations
A Decade Evaluation of a State Trauma System: Has Access to Inpatient Trauma Care at Designated Trauma Centers Improved?
Dennis W. Ashley, Etienne E. Pracht, Regina S. Medeiros, Elizabeth V. Atkins, Elizabeth G. NeSmith, Tracy J. Johns, James R. Dunne, Jeffrey M. Nicholas> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Jul 1
21 citations
Factors affecting mortality after penetrating cardiac injuries: 10-year experience at urban level I trauma center.
Michael J. Mina, Rashi Jhunjhunwala, Rondi B. Gelbard, Stacy D. Dougherty, Jacquelyn S. Carr, Christopher J. Dente, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey P....> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Jun 1
36 citations
Penetrating cardiac injuries: A 36-year perspective at an urban, Level i trauma center
Bryan C. Morse, Michael J. Mina, Jacquelyn S. Carr, Rashi Jhunjhunwala, Christopher J. Dente, John U. Zink, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey P. Salomon...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016 Oct 1
21 citations
Heterogeneity in Trauma Registry Data Quality: Implications for Regional and National Performance Improvement in Trauma.
Christopher J. Dente, Dennis W. Ashley, James R. Dunne, Vernon J. Henderson, Colville H. Ferdinand, Barry Renz, Romeo Massoud, John H. Adamski, Thomas J. Hawke, Mark G...> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016 Mar 1
7 citations
Injury to the conduction system: management of life-threatening arrhythmias after penetrating cardiac trauma
Rashi Jhunjhunwala, Christopher J. Dente, William Brent Keeling, Phillip J. Prest, Stacy D. Dougherty, Rondi B. Gelbard, William B. Long, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Bryan C....> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2016 Aug 1
27 citations
An analysis of the effectiveness of a state trauma system: treatment at designated trauma centers is associated with an increased probability of survival.
Dennis W. Ashley, Etienne E. Pracht, Regina S. Medeiros, Elizabeth V. Atkins, Elizabeth G. NeSmith, Tracy J. Johns, Jeffrey M. Nicholas> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Apr 4
17 citations
The impact of a massive transfusion protocol (1:1:1) on major hepatic injuries: Does it increase abdominal wall closure rates?
Chad G. Ball, Christopher J. Dente, Beth H. Shaz, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, David V. Feliciano> ;Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie. 2013 Oct 1
33 citations
Outcomes after massive transfusion in nontrauma patients in the era of damage control resuscitation.
Bryan C. Morse, Christopher J. Dente, Erica I. Hodgman, Beth H. Shaz, Anne M. Winkler, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Grace S. Rozycki, David V. Feliciano> ;The American Surgeon. 2012 Jun 1
34 citations
Base deficit as a marker of survival after traumatic injury: consistent across changing patient populations and resuscitation paradigms.
Erica I. Hodgman, Bryan C. Morse, Christopher J. Dente, Michael J. Mina, Beth H. Shaz, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey P. Salomone, Grace S. Rozycki, ...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012 Apr 1
17 citations
The effects of protocolized use of recombinant factor VIIa within a massive transfusion protocol in a civilian level I trauma center.
Bryan C. Morse, Christopher J. Dente, Erica I. Hodgman, Beth H. Shaz, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey P. Salomone, Gary Vercruysse, Grace S. Rozycki, ...> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Aug 1
50 citations
A decade's experience with balloon catheter tamponade for the emergency control of hemorrhage
Chad G. Ball, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Grace S. Rozycki, David V. Feliciano> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Feb 1
15 citations
Occult pneumothoraces in patients with penetrating trauma: Does mechanism matter?
Chad G. Ball, Christopher J. Dente, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Amit Shah, Ravi R. Rajani, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Gary Vercruysse, Grace S. Rozycki, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Jeffr...> ;Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie. 2010 Aug 1
2 citations
Trauma to a horseshoe kidney.
R. Scott Hannay, Christopher J. Dente, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, David V. Feliciano> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jun 1
55 citations
Outcome of ligation of the inferior vena cava in the modern era
Patrick S. Sullivan, Christopher J. Dente, Snehal G. Patel, Matthew Carmichael, Jahnavi K. Srinivasan, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Jeffrey P. Salomone, Wa...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2010 Apr 1
55 citations
Thoracic needle decompression for tension pneumothorax: clinical correlation with catheter length
Chad G. Ball, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Christopher J. Dente, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Jeffrey P. Salomone, Grace S. Rozycki, John B. Kortbeek, David V. F...> ;Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie. 2010 Jun 1
41 citations
Early predictors of massive transfusion in patients sustaining torso gunshot wounds in a civilian level I trauma center.
Christopher J. Dente, Beth H. Shaz, Jeffery M. Nicholas, Robert S. Harris, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Brooks Ficke, Gary Vercruysse, David V. Feliciano, Grace S. Rozycki, Jef...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 Feb 1
166 citations
Increased number of coagulation products in relationship to red blood cell products transfused improves mortality in trauma patients
Beth H. Shaz, Christopher J. Dente, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Jana B.A. MacLeod, Andrew N. Young, Kirk A. Easley, Qiang Ling, Robert S. Harris, Christopher D. Hillyer> ;Transfusion. 2010 Feb 1
55 citations
A Caveat to the Performance of Pericardial Ultrasound in Patients With Penetrating Cardiac Wounds
Chad G. Ball, Brian Williams, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Grace S. Rozycki, David V. Feliciano> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Nov 1
Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-B...
R Nenshi, E Kennedy, N N Baxter, R Saskin, R Sutradhar, D R Urbach, G Sroka, L S Feldman, M C Vassiliou, P A Kaneva, R Fayez, G M Fried, S A Krajewski, C J Brown, C Hu...> ;Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie. 2009 Aug 1
21 citations
Temporary intravascular shunts: when are we really using them according to the NTDB?
Chad G. Ball, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Ravi R. Rajani, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Christopher J. Dente, Gary Vercruysse, Paul B. McBeth, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Jeffrey P. Salomon...> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 Jul 1
5 citations
Venous air emboli and computed axial tomography power contrast injectors.
Chad G. Ball, Ravi R. Rajani, David V. Feliciano, Jeffrey M. Nicholas> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2009 Jun 1
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Professional Memberships

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - SLS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Grady Health SystemAtlanta, Georgia
Northside Hospital - GwinnettLawrenceville, Georgia