JohnMSantanielloMD

General Surgery • Oak Lawn, IL

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor, Surgery, Loyola University of Chi Stritch School of Medicine

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Office
4440 W 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone+1 708-398-0287

Fax+1 708-684-3049
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Education & Training

University of TennesseeFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2000 - 2001
Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1995 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2000 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Traumatic abdominal wall hernias: a single-center case series of surgical management
Kevin L. Chow, Ellen C. Omi, John M. Santaniello, Jane K. Lee, David P. McElmeel, Yalaunda M Thomas, Thomas J Cartolano, James C. Doherty, Eduardo Smith-Singares> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2020 Dec 1
11 citations
A clustering of injury behaviors.
Carol R. Schermer, Ellen C. Omi, Hieu Ton-That, Karen M. Grimley, Pamela Van Auken, John M. Santaniello, Thomas J. Esposito> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2008 Nov 1
11 citations
Infraumbilical Anterior Retroperitoneal Exposure of the Lumbar Spine in 128 Consecutive Patients
Luke P. Brewster, Nathan Trueger, Carol R. Schermer, Alexander J. Ghanayem, John M. Santaniello> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2008 Jan 28
17 citations
Nutritional gain versus financial gain: The role of metabolic carts in the surgical ICU.
Kimberly A. Davis, Tamara Kinn, Thomas J. Esposito, R. Lawrence Reed, John M. Santaniello, Fred A. Luchette> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2006 Dec 1
16 citations
Ventilator-associated pneumonia after combined burn and trauma is caused by associated injuries and not the burn wound.
Matthew J. Eckert, Terence E. Wade, Kimberly A. Davis, Fred A. Luchette, Thomas J. Esposito, Stathis Poulakidas, John M. Santaniello, Richard L. Gamelli> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2006 Jul 1
53 citations
Predictors of the Need for Nephrectomy After Renal Trauma
Kimberly A. Davis, Reed Rl nd, John M. Santaniello, A Abodeely, Thomas J. Esposito, Stathis Poulakidas, Fred A. Luchette> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2006 Jan 1
23 citations
Ventilator-associated pneumonia, like real estate: location really matters.
Matthew J. Eckert, Kimberly A. Davis, Reed Rl nd, Thomas J. Esposito, John M. Santaniello, Stathis Poulakidas, Richard L. Gamelli, Fred A. Luchette> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2006 Jan 1
39 citations
Reasons to omit digital rectal exam in trauma patients: no fingers, no rectum, no useful additional information.
Thomas J. Esposito, Angela M. Ingraham, Fred A. Luchette, Benjamin W. Sears, John M. Santaniello, Kimberly A. Davis, Stathis Poulakidas, Richard L. Gamelli> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2005 Dec 1
295 citations
Half-a-dozen ribs: The breakpoint for mortality
Benjamin T. Flagel, Fred A. Luchette, R. Lawrence Reed, Thomas J. Esposito, Kimberly A. Davis, John M. Santaniello, Richard L. Gamelli> ;Surgery. 2005 Oct 1
4 citations
Combined percutaneous and angiographic thrombosis of a traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm in a child.
S. Christopher Malaisrie, Marc A. Borge, Loretto Glynn, John M. Santaniello, Thomas J. Esposito, Kimberly A. Davis, Fred A. Luchette> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2005 Oct 1
38 citations
Old fashion clinical judgment in the era of protocols: is mandatory chest X-ray necessary in injured patients?
Benjamin W. Sears, Fred A. Luchette, Thomas J. Esposito, Elizabeth L. Dickson, Mark D. Grant, John M. Santaniello, Christopher R. Jodlowski, Kimberly A. Davis, Stathis...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2005 Aug 1
25 citations
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in injured patients: do you trust your Gram's stain?
Kimberly A. Davis, Matthew J. Eckert, R. Lawrence Reed, Thomas J. Esposito, John M. Santaniello, Stathis Poulakidas, Fred A. Luchette> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2005 Mar 1
5 citations
Medicare's bundling of trauma care codes violates relative value principles.
R. Lawrence Reed, Fred A. Luchette, Kimberly A. Davis, Thomas J. Esposito, Stathis Poulakidas, John M. Santaniello, Geoffrey M. Silver, Karen Pyrz, Richard L. Gamelli> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Dec 1
71 citations
Ten year experience of burn, trauma, and combined burn/trauma injuries comparing outcomes.
John M. Santaniello, Fred A. Luchette, Thomas J. Esposito, Henry Gunawan, R. Lawrence Reed, Kimberly A. Davis, Richard L. Gamelli> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Oct 1
37 citations
Urgent airways after trauma: who gets pneumonia?
Matthew J. Eckert, Kimberly A. Davis, R. Lawrence Reed, John M. Santaniello, Stathis Poulakidas, Thomas J. Esposito, Fred A. Luchette> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Oct 1
34 citations
Burn injury and pulmonary sepsis: development of a clinically relevant model.
Kimberly A. Davis, John M. Santaniello, Li Ke He, Kuzhali Muthu, Soman Sen, Stephen B. Jones, Richard L. Gamelli, Ravi Shankar> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Feb 1
27 citations
Mechanism of injury does not predict acuity or level of service need: field triage criteria revisited.
John M. Santaniello, Thomas J. Esposito, Fred A. Luchette, Debbie K Atkian, Kimberly A. Davis, Richard L. Gamelli> ;Surgery. 2003 Oct 1
29 citations
Blunt Aortic Injury with Concomitant Intra-abdominal Solid Organ Injury: Treatment Priorities Revisited
John M. Santaniello, Preston R. Miller, Martin A. Croce, Laura Bruce, Tiffany K. Bee, Ajai K. Malhotra, Timothy C. Fabian, Kenneth L. Mattox> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2002 Sep 1
Blunt renal artery injury: incidence, diagnosis, and management.
Bruce, L. M., Croce, M. A., Santaniello, J. M., Miller, P. R., Lyden, S. P., Fabian, T. C.> ;Am Surg. 2001 Jun
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs HospitalHines, Illinois
Community HospitalMunster, Indiana
Advocate Christ Medical CenterOak Lawn, Illinois
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, Illinois