LoringWRueIIIMD

General Surgery • Birmingham, AL

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor, Surgery, University of Alabama School of Medicine

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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816
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Summary

Dr. Loring Rue III, MD is a general surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Alabama and Virginia. He is affiliated with University of Alabama Hospital and is a Professor at University of Alabama School of Medicine.

Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1986
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 1984 - 2024
VA State Medical License 1988 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

25 citations
Outcomes With Overlapping Surgery at a Large Academic Medical Center.
Brent A. Ponce, Bradley W. Wills, Parke Hudson, Samuel R. Huntley, Austin C. Starnes, Shawna L. Watson, Loring W. Rue, Jorge L. Perez, Gerald McGwin> ;Annals of Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
2 citations
Proactive Risk Mitigation: Using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis for Evaluating Vascular Access.
Shea Polancich, Loring W. Rue, Terri Poe, Rebecca S. Miltner> ;Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2018 Jan 1
31 citations
A Role for the Early Warning Score in Early Identification of Critical Postoperative Complications.
Robert H. Hollis, Laura A. Graham, John P. Lazenby, Daran M. Brown, Benjamin B. Taylor, Martin J. Heslin, Loring W. Rue, Mary T. Hawn> ;Annals of Surgery. 2016 May 1
5 citations
Use of a Bundle Checklist Combined With Physician Confirmation Reduces Risk of Nosocomial Complications and Death in Trauma Patients Compared to Documented Checklist U...
Donald A. Reiff, Thomas H. Shoultz, Russell Griffin, Benjamin B. Taylor, Loring W. Rue> ;Annals of Surgery. 2015 Oct 1
16 citations
A 100% departmental mortality review improves observed-to-expected mortality ratios and University HealthSystem Consortium rankings.
Martin J. Heslin, Benjamin B. Taylor, Mary T. Hawn, James E. Davies, Ryan T. Heslin, Andrew H. Mims, John E. Morgan, R. Luke Rabun, W. Andrew Smedley, Melanie S. Morri...> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014 Apr 1
33 citations
The deleterious effect of red blood cell storage on microvascular response to transfusion.
Jordan A. Weinberg, Paul A. MacLennan, Marianne J. Vandromme-Cusick, Louis J. Magnotti, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue, Jonathan M. Angotti, Cristen A. Garrett, Leah ...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Oct 1
1 citations
Survival bias revisited.
Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue, Louis J. Magnotti, Martin A. Croce, Timothy C. Fabian, Jordan A. Weinberg> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
38 citations
Pediatric obesity and traumatic lower extremity long bone fracture outcomes
Ian C. Backstrom, Paul A. MacLennan, Jeffrey R. Sawyer, Aaron T. Creek, Loring W. Rue, Shawn R. Gilbert> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012 Oct 1
89 citations
Stress-induced hyperglycemia, not diabetic hyperglycemia, is associated with higher mortality in trauma
Jeffrey D. Kerby, Russell Griffin, Paul A. MacLennan, Loring W. Rue> ;Annals of Surgery. 2012 Sep 1
31 citations
Microvascular response to red blood cell transfusion in trauma patients.
Jordan A. Weinberg, Paul A. MacLennan, Marianne J. Vandromme-Cusick, Jonathan M. Angotti, Louis J. Magnotti, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue, Scott R. Barnum, Rakesh P...> ;Shock. 2012 Mar 1
20 citations
Intubation patterns and outcomes in patients with computed tomography-verified traumatic brain injury.
Marianne J. Vandromme, Sherry M. Melton, Russell Griffin, Gerald McGwin, Jordan A. Weinberg, Michael Minor, Loring W. Rue, Jeffrey D. Kerby> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Dec 1
196 citations
Identifying risk for massive transfusion in the relatively normotensive patient: utility of the prehospital shock index.
Marianne J. Vandromme, Russell Griffin, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Gerald McGwin, Loring W. Rue, Jordan A. Weinberg> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Feb 1
49 citations
Prospective identification of patients at risk for massive transfusion: an imprecise endeavor.
Marianne J. Vandromme, Russell Griffin, Gerald Mcgwin, Jordan A. Weinberg, Loring W. Rue, Jeffrey D. Kerby> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Feb 1
99 citations
Duration of red cell storage influences mortality after trauma.
Jordan A. Weinberg, Gerald McGwin, Marianne J. Vandromme, Marisa B. Marques, Sherry M. Melton, Donald A. Reiff, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 Dec 1
19 citations
Computed tomography identification of latent pseudoaneurysm after blunt splenic injury: Pathology or technology?
Jordan A. Weinberg, Mark E. Lockhart, Abhishek D. Parmar, Russell Griffin, Sherry M. Melton, Marianne J. Vandromme, Gerald McGwin, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 May 1
19 citations
Prospective implementation of an algorithm for bedside intravascular ultrasound-guided filter placement in critically ill patients.
Christopher D. Killingsworth, Steven M. Taylor, Mark A. Patterson, Jordan A. Weinberg, Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Donald A. Reiff, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Ru...> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2010 May 1
111 citations
Lactate is a better predictor than systolic blood pressure for determining blood requirement and mortality: could prehospital measures improve trauma triage?
Marianne J. Vandromme, Russell Griffin, Jordan A. Weinberg, Loring W. Rue, Jeffrey D. Kerby> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010 May 1
8 citations
Epidemiology of tree stand-related injuries in the United States from 2000 to 2007.
Joshua Terry, Russell Griffin, Loring W. Rue, Gerald McGwin> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 Mar 1
10 citations
A comparison of wakeboard-, water skiing-, and tubing-related injuries in the United States, 2000-2007.
John I. Baker, Russell Griffin, Paul F. Brauneis, Loring W. Rue, Gerald McGwin> ;Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. 2010 Mar 1
36 citations
Management of colon wounds in the setting of damage control laparotomy: a cautionary tale.
Jordan A. Weinberg, Russell Griffin, Marianne J. Vandromme, Sherry M. Melton, Richard L. George, Donald A. Reiff, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Nov 1
21 citations
Sodium nitrite therapy attenuates the hypertensive effects of HBOC-201 via nitrite reduction.
Cilina Rodriguez, Dario A. Vitturi, Jin He, Marianne J. Vandromme, Angela Brandon, Anne Hutchings, Loring W. Rue, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Rakesh P. Patel> ;The Biochemical Journal. 2009 Sep 15
15 citations
The association between price of regular-grade gasoline and injury and mortality rates among occupants involved in motorcycle- and automobile-related motor vehicle col...
Eddie Hyatt, Russell Griffin, Loring W. Rue, Gerald McGwin> ;Accident; Analysis and Prevention. 2009 Sep 1
16 citations
Recent trends in television tip over-related injuries among children aged 0–9 years
K. J. Murray, Russell Griffin, Loring W. Rue, Gerald McGwin> ;Injury Prevention. 2009 Aug 1
2 citations
Blood utilization at a level I trauma center: is this as good as it gets?
Sebron Harrison, Russell Griffin, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Marisa B. Marques, Loring W. Rue, Jordan A. Weinberg> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 Aug 1
45 citations
Transfusion and pneumonia in the trauma intensive care unit: an examination of the temporal relationship.
Marianne J. Vandromme, Gerald McGwin, Marisa B. Marques, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue, Jordan A. Weinberg> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Jul 1
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Press Mentions

UAB Medicine Earns Recognition from Vizient for Quality ImprovementsNovember 18th, 2021
How Birmingham Hospitals Performed in New Safety GradesMay 20th, 2020

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, Alabama
USA Health University HospitalMobile, Alabama