PatriciaM.ByersMD

General Surgery • Miami, FL

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor, Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine

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Office
1295 NW 14th St
Ste K
Miami, FL 33125
Phone+1 305-243-7688

Fax+1 305-243-8470
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Summary

I am a board certified general surgeon and surgical intensivist working at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital health systems. My practice is in trauma, Critical care, fistulas and intestinal failure. My academic interests also include trauma systems, motorcycle safety and injury prevention "Survive to Ride"

Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1985
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1982 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Heterotopic Ossification of the Abdomen: A Rare Sequela Following Trauma and Damage Control Laparotomy.
Joshua P Kronenfeld, Zoe Weiss, Patrick Cherfan, Michael D Cobler-Lichter, Patricia M Byers> ;The American Surgeon. 2024 Mar 26
Open Versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Post Hoc Analysis of the EAST Appendicitis MUSTANG Study.
Lauren Thompson, Brianna L Cohen, Tizeta Wolde, D Dante Yeh, Walter A Ramsey, Patricia M Byers, Nicholas Namias, Jonathan P Meizoso> ;Surgical Infections. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
Teduglutide for the treatment of low-output enterocutaneous fistula - A pilot randomized controlled study.
D Dante Yeh, Georgia Vasileiou, Khaled Abdul Jawad, Gerd Daniel Pust, Patricia M Byers> ;Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Severe Short Bowel Syndrome: Prognosis for Nutritional Independence Through Management by a Multidisciplinary Nutrition Service and Surgery.
Daniel D Yeh, Georgia Vasileiou, Michelle Mulder, Saskya Byerly, Caroline Ripat, Patricia M Byers> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Small Intestinal Perforation Secondary to Necrotizing Enteritis-An Under-Recognized Complication of Crohn's Disease.
Carlos Theodore Huerta, Antoine J Ribieras, Karishma Kodia, D Dante Yeh, David Kerman, Patricia Byers> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 May 1
Rapid Diagnosis of Altered Mental Status in Home Parenteral Nutrition Patient
Saskya Byerly, Eugenia E. Lee, Patricia Byers, D. Dante Yeh> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2021 Mar 1
8 citations
Alcohol/Illicit Substance Use in Fatal Motorcycle Crashes.
Julissa Marie Sarmiento, Avinash Gogineni, Jeffrey N. Bernstein, Chanyoung Lee, Edward B. Lineen, Gerd D. Pust, Patricia Byers> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Dec 1
4 citations
Redefining Preventable Death-Potentially Survivable Motorcycle Scene Fatalities as a New Frontier.
Ning Lu, Caroline Choi Butler, Avinash Gogineni, Julissa Marie Sarmiento, Edward B. Lineen, D. Dante Yeh, Maya A. Babu, Patricia Byers> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Dec 1
4 citations
Continuous Indirect Calorimetry in Critically Injured Patients Reveals Significant Daily Variability and Delayed, Sustained Hypermetabolism
Georgia Vasileiou, Michelle B. Mulder, Sinong Qian, Rahul Iyengar, Lindsey M. Gass, Jonathan Parks, Edward B. Lineen, Patricia Byers, D. Dante Yeh> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2020 Jul 1
2 citations
Early Hypermetabolism is Uncommon in Trauma Intensive Care Unit Patients.
Saskya Byerly, Georgia Vasileiou, Sinong Qian, Alejandro Mantero, Eugenia E. Lee, Jonathan Parks, Michelle B. Mulder, Daniel G. Pust, Rishi Rattan, Edward B. Lineen, P...> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2020 Jun 20
1 citations
Fatal gastrointestinal bleeding in a case report of Coat's plus syndrome.
Mohammed Jeraq, Valerie Armstrong, Grigoriy Klimovich, Krishnamurti A. Rao, Patricia Byers> ;International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2020 Jan 1
5 citations
Use of Predictive Equations for Energy Prescription Results in Inaccurate Estimation in Trauma Patients.
Georgia Vasileiou, Sinong Qian, Rahul Iyengar, Michelle B. Mulder, Lindsey M. Gass, Jonathan Parks, Gerd D. Pust, Rishi Rattan, Edward B. Lineen, Patricia Byers, D. Da...> ;Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2019 Aug 18
10 citations
#EAST4ALL: An introduction to the EAST equity, quality, and inclusion task force.
Stephanie Bonne, Brian Williams, Matthew J. Martin, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, William L Weaver, Rishi Rattan, Patricia Byers, DʼAndrea K. Joseph, Bellal Joseph, Ariel P....> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2019 Jul 1
37 citations
A Weaning Protocol for Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With a Review of the Literature.
April A. Grant, Valerie Hart, Edward B. Lineen, Amit Badiye, Patricia Byers, Amit P. Patel, Rodrigo Vianna, Michael M. Koerner, Aly El Banayosy, Matthias Loebe, Ali Gh...> ;Artificial Organs. 2018 Jun 1
2 citations
Role of Ethanol Locks in Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Adults on Parenteral Nutrition.
Marylee V. Worley, Eliza Dollard, Laura Aragon, Kellie Henderson, Lilian M. Abbo, Patricia Byers> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2017 Sep 1
17 citations
Comparison of Mortality of ESRD Patients with Lupus by Initial Dialysis Modality
Gabriel Contreras, Javier Pagan, Ruchir Chokshi, Sharad Virmani, Jorge Diego, Patricia Byers, Tamara Isakova, Jair Munoz Mendoza, Ali Nayer, Jose Roberto Contreras, Ga...> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2014 Nov 7
17 citations
Simple acute appendicitis versus non-perforated gangrenous appendicitis: is there a difference in the rate of post-operative infectious complications?
Andrea Romano, Punam P. Parikh, Patricia Byers, Nicholas Namias> ;Surgical Infections. 2014 Oct 14
58 citations
Multicenter review of diaphragm pacing in spinal cord injury: Successful not only in weaning from ventilators but also in bridging to independent respiration
Joseph A. Posluszny, Raymond Onders, Andrew J. Kerwin, Michael S. Weinstein, Deborah M. Stein, Jennifer Knight, Lawrence Lottenberg, Michael L. Cheatham, Saeid Khansar...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2014 Feb 1
144 citations
Prevalence of sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients who presented for weight loss surgery evaluation: more evidence for routine screening for obstructive sleep apnea ...
Peter P. Lopez, Bianca Stefan, Carl I. Schulman, Patricia Byers> ;The American Surgeon. 2008 Sep 1
16 citations
The use of a computed tomography scan to rule out appendicitis in women of childbearing age is as accurate as clinical examination: A prospective randomized trial
Peter P. Lopez, Stephen M. Cohn, Charles A. Popkin, Julie Jackowski, Joel E. Michalek, Margaret Brown, Fahim Habib, Jeffrey S. Augenstein, Erik Barquist, Patricia Byer...> ;The American Surgeon. 2007 Dec 1
107 citations
Effects of weight loss after bariatric surgery on epicardial fat measured using echocardiography.
Howard J. Willens, Patricia Byers, Julio A. Chirinos, Eugenio Labrador, Joshua M. Hare, Eduardo de Marchena> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2007 May 1
75 citations
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and gastroduodenoscopy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Jose Martinez, L. Guerrero, P. Byers, Peter P. Lopez, T. Scagnelli, Rafael Azuaje, Brian J. Dunkin> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2006 Aug 1
35 citations
Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients ≥65 years
Lana G. Nelson, Peter P. Lopez, Krista Haines, Bianca Stefan, Taylor Martin, Rodrigo Gonzalez, Patricia Byers, Michel M. Murr> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2006 May 1
72 citations
Effects of weight loss after gastric bypass on right and left ventricular function assessed by tissue Doppler imaging.
Howard J. Willens, Simon Chakko, Patricia Byers, Julio A. Chirinos, Eugenio Labrador, Juan C. Castrillon, Maureen H. Lowery> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Jun 15
53 citations
Tissue Doppler imaging of the right and left ventricle in severe obesity (body mass index >35 kg/m2)
Howard J. Willens, Simon Chakko, Maureen H. Lowery, Patricia Byers, Eugenio Labrador, Anthony Gallagher, Juan C. Castrillon, Robert J. Myerburg> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2004 Oct 15
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Press Mentions

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Yakima Council Members Voice Concerns About Mayor's Part in Health Board ActionsJune 3rd, 2021
The Expecting SurgeonMarch 14th, 2017