JosephGolobMD

General Surgery • Cleveland, OH

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Case Western Reserve Univ Sch of Med

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Office
2500 Metrohealth Dr
Cleveland, OH 44109
Phone+1 216-778-7800
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Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2011 - 2012
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2011
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Clinical Trials

SIC-IR Billing and Documentation Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Applying Implementation Science in Surgical Infection Quality Improvement.
Joseph F. Golob, Heather L. Evans, Laura A Kreiner, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Surgical Infections. 2021 Jul 14
5 citations
Costs of Care for Low-Energy Extremity Gunshot Injuries are Reduced With Standardized Treatment.
Mai P. Nguyen, Jonathan C. Savakus, Michael S. Reich, Joseph F. Golob, Amy A. McDonald, John J. Como, Heather A. Vallier> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2021 Feb 1
1 citations
Prevention of Surgical Infections: Building or Renovating a New Intensive Care Unit.
Joseph F. Golob, Laura A Kreiner> ;Surgical Infections. 2019 Feb 21
5 citations
Bedside dysphagia screens in patients with traumatic cervical injuries: An ideal tool for an under-recognized problem.
Sarah E Posillico, Joseph F. Golob, Andrea D Rinker, Laura A Kreiner, Rebecca S West, Kristen J Conrad-Schnetz, Michael L. Kelly, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2018 Oct 1
1 citations
Consequences of Implementing a "Better" Blood Culture System.
Sarah E Posillico, Joseph F. Golob, Brenda M. Zosa, Nitin Sajankila, Laura A Kreiner, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Surgical Infections. 2018 Aug 1
16 citations
Variation in treatment of low energy gunshot injuries – A survey of OTA members
Mai P. Nguyen, John J. Como, Joseph F. Golob, Michael S. Reich, Heather A. Vallier> ;Injury. 2018 Jan 31
11 citations
Trauma Surgeons Save Lives-Scribes Save Trauma Surgeons!
Joseph F. Golob, John J. Como, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Jan 1
6 citations
Current Pneumonia Surveillance Methodology: Similar Underestimation in Trauma and Surgical Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Brenda M Zosa, Joseph F. Golob, Kristen J Conrad-Schnetz, David Schechtman, Laura A Kreiner, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Surgical Infections. 2017 Jul 1
29 citations
Infection and Complications After Low-velocity Intra-articular Gunshot Injuries.
Mai P. Nguyen, Michael S. Reich, Jeffrey A. OʼDonnell, Jonathan C. Savakus, Nicholas F. Prayson, Joseph F. Golob, Amy A. McDonald, John J. Como, Heather A. Vallier> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2017 Jun 1
27 citations
Infection rates and treatment of low-velocity extremity gunshot injuries.
Mai P. Nguyen, Jonathan C. Savakus, Jeffrey A. O'Donnell, Nicholas F. Prayson, Michael S. Reich, Joseph F. Golob, Amy A. McDonald, John J. Como, Heather A. Vallier> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2017 Jun 1
2 citations
Benefit of TeamSTEPPS Rounding Improvement Project on Infection-Related Monitoring
Jack C. He, Joseph F. Golob, Brian C. Brajcich, Kate Clancy, David Schechtman, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Surgical Infections. 2016 Oct 1
16 citations
The painful truth: The documentation burden of a trauma surgeon
Joseph F. Golob, John J. Como, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016 May 1
3 citations
Where's the difference? Presentation of nosocomial infection in critically ill trauma versus general surgery patients.
Katherine B. Kelly, Aman Banerjee, Joseph F. Golob, Adam A.M. Fadlalla, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Surgical Infections. 2014 Aug 15
4 citations
Enhancing the fever workup utilizing a multi-technique modeling approach to diagnose infections more accurately.
Adam Fadlalla, Joseph F. Golob, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Surgical Infections. 2012 Apr 3
8 citations
Trauma Team Activation Can Be Tailored by Prehospital Criteria
Jeffrey A. Claridge, Joseph F. Golob, William H. Leukhardt, Justin A. Kan, John J. Como, Mark A. Malangoni, Charles J. Yowler> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Dec 1
13 citations
The "fever workup" and respiratory culture practice in critically ill trauma patients.
Jeffrey A. Claridge, Joseph F. Golob, William H. Leukhardt, Mark J. Sando, Adam Fadlalla, Joel R. Peerless, Charles J. Yowler> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2010 Sep 1
43 citations
Moving Beyond Traditional Measurement of Mortality after Injury: Evaluation of Risks for Late Death
Jeffrey A. Claridge, William H. Leukhardt, Joseph F. Golob, Andrew M. McCoy, Mark A. Malangoni> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010 May 1
11 citations
Critical Analysis of Empiric Antibiotic Utilization: Establishing Benchmarks*
Jeffrey A. Claridge, Priscilla Pang, William H. Leukhardt, Joseph F. Golob, Jeffrey W. Carter, Adam Fadlalla> ;Surgical Infections. 2010 Apr 7
61 citations
Follow-up disparities after trauma: a real problem for outcomes research
William H. Leukhardt, Joseph F. Golob, Andrew M. McCoy, Adam Fadlalla, Mark A. Malangoni, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2010 Mar 1
23 citations
Fever and leukocytosis in critically ill trauma patients: it is not the blood.
Jeffrey A. Claridge, Joseph F. Golob, Adam Fadlalla, Mark A. Malangoni, Jeffrey A. Blatnik, Charles J. Yowler> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 May 1
6 citations
Who Is Monitoring Your Infections: Shouldn't You Be?
Jeffrey A. Claridge, Joseph F. Golob, Adam Fadlalla, Beth M. D'Amico, Joel R. Peerless, Charles J. Yowler, Mark A. Malangoni> ;Surgical Infections. 2009 Feb 1
8 citations
The Surgical Intensive Care-infection Registry: a research registry with daily clinical support capabilities.
Adam Fadlalla, Joseph F. Golob, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;American Journal of Medical Quality. 2009 Jan 1
13 citations
Theraputic anticoagulation in the trauma patient: Is it safe?
Joseph F. Golob, Mark J. Sando, Justin C. Kan, Charles J. Yowler, Mark A. Malangoni, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Surgery. 2008 Oct 1
17 citations
Validation of Surgical Intensive Care–Infection Registry: A Medical Informatics System for Intensive Care Unit Research, Quality of Care Improvement, and Daily Patient...
Joseph F. Golob, Adam Fadlalla, Justin A. Kan, Nilam P. Patel, Charles J. Yowler, Jeffrey A. Claridge> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008 Aug 1
25 citations
Fever and leukocytosis in critically ill trauma patients: it's not the urine.
Joseph F. Golob, Jeffrey A. Claridge, Mark J. Sando, William R. Phipps, Charles J. Yowler, Adam Fadlalla, Mark A. Malangoni> ;Surgical Infections. 2008 Mar 25
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Press Mentions

Hospitals Lost Ground in Battle Against Infections During Pandemic, New Report SaysMay 10th, 2023
‘It’s Changed Our Lives Forever:’ Patients Frustrated by Lack of Answers Sue Cleveland Clinic, Summa Health over Surgery ErrorsMarch 13th, 2023
Academic AchievementsJuly 9th, 2021