PaulAKearneyMD

General Surgery • Lexington, KY

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor of Surgery, University of Kentucky

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Office
1401 Harrodsburg Rd
Ste C100
Lexington, KY 40504
Phone+1 859-278-4960

Fax+1 859-277-2840
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Education & Training

University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1988
University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1985
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1983
University of Florida College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 1988 - 2025
MI State Medical License 1986 - 1990
FL State Medical License 1983 - 1987
PA State Medical License 1981 - 1986
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Rebound Hernia Repair Device Mesh Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Unknown status
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Paramedic and Surgeon Views on Trauma Surgical Readiness: Implications for Guideline Implementation.
Jerome Manson, Kristen Burke, Catherine P. Starnes, Kristin L. Long, Paul A. Kearney, Andrew C. Bernard> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Jun 1
3 citations
Maintaining an open trauma intensive care unit bed for rapid admission can be cost-effective.
Lisa Fryman, Cynthia L. Talley, Paul A. Kearney, Andrew C. Bernard, Dan Davenport> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Jul 1
42 citations
On and off the horse: Mechanisms and patterns of injury in mounted and unmounted equestrians
Samuel P. Carmichael, Daniel L. Davenport, Paul A. Kearney, Andrew C. Bernard> ;Injury. 2014 Sep 1
12 citations
A prospective, controlled evaluation of the abdominal reapproximation anchor abdominal wall closure system in combination with VAC therapy compared with VAC alone in t...
Kristin L. Long, David A. Hamilton, Daniel L. Davenport, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Phillip K. Chang> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Jun 1
19 citations
Influence of In-House Attending Presence on Trauma Outcomes and Hospital Efficiency
Jessica Cox, Andrew C. Bernard, Anthony J. Bottiggi, Phillip K. Chang, Cynthia L. Talley, Brian Tucker, Daniel L. Davenport, Paul A. Kearney> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014 Apr 1
16 citations
An Acute Care Surgery Service Generates a Positive Contribution Margin in an Appropriately Staffed Hospital
Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Ryan L. Korosec, Paula L. Chipko, Paul A. Kearney, Joseph B. Zwischenberger> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013 Feb 1
25 citations
The impact of antiplatelet drugs on trauma outcomes.
Victor A. Ferraris, Andrew C. Bernard, Brannon R. Hyde, Paul A. Kearney> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012 Aug 1
20 citations
Treatment of traumatic flail chest with muscular sparing open reduction and internal fixation: Description of a surgical technique
Erik A. Hasenboehler, Andrew C. Bernard, Anthony J. Bottiggi, Eric S Moghadamian, Raymond D. Wright, Philip K. Chang, Bernard R. Boulanger, Paul A. Kearney> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Aug 1
17 citations
An acute care surgery rotation contributes significant general surgical operative volume to residency training compared with other rotations.
Matthew D. Stanley, Daniel L. Davenport, Levi D. Procter, Jacob E. Perry, Paul A. Kearney, Andrew C. Bernard> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Mar 1
Plank fence penetration into automobiles-implications for prevention initiatives.
Levi Procter, Andrew Bernard, Gary Ginn, Paul Kearney, David Pienkowski> ;Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2011 Jan 1
3 citations
Strangulated appendix after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair.
Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney> ;Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 2010 Feb 1
36 citations
Imaging may delay transfer of rural trauma victims: a survey of referring physicians.
Cortney Y. Lee, Andrew C. Bernard, Lisa Fryman, Jeff Coughenour, Julia F. Costich, Bernard R. Boulanger, Phillip K. Chang, Paul A. Kearney> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2008 Dec 1
16 citations
Red blood cell arginase suppresses Jurkat (T cell) proliferation by depleting arginine
Andrew C. Bernard, Michael Kasten, Cindy Meier, Erin L. Manning, Stephanie Freeman, Will C Adams, Phillip K. Chang, Bernard R. Boulanger, Paul A. Kearney> ;Surgery. 2008 Feb 1
19 citations
Packed red blood cell-associated arginine depletion is mediated by arginase.
Andrew C. Bernard, C.F. Meier, Nicholas Lopez, John May, Phillip K. Chang, Bernard R. Boulanger, Paul A. Kearney> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2007 Nov 1
1 citations
Red blood cell transfusions and nosocomial pneumonia.
Paul A. Kearney, Robert P. Rapp> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2007 Feb 1
26 citations
Impact of language barrier on acute care medical professionals is dependent upon role.
Andrew C. Bernard, Misty Whitaker, Myrna Ray, Anna K. Rockich, Marietta Barton-Baxter, Stephen L. Barnes, Bernard R. Boulanger, Betty J. Tsuei, Paul A. Kearney> ;Journal of Professional Nursing. 2006 Nov 1
3 citations
Novel Spanish Translators for Acute Care Nurses and Physicians: Usefulness and Effect on Practitioners’ Stress
Andrew C. Bernard, Audra Summers, Jennifer Thomas, Myrna Ray, Anna K. Rockich, Stephen L. Barnes, Bernard R. Boulanger, Paul A. Kearney> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2005 Nov 1
1 citations
A rare case of HITTS following prophylactic LMWH therapy in a blunt trauma victim
Stephen L. Barnes, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Bernard R. Boulanger> ;Injury. 2005 Feb 1
11 citations
Defining and assessing tolerance in enteral nutrition.
Andrew C. Bernard, Barbara Magnuson, Betty J. Tsuei, Marjorie Swintosky, Stephen L. Barnes, Paul A. Kearney> ;Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2004 Oct 1
73 citations
The open peritoneal cavity: etiology correlates with the likelihood of fascial closure.
Betty J. Tsuei, J Chris Skinner, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Bernard R. Boulanger> ;The American Surgeon. 2004 Jul 1
39 citations
Regulation of arginase expression by T-helper II cytokines and isoproterenol.
Andrew R. Barksdale, Andrew C. Bernard, Mary E. Maley, Gloria Gellin, Paul A. Kearney, Bernard R. Boulanger, Betty J. Tsuei, Juan B. Ochoa> ;Surgery. 2004 May 1
155 citations
Hypothermia in the trauma patient
Betty J. Tsuei, Paul A. Kearney> ;Injury. 2004 Jan 1
26 citations
Supplemental enteral arginine is metabolized to ornithine in injured patients.
Betty J. Tsuei, Andrew C. Bernard, Andrew R. Barksdale, Anna K. Rockich, C.F. Meier, Paul A. Kearney> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2003 Oct 1
17 citations
Enteral nutrition in patients with an open peritoneal cavity.
Betty J. Tsuei, Barbara Magnuson, Marjorie Swintosky, Julie Flynn, Bernard R. Boulanger, Juan B. Ochoa, Paul A. Kearney> ;Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2003 Jun 1
32 citations
Injury during contact with horses: recent experience with 75 patients at a level I trauma center.
Margaret M. Griffen, Bernard R. Boulanger, Paul A. Kearney, Betty J. Tsuei, Juan B. Ochoa> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2002 Apr 1
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