KathrynL.ButlerMD

General Surgery • Boston, MA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Instructor, Surgery-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

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Office
110 Francis Street, Suite 3a
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-632-9922

Fax+1 617-632-0886
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2009 - 2010
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2009 - 2022

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
High-Fidelity Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator With Beating-Heart Technology and OSATS Tool Improves Trainee Confidence and Distinguishes Level of Skill.
Jordan D. Bohnen, Leah Demetri, Eva Fuentes, Kathryn L. Butler, Reza Askari, Rahul J. Anand, Emil Petrusa, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, D. Dante Yeh, Noelle Saillant, David...> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2018 Sep 1
62 citations
Diagnosis of sepsis from a drop of blood by measurement of spontaneous neutrophil motility in a microfluidic assay
Felix Ellett, Julianne Jorgensen, Anika L. Marand, Yuk Ming Liu, Myriam Martinez, Vicki Sein, Kathryn L. Butler, Jarone Lee, Daniel Irimia> ;Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2018 Mar 19
12 citations
Early Protein Inadequacy Is Associated With Longer Intensive Care Unit Stay and Fewer Ventilator-Free Days: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients With Prolonged Surgica...
D. Dante Yeh, Eva Fuentes, Sadeq A. Quraishi, Jarone Lee, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Peter J. Fagenholz, Kathryn L. Butler, Marc DeMoya, Yuchiao Chang, George C. Velmahos> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2018 Jan 1
5 citations
Elevated admission N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level predicts the development of atrial fibrillation in general surgical intensive care unit patients.
Nalin Chokengarmwong, D. Dante Yeh, Yuchiao Chang, Luis Alfonso Ortiz, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Peter J. Fagenholz, David R. King, Marc DeMoya, Kathryn L. Butler, Jaron...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
11 citations
Resolvin D2 Limits Secondary Tissue Necrosis After Burn Wounds in Rats.
Yoshitaka Inoue, Yuk Ming Liu, Masayuki Otawara, Isabel Chico Calero, Ahhyun S. Nam, Yong-Ming Yu, Philip Chang, Kathryn L. Butler, Rosalynn M. Nazarian, Jeremy Goverm...> ;Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2017 Aug 1
46 citations
Intraoperative Adverse Events in Abdominal Surgery: What Happens in the Operating Room Does Not Stay in the Operating Room.
Jordan D. Bohnen, Michael N. Mavros, Elie P. Ramly, Yuchiao Chang, D. Dante Yeh, Jarone Lee, Marc de Moya, David R. King, Peter J. Fagenholz, Kathryn L. Butler, George...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2017 Jun 1
16 citations
Surgery Clerkship Evaluations Are Insufficient for Clinical Skills Appraisal: The Value of a Medical Student Surgical Objective Structured Clinical Examination.
Kathryn L. Butler, David Hirsh, Emil Petrusa, D. Dante Yeh, Dana A Stearns, David E. Sloane, Jeffrey A. Linder, Gaurab Basu, Lisa A. Thompson, Marc de Moya> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2017 Mar 1
25 citations
Cervical spine MRI in patients with negative CT: A prospective, multicenter study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT)
Adrian A. Maung, Dirk C. Johnson, Kimberly Barre, Thomas Peponis, Tomaz Mesar, George C. Velmahos, Daniel McGrail, George Kasotakis, Ronald I. Gross, Michael S. Rosenb...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2017 Feb 1
2 citations
Low baseline (pre-injury) blood pressure predicts inpatient mortality in elderly trauma patients: A bi-institutional study.
Jordan D. Bohnen, David C. Chang, Elie P. Ramly, Olubode A. Olufajo, Ryan T. Le, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, D. Dante Yeh, David R. King, Peter J. Fagenholz, Kathryn L. Bu...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016 Dec 1
6 citations
A Pilot Study to Gauge Effectiveness of Standardized Patient Scenarios in Assessing General Surgery Milestones.
Denise W. Gee, Roy Phitayakorn, Avni Khatri, Kathryn L. Butler, John T. Mullen, Emil Petrusa> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2016 Nov 1
6 citations
Damage Control and the Open Abdomen: Challenges for the Nonsurgical Intensivist.
Cornelia L. Griggs, Kathryn L. Butler> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2016 Oct 1
3D force/torque characterization of emergency cricothyroidotomy procedure using an instrumented scalpel
Adam Ryason, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Kathryn L. Butler, Marc DeMoya, Suvranu De> ;Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference. 2016 Aug 1
55 citations
Derivation and validation of a novel Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS)
Naveen F. Sangji, Jordan D. Bohnen, Elie P. Ramly, D. Dante Yeh, David R. King, Marc DeMoya, Kathryn L. Butler, Peter J. Fagenholz, George C. Velmahos, David C. Chang,...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016 Aug 1
Diabetes insipidus uncovered during conservative management of complicated acute appendicitis
Anita Mamtani, Stephen R. Odom, Kathryn L. Butler> ;Clinical Case Reports. 2016 Apr 5
8 citations
Nutrition in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: The Cost of Starting Low and Ramping Up Rates.
Suzan Dijkink, Eva Fuentes, Sadeq A. Quraishi, Catrina Cropano, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Jarone Lee, David R. King, Marc DeMoya, Peter J. Fagenholz, Kathryn L. Butler, ...> ;Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2016 Feb 1
14 citations
Virtual Airway Skills Trainer (VAST) Simulator
Doga Demirel, Alexander Yu, Tansel Halic, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Adam Ryason, David Spindler, Kathryn L. Butler, Caroline G. L. Cao, Emil Petrusa, Marcos Molina, Dan...> ;Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2016 Jan 1
94 citations
Adequate Nutrition May Get You Home: Effect of Caloric/Protein Deficits on the Discharge Destination of Critically Ill Surgical Patients.
D. Dante Yeh, Eva Fuentes, Sadeq A. Quraishi, Catrina Cropano, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Jarone Lee, David R. King, Marc DeMoya, Peter J. Fagenholz, Kathryn L. Butler, Y...> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2016 Jan 1
14 citations
Needs assessment for a focused radiology curriculum in surgical residency: a multicenter study
Kathryn L. Butler, Yuchiao Chang, Marc DeMoya, Ara J. Feinstein, Paula Ferrada, Ugwuji Maduekwe, Adrian A. Maung, Nicolas Melo, Stephen R. Odom, Jaisa Olasky, Michael ...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2016 Jan 1
31 citations
Gene Expression of Proresolving Lipid Mediator Pathways Is Associated With Clinical Outcomes in Trauma Patients.
Sarah K. Orr, Kathryn L. Butler, Douglas Hayden, Ronald G. Tompkins, Charles N. Serhan, Daniel Irimia> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
17 citations
A hierarchical task analysis of cricothyroidotomy procedure for a virtual airway skills trainer simulator.
Doga Demirel, Kathryn L. Butler, Tansel Halic, Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, David Spindler, Caroline G. L. Cao, Emil Petrusa, Marcos Molina, Daniel B. Jones, Suvranu De, M...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2016 Sep 1
23 citations
Computed Tomography Is More Sensitive than Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis
Peter J. Fagenholz, Eva Fuentes, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Catrina Cropano, David R. King, Marc de Moya, Kathryn L. Butler, George C. Velmahos, Yuchiao Chang, Daniel D. Yeh> ;Surgical Infections. 2015 Oct 5
16 citations
The nature, patterns, clinical outcomes, and financial impact of intraoperative adverse events in emergency surgery.
Elie P. Ramly, Jordan D. Bohnen, Maha R. Farhat, Shadi Razmdjou, Michael N. Mavros, D. Dante Yeh, Jarone Lee, Kathryn L. Butler, Marc de Moya, George C. Velmahos, Hayt...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2016 Jul 1
2 citations
Patient-centered instruction: the cornerstone of surgical education.
Kathryn L. Butler> ;Academic Medicine. 2015 Apr 1
3 citations
Pathologic findings suggest long-term abnormality after conservative management of complex acute appendicitis.
Matthew Rosen, Andrew N. Chalupka, Kathryn L. Butler, Alok Gupta, Stephen R. Odom> ;The American Surgeon. 2015 Mar 1
2 citations
Intraoperative fires during emergent colon surgery.
Kesav Raghavan, Kiran H. Lagisetty, Kathryn L. Butler, Michael J. Cahalane, Alok Gupta, Stephen R. Odom> ;The American Surgeon. 2015 Feb 1
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