RandallScottFrieseMD

General Surgery • Tucson, AZ

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor of Surgery, University Ariz College of Medicine

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Office
1625 N Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone+1 520-694-6144

Fax+1 520-448-3537
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Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2001 - 2002
University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1997
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2008 - 2024
WI State Medical License 1997 - 2009
TX State Medical License 2001 - 2008
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Use of Beta Blockers in Elderly Trauma Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Unknown status
Phase 2
Comparison Study of High Frequency Percussive Ventilation With Conventional Ventilation Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2, Phase 3
Sleep Promotion in Critically Ill and Injured Patients Cared for in the Intensive Care Unit Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Predictors of Mortality in Blunt Cardiac Injury: A Nationwide Analysis.
Khaled El-Qawaqzeh, Tanya Anand, Hamidreza Hosseinpour, Adam Nelson, Malak Nazem Akl, Omar Obaid, Michael Ditillo, Randall Friese, Bellal Joseph, Richards, J.> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Jan 1
4 citations
Balanced hemostatic resuscitation for bleeding pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide quantitative analysis of outcomes.
Malak Akl, Tanya Anand, Raul Reina, Khaled El-Qawaqzeh, Michael Ditillo, Hamidreza Hosseinpour, Adam Nelson, Omar Obaid, Randall Friese, Bellal Joseph> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
12 citations
Propranolol attenuates cognitive, learning, and memory deficits in a murine model of traumatic brain injury
Muhammad Zeeshan, Mohammad Hamidi, Terence O'Keeffe, Esther H. Bae, Kamil Hanna, Randall S. Friese, Narong Kulvatunyou, El Rasheid Zakaria, Lynn Gries, Andrew Tang, Be...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2019 Nov 1
12 citations
Risk Factors for Perforated Appendicitis in the Acute Care Surgery Era-Minimizing the Patient's Delayed Presentation Factor.
Narong Kulvatunyou, Steven A. Zimmerman, Bellal Joseph, Randall S. Friese, Lynn Gries, Terence O'Keeffe, John A. Stroster, Andrew Tang> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Jun 1
7 citations
Comparing Outcomes Between "Pull" Versus "Push" Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Acute Care Surgery: Under-Reported Pull Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Inci...
Narong Kulvatunyou, Steven A. Zimmerman, Moutamn Sadoun, Bellal Joseph, Randall S. Friese, Lynn Gries, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew Tang> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Dec 1
28 citations
A Prospective Study of 7-Year Experience Using Percutaneous 14-French Pigtail Catheters for Traumatic Hemothorax/Hemopneumothorax at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Size Stil...
Zachary M. Bauman, Narong Kulvatunyou, Bellal Joseph, Arpana Jain, Randall S. Friese, Lynn Gries, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew Tang, Gary Vercruysse, Peter Rhee> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2018 Jan 1
16 citations
Survival benefits of remote ischemic conditioning in sepsis.
Bellal Joseph, Mazhar Khalil, Ammar Hashmi, Louise Hecker, Narong Kulvatunyou, Andrew Tang, Randall S. Friese, Peter Rhee> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Jun 1
10 citations
American College of Surgeons Level I trauma centers outcomes do not correlate with patients' perception of hospital experience.
Bellal Joseph, Asad Azim, Terence O'Keeffe, Kareem Ibraheem, Narong Kulvatunyou, Andrew Tang, Gary Vercruysse, Randall S. Friese, Rifat Latifi, Peter Rhee> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2017 Apr 1
2 citations
Outcomes in Trauma Patients with Isolated Epidural Hemorrhage: A Single-Institution Retrospective Cohort Study.
Bardiya Zangbar, Bradley Serack, Peter Rhee, Bellal Joseph, Viraj Pandit, Randall S. Friese, Ansab A. Haider, Andrew Tang> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Dec 1
24 citations
The impact of patient protection and Affordable Care Act on trauma care: A step in the right direction.
Bellal Joseph, Ansab A. Haider, Asad Azim, Narong Kulvatunyou, Andrew Tang, Terence OʼKeeffe, Rifat Latifi, Donald J. Green, Randall S. Friese, Peter Rhee> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016 Sep 1
17 citations
Levetiracetam Prophylaxis for Post-traumatic Brain Injury Seizures is Ineffective: A Propensity Score Analysis
Bardiya Zangbar, Mazhar Khalil, Angelika C. Gruessner, Bellal Joseph, Randall S. Friese, Narong Kulvatunyou, Julie Wynne, Rifat Latifi, Peter Rhee, Terence O'Keeffe> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2016 Jun 15
38 citations
Trauma center variation in the management of pediatric patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injury: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis
Erik D. Skarsgard, Peter Rhee, Bardiya Zangbar, Narong Kulvatunyou, Andrew Tang, Terence O'Keeffe, Randall S. Friese, Bellal Joseph> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2016 Mar 1
22 citations
Metoprolol improves survival in severe traumatic brain injury independent of heart rate control.
Bardiya Zangbar, Mazhar Khalil, Peter Rhee, Bellal Joseph, Narong Kulvatunyou, Andrew Tang, Randall S. Friese, Terence O'Keeffe> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2016 Feb 1
9 citations
Injury prevention programs against distracted driving: Are they effective?
Bellal Joseph, Bardiya Zangbar, Sandeep Bains, Narong Kulvatunyou, Mazhar Khalil, Dalal Mahmoud, Randall S. Friese, Terence O'Keeffe, Viraj Pandit, Peter Rhee> ;Traffic Injury Prevention. 2016 Jan 13
46 citations
Early surgical intervention and its impact on patients presenting with necrotizing soft tissue infections: A single academic center experience.
George Hadeed, Judith Smith, T. O'Keeffe, Narong Kulvatunyou, Julie Wynne, Bellal Joseph, Randall S. Friese, Thomas L. Wachtel, Peter Rhee, Ayman El-Menyar, Rifat Latifi> ;Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock. 2016 Jan 1
9 citations
Hips don't lie: Waist-to-hip ratio in trauma patients.
Bellal Joseph, Bardiya Zangbar, Ansab A. Haider, Naroung Kulvatunyou, Mazhar Khalil, Andrew Tang, Terence O'Keeffe, Randall S. Friese, Tahereh Orouji Jokar, Gary Vercr...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Dec 1
3 citations
Doubly robust multiple imputation using kernel-based techniques.
Chiu Hsieh Hsu, Yulei He, Yisheng Li, Qi Long, Randall S. Friese> ;Biometrical Journal. Biometrische Zeitschrift. 2016 May 1
The elimination of anastomosis in open trauma vascular reconstruction: A novel technique using an animal model.
Andrew Tang, Conrad Diven, Bardiya Zangbar, Dafney Lubin, Bellal Joseph, Donald J. Green, Narong Kulvatunyou, Gary Vercruysse, Randall S. Friese, Terence O'Keeffe, Pet...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015 Dec 1
24 citations
Prevalence of domestic violence among trauma patients
Bellal Joseph, Mazhar Khalil, Bardiya Zangbar, Narong Kulvatunyou, Tahereh Orouji, Viraj Pandit, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew Tang, Lynn Gries, Randall S. Friese, Peter Rh...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2015 Dec 1
Blunt bilateral diaphragmatic rupture—A right side can be easily missed
Maria Michailidou, Narong Kulvatunyou, Bellal Joseph, Lynn Gries, Randall S. Friese, Donald J. Green, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew Tang, Gary Vercruysse, Peter Rhee> ;Trauma Case Reports. 2015 Dec 1
5 citations
Increasing organ donation after cardiac death in trauma patients
Bellal Joseph, Mazhar Khalil, Viraj Pandit, Tahereh Orouji Jokar, Ali Cheaito, Narong Kulvatunyou, Andrew Tang, Terence O'Keeffe, Gary Vercruysse, Donald J. Green, Ran...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2015 Sep 1
3 citations
Impact of Hemorrhagic Shock on Pituitary Function
Bellal Joseph, Ansab A. Haider, Viraj Pandit, Narong Kulvatunyou, Tahereh Orouji, Mohammad Khreiss, Andrew Tang, Terence O'Keeffe, Randall S. Friese, Peter Rhee> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Aug 1
24 citations
Factors associated with failure-to-rescue in patients undergoing trauma laparotomy
Bellal Joseph, Bardiya Zangbar, Mazhar Khalil, Narong Kulvatunyou, Ansab A. Haider, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew Tang, Gary Vercruysse, Randall S. Friese, Peter Rhee> ;Surgery. 2015 Aug 1
4 citations
Clinical outcomes in patients on preinjury ibuprofen with traumatic brain injury.
Bardiya Zangbar, Viraj Pandit, Peter Rhee, Mazhar Khalil, Narong Kulvatunyou, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew Tang, Lynn Gries, Donald J. Green, Randall S. Friese, Bellal Joseph> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2015 Jun 1
7 citations
Traumatic intracranial aneurysm in blunt trauma.
Bardiya Zangbar, Julie Wynne, Bellal Joseph, Viraj Pandit, David E. Meyer, Narong Kulvatunyou, Mazhar Khalil, Terence O'Keeffe, Andrew Tang, Michael Lemole, Randall S....> ;Brain Injury. 2015 May 5
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Press Mentions

‘Planning Your Retirement with Lottery Tickets’: What We Heard This WeekApril 5th, 2021
March 3, 2014 School Celebrates Compassion in Patient CareMarch 3rd, 2014
Hospital Noise Hinders RecoveryOctober 31st, 2011
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