Michaela A West MD (She/Her)

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota

Summary

Dr. Michaela West is a general surgeon based in Robbinsdale, MN, with subspecialties in trauma surgery and surgical critical care. She completed her medical education at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and holds a Ph.D. in surgery from the University of Minnesota. Dr. West has extensive experience in sepsis, infectious disease, critical care medicine, sex reassignment surgery, and trauma and surgical critical care. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at North Memorial Health and has held previous professorships at the University of California San Francisco and Northwestern University. Her research interests include equity in trauma care, as reflected in her numerous publications. Dr. West has been recognized in Marquis’ Who's Who and as one of America's Top Surgeons by the Consumers Research Council of America.

University of MinnesotaPh.D., Surgery, Minor: Biochem, Statistics, 1983 - 1988
University of MinnesotaResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1988
M Health FairviewInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1980
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthNo degree, Graduate School, Oncology, 1976 - 1977

PubMed

When surgeons feel safe, patients thrive: LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in surgery.
Chandler Hinson, Anthony Tannous, Michaela A West, David S Shapiro,
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-12-01
2 citations
Innovative approaches to equity research in trauma: current work and aspirations from the Summit on the Advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma).
Kathryn M Stadeli, Tandis Soltani, Bethany L Strong, Anamaria J Robles, Sydney Timmer-Murillo
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2025-01-01
2 citations
Access, delivery and outcomes: the summit on the advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma).
Cynthia Lizette Villarreal, Michelle A Price, Ashley N Moreno, Pam J Bixby, Esther S Tseng
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

The impact of hospital and ICU organizational factors on outcome in critically ill patients: results from the Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care study
Sakr Y1, Moreira CL, Rhodes A, Ferguson ND, Kleinpell R, Pickkers P, Kuiper MA, Lipman J, Vincent JL; Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study Investig..., Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
Infections and use of antibiotics in patients admitted for severe acute pancreatitis: data from the EPIC II study
De Waele JJ, Rello J, Anzueto A, Moreno R, Lipman J, Sakr Y, Pickkers P, Leone M, Ferguson A, Oud L, Vincent JL; EPIC II Investigators (West M), Surg Infect (Larchmt), 1/1/2014
Impact of infection on the prognosis of critically ill cirrhotic patients: results from a large worldwide study
Gustot T, Felleiter P, Pickkers P, Sakr Y, Rello J, Velissaris D, Pierrakos C, Taccone FS, Sevcik P, Moreno C, Vincent JL; EPIC II Investigators (West M), Liver Int, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Civetta, Taylor & Kirby’s Critical Care Medicine
Chapter: Surgical Infections
Page 982 - 995West MA, Cripps MWEditors: Layton JA, Gabrielli A, Yu M, Wood KE.Wolters Kluwer, PhiladelphiaEdition 5th,2018
Trauma
Chapter: Infection
West MA, Cripps MWEditors: Moore EE, Feliciano DV, Mattox KL.McGraw Hill, New York Edition 8th,2017
Trauma
Chapter: Infections
Page 330.0 - 354.0West MA, Yeh DDEditors: Mattox KL, Moore EE , Feliciano DV.McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New YorkEdition 7th,2013

Abstracts/Posters

Adaptive and maladaptive “tolerant" responses: Heat shock and endotoxin pretreatment of murine macrophages
Nieman K, Hansen CJ, Heagy W, Rodriguez JL, West MA, 20th Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, Providence, RI, 1/28/2000
Flow cytometry for analysis of intracellular signal transduction pathways in the human response to endotoxin
Heagy W, Nieman K, Rodriguez JL, West MA, American Association for Immunology, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2000
Preliminary analysis of a phase IIA randomized, double blind multicenter study of MK-826 1 gm dose to treat complicated intraabdominal infections
Hesseltine P, Yellin A, Fernandez A, Hassett J, Malafia O, Lucasti C, Jiang Q, Overbye K, Rosen H, Geib J, Teppler H, (MK-0826 Protocol 004 Study Group), ICAAC, 1/1/1999

Other

Report: Improving heath system preparedness for terrorism and mass casualty events
AMA/APHA Linkages Leadership (West MA), American Medical Association
www.amaassn.org/go/disasterpreparedeness
1/1/2007
Beware of AIDS in bed, not in doctors' offices (Commentary)
West MA, Star Tribune Newspaper
1/23/1991

Summit on the Advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma)AHRQ2023–2024
Regulation of Macrophage Function in Surgical SepsisNIH1990–2016
Inflammation and the Host Response to InjuryNIH2001–2010
Hepatocyte: Kupffer Cell Interactions in Surgical SrpsisNIH1986–1991