KatieLoveBowerMDMSc FACS(She/Her)

General Surgery • Roanoke, VA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Associate Professor of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic

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Office
3 Riverside Cir
Roanoke, VA 24016
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Education & Training

University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2011 - 2012
Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
KY State Medical License 2011 - 2014
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Impact of Standardized Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training on Confidence with Critical Illness and Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Education and Multidiscipli...
Mark E Hamill, Gary R Collin, Jennifer L Bath, Sherry M Boone, Ellen M Harvey, Allison N Tegge, Whitney E Sprinkel, Shari A Toomey, Bryan R Collier, Katie L Bower, Min...> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2024 Apr 1
1 citations
Standardizing Opioids Prescribed at Discharge in Trauma Surgery.
Claire H Seo, Katherine L Howe, Kelly B McAllister, Bradford L McDaniel, Hunter D Sharp, Tananchai A Lucktong, Katie L Bower, Brian R Collier, Jacob R Gillen> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Oct 1
Ethical Implications of Nutrition Therapy at the End of Life.
Katie L Bower, Danielle M Shilling, Sara L Bonnes, Apeksha Shah, Christy M Lawson, Bryan R Collier, Phyllis B Whitehead> ;Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
When Should the Appropriateness of PEG be Questioned?
Keelin Flannery Roche, Katie L Bower, Bryan Collier, Dustin Neel, Laura Esry> ;Current Gastroenterology Reports. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Early feeding after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in trauma and surgical intensive care patients: A retrospective cohort study
Davit Shahmanyan, Jeffrey C. Lawrence, Daniel I Lollar, Mark E. Hamill, Emily R. Faulks, Bryan R. Collier, Paul J Chestovich, Katie Love Bower> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2021 Nov 17
1 citations
Trauma Outreach to Primary Care Physicians Regarding the Risks Associated With Beers Criteria Medications in Geriatric Patients.
Benjamin S Walker, Bryan R. Collier, Allison N. Tegge, Daniel I Lollar, Katie Love Bower, Emily R. Faulks, Jacob R. Gillen, Miguel A. Matos, Michael S. Nussbaum, Mark ...> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Aug 19
Different Perceptions Exist Between Health Care Providers and the General Population Regarding the Importance of Findings on Additional Imaging for Trauma Consults.
Andrew L. Plaster, Emily R. Faulks, Jacob Gillen, Allison N. Tegge, Miguel A. Matos, Daniel I Lollar, Katie Love Bower, Michael S. Nussbaum, Bryan R. Collier, Mark E. ...> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Jul 30
Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation: A Novel Adjunct to Damage Control Laparotomy.
Steven Wiseman, Ellen M. Harvey, Katie Love Bower> ;Critical Care Nurse. 2019 Dec 1
8 citations
The Prevalence of Beers Criteria Medication Use and Associations with Falls in Geriatric Patients at a Level 1 Trauma Center.
Benjamin S Walker, Bryan R. Collier, Katie Love Bower, Daniel I Lollar, Emily R. Faulks, Miguel A. Matos, Michael S. Nussbaum, Mark E. Hamill> ;The American Surgeon. 2019 Aug 1
1 citations
The two faces of intentional self-inflicted injury: High in-hospital mortality, low postdischarge mortality, but high readmission rates.
Katherine L. Howe, Bryan R. Collier, Jennifer L. Bath, Julian C. Lagoy, Tracey W. Criss, Emily R. Faulks, Daniel I Lollar, Katie Love Bower, Tonja M Locklear, Miguel A...> ;Surgery. 2019 Jul 15
The Beers criteria: Not just for geriatrics anymore? Analysis of Beers criteria medications in nongeriatric trauma patients and their association with falls.
Adam H Maerz, Benjamin S Walker, Bryan R Collier, Allison N Tegge, Emily R Faulks, Katie L Bower, Michael S Nussbaum, Daniel I Lollar, Mark E Hamill> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2019 Jul 1
4 citations
Trauma Recidivism Postdischarge Mortality: Important Differences Exist between the Adult and Geriatric Populations.
Ashley W. Gerrish, Mark E. Hamill, Tonja M Locklear, Katie Love Bower, Daniel I Lollar, Emily R. Faulks, Miguel A. Matos, Michael S. Nussbaum, Bryan R. Collier> ;The American Surgeon. 2019 Jul 1
5 citations
Decreasing Trauma Readmission Rates by Implementing a Callback Program.
Jennifer Bath, Daniel W. Freeman, Mariana Salamoun, Ellen M. Harvey, Andrea Wright, Mark E. Hamill, Daniel I Lollar, Katie Love Bower, Bryan R. Collier> ;Journal of Trauma Nursing. 2019 Jan 1
29 citations
Small Bowel Obstruction
Katie Love Bower, Daniel I Lollar, Sharon L. Williams, Farrell C. Adkins, David T. Luyimbazi, Curtis E. Bower> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2018 Oct 1
Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy in Geriatric Trauma Associated With High Postdischarge Mortality.
Sherry M. Boone, Bryan R. Collier, Emily R. Faulks, Tonja M Locklear, Katie L. Bower, Daniel I. Lollar, Nitasha Dhiman, Michael S. Nussbaum, Mark E. Hamill> ;Critical Care Explorations. 2018 Jan 1
4 citations
Survival from Traumatic Injury Does Not End at Hospital Discharge: Hospital-Acquired Infections Increase Post-Discharge Mortality.
DhimanNitasha, C RimalRam, HamillMark, M LoveKatie, LollarDaniel, CollierBryan> ;Surgical Infections. 2017 Jul 1
6 citations
Contact Isolation Precautions in Trauma Patients: An Analysis of Infectious Complications.
Mark E. Hamill, Christopher R. Reed, Sandy L. Fogel, Eric H. Bradburn, Kinga A. Powers, Katie M Love, Christopher C. Baker, Bryan R. Collier> ;Surgical Infections. 2017 Apr 1
10 citations
Organ donation as an outcome of traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest: A cost evaluation.
Katie M Love, Joshua B. Brown, Brian G. Harbrecht, Susan B. Muldoon, Keith R. Miller, Matthew V. Benns, Jason W. Smith, Christopher E. Baker, Glen A. Franklin> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016 May 1
2 citations
Provider Bias Impacts Tidal Volume Selection and Ventilator Days in Trauma Patients.
Bryan R. Collier, Chris Vieau, Ellen Lockhart, Eric H. Bradburn, Mark E. Hamill, Katie M Love, Christopher R. Reed, Christopher C. Baker> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016 Apr 1
2 citations
A natural immune modulator attenuates stress hormone and catecholamine concentrations in polymicrobial peritonitis.
Katie M. Love, Rebecca E. Barnett, Ian Holbrook, Gerald Sonnenfeld, Hajime Fujii, Buxiang Sun, James C. Peyton, William G. Cheadle> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Jun 1
35 citations
Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a cost comparison
Katie M. Love, Christopher A. Durham, Michael P. Meara, Ashley C. Mays, Curtis E. Bower> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2011 May 1
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