KristenCavinessSihlerMDMS, FACS

General Surgery • Iowa City, IA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

trauma/critical care/general surgery

Join to view full profile

Dr. Sihler is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Sihler's full profile

Already have an account?

Office
200 Hawkins Dr
Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery
Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone+1 319-356-7892
Is this information wrong?

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2005 - 2006
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
University of Iowa College of Public HealthMS, epidemiology, 2000 - 2002
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1998
University of VirginiaBA, 1987 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 2006 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
IA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
ME State Medical License 2010 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2023 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2020 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2022 - 2025
AK State Medical License 2020 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2005 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Join now to see all

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
[The effect of tramadol, a new analgesic, on respiration and cardiovascular function (author's transl)].
W Vogel, H Burchardi, Kristen C. Sihler, L Valic> ;Arzneimittel-Forschung. 1978 Jan 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
34 citations
Valproate for agitation in critically ill patients: A retrospective study.
David R. Gagnon, Gabriel V. Fontaine, Kathryn Smith, Richard R. Riker, Russell R. Miller, Patricia Lerwick, Francis Lucas, John Dziodzio, Kristen C. Sihler, Gilles L. ...> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2017 Feb 1
24 citations
Transfer of acute care surgery patients in a rural state: a concerning trend.
Brittany Misercola, Kristen C. Sihler, Molly Douglas, Stephen Ranney, Jonathan F. Dreifus> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2016 Nov 1
Sharp lower abdominal pain and calcified abdominal mass.
Kristen C. Sihler, Michael B. Mazza, Lena M. Napolitano, David V. Feliciano> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Jun 1
18 citations
The Distribution of Survival Times after Injury
David E. Clark, Jing Qian, Kristen C. Sihler, Lee D. Hallagan, Rebecca A. Betensky> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2012 Mar 9
18 citations
Nontrauma Emergency Surgery: Optimal Case Mix for General Surgery and Acute Care Surgery Training
Jill R. Cherry-Bukowiec, Barbra S. Miller, Gerard M. Doherty, Melissa E. Brunsvold, Mark R. Hemmila, Pauline K. Park, Krishnan Raghavendran, Kristen C. Sihler, Wendy L...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Nov 1
15 citations
Variations between level I trauma centers in 24-hour mortality in severely injured patients requiring a massive transfusion.
Charles E. Wade, Deborah J. del Junco, John B. Holcomb, John B. Holcomb, C.E. Wade, Karen J. Brasel, Gary Vercruysse, Jana B.A. MacLeod, R P Dutton, John R. Hess, Juan...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Aug 1
25 citations
Gender-based differences in mortality in response to high product ratio massive transfusion.
Susan E. Rowell, Ronald R. Barbosa, Carrie E. Allison, Philbert Y. Van, Martin A. Schreiber, John B. Holcomb, Charles E. Wade, Karen J. Brasel, Gary Vercruysse, Jana B...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Aug 1
7 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the context of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic.
Kristen C. Sihler, Pauline K. Park> ;Surgical Infections. 2011 May 5
12 citations
Prevention of Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection: Back to Basics?
Jill R. Cherry-Bukowiec, Krassimir Denchev, Sharon Dickinson, Carol E. Chenoweth, Christy Zalewski, Craig Meldrum, Kristen C. Sihler, Melissa E. Brunsvold, Thomas J Pa...> ;Surgical Infections. 2011 Feb 1
20 citations
Catheter-Related vs. Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: Incidence, Microbiology, and Implications
Kristen C. Sihler, Carol E. Chenoweth, Christy Zalewski, Wendy L. Wahl, Robert C. Hyzy, Lena M. Napolitano> ;Surgical Infections. 2010 Oct 23
26 citations
Hepcidin in Trauma: Linking Injury, Inflammation, and Anemia
Kristen C. Sihler, Krishnan Raghavendran, Mark Westerman, Wen Ye, Lena M. Napolitano> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 Oct 1
204 citations
Complications of Massive Transfusion
Kristen C. Sihler, Lena M. Napolitano> ;Chest. 2010 Jan 1
57 citations
Massive Transfusion: New Insights
Kristen C. Sihler, Lena M. Napolitano> ;Chest. 2009 Dec 1
10 citations
Injuries in nonurban areas are associated with increased disability at hospital discharge.
Kristen C. Sihler, Mark R. Hemmila> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Nov 1
22 citations
Anemia of Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients
Kristen C. Sihler, Lena M. Napolitano> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2008 Aug 12
7 citations
Management of severe sepsis in the surgical patient
Kristen C. Sihler, Avery B. Nathens> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2006 Dec 1
33 citations
Methamphetamine-associated burn injuries: a retrospective analysis.
Roy R. Danks, Lucy Wibbenmeyer, Lee D. Faucher, Kristen C. Sihler, G. Patrick Kealey, Phyllis Chang, Marge Amelon, Robert W. Lewis> ;The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 2004 Sep 1
13 citations
Factors associated with mode of transport to acute care hospitals in rural communities
Tracy Young, James C. Torner, Kristen C. Sihler, Alfred R. Hansen, Corinne Peek-Asa, Craig Zwerling> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2003 Feb 1
7 citations
Characteristics of twice-transferred, rural trauma patients.
Kristen C. Sihler, Alfred R. Hansen, James C. Torner, G. Patrick Kealey, Lori J. Morgan, Craig Zwerling> ;Prehospital Emergency Care. 2002 Jul 1
52 citations
Comparison in humans of the potency and pharmacokinetics of intravenously injected cocaethylene and cocaine.
Mario Perez-Reyes, A.R. Jeffcoat, Myers M, Kristen C. Sihler, Chad Cook> ;Psychopharmacology. 1994 Dec 1
Specific abbreviated injury scale values are responsible for the underestimation of mortality in penetrating trauma patients by the injury severity score.
Rowell, S. E., Barbosa, R. R., Diggs, B. S., Schreiber, M. A., Holcomb, J. B., Wade, C. E., Brasel, K. J., Vercruysse, G., MacLeod, J., Dutton, R. P., Hess, J. R., Duc...> ;J Trauma. 2011 Aug
Crystalloid resuscitation improves survival in trauma patients receiving low ratios of fresh frozen plasma to packed red blood cells.
Spoerke, N., Michalek, J., Schreiber, M., Brasel, K. J., Vercruysse, G., MacLeod, J., Dutton, R. P., Duchesne, J. C., McSwain, N. E., Muskat, P., Johannigamn, J., Crye...> ;J Trauma. 2011 Aug
A predictive model for mortality in massively transfused trauma patients.
Barbosa, R. R., Rowell, S. E., Sambasivan, C. N., Diggs, B. S., Spinella, P. C., Schreiber, M. A., Holcomb, J. B., Wade, C. E., Brasel, K. J., Vercruysse, G., MacLeod,...> ;J Trauma. 2011 Aug
Join now to see all