RobertDavidBecherMDMS

General Surgery • New Haven, CT

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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Office
800 Howard Avenue, 3rd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-785-2572
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2015
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2013 - 2014
Wake Forest University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2015 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
National Estimates of Short- and Longer-Term Hospital Readmissions After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older Adults.
Yi Wang, Linda Leo-Summers, Brent Vander Wyk, Kendra Davis-Plourde, Thomas M Gill, Robert D Becher> ;JAMA Network Open. 2024 Feb 5
2 citations
Immunotherapy Initiation at the End of Life in Patients With Metastatic Cancer in the US.
Daniel M Kerekes, Alexander E Frey, Elizabeth H Prsic, Thuy T Tran, James E Clune, Mario Sznol, Harriet M Kluger, Howard P Forman, Robert D Becher, Kelly L Olino, Saji...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2024 Mar 1
Relationship Between Distressing Symptoms and Changes in Disability After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons.
Thomas M Gill, Ling Han, Shelli L Feder, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Linda Leo-Summers, Robert D Becher> ;Annals of Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study.
Samuel M Miller, Sara Abou Azar, James S Farrelly, Garrett A Salzman, Meaghan E Broderick, Katherine M Sanders, Vincent P Anto, Nathan Patel, Alfredo C Cordova, Kevin ...> ;Surgery in Practice and Science. 2023 Jun 1
Hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies: time to treatment matters.
Daniel M Kerekes, Alexander E Frey, Baylee F Bakkila, Caroline H Johnson, Robert D Becher, Kevin G Billingsley, Sajid A Khan> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2023 Apr 29
Interaction Between Frailty and Dementia-Reply.
Thomas M Gill, Brent Vander Wyk, Robert D Becher> ;JAMA Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Distressing symptoms after major surgery among community-living older persons.
Thomas M Gill, Ling Han, Terrence E Murphy, Shelli L Feder, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Linda Leo-Summers, Robert D Becher> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2023 Aug 1
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File.
Tyler J Jones, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Kevin M Schuster, Robert D Becher, Lisa M Kodadek, Kimberly A Davis, Adrian A Maung> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2023 Jan 1
19 citations
Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults.
Thomas M Gill, Brent Vander Wyk, Linda Leo-Summers, Terrence E Murphy, Robert D Becher> ;JAMA Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
3 citations
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in Connecticut.
Kathleen M O'Neill, James Dodington, Marcie Gawel, Kevin Borrup, David S Shapiro, Jonathan Gates, Shea Gregg, Robert D Becher> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
1 citations
Factors Associated With Days Away From Home in the Year After Major Surgery Among Community-living Older Persons.
Thomas M Gill, Robert D Becher, Terrence E Murphy, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Linda Leo-Summers, Ling Han> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Jul 1
3 citations
Defining Referral Regions for Inpatient Trauma Care: The Utility of a Novel Geographic Definition.
Cheryl K Zogg, Robert D Becher, Michael K Dalton, Sameer A Hirji, Kimberly A Davis, Ali Salim, Zara Cooper, Molly P Jarman> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jul 1
Evaluation of Firearm-Related Reinjury in Connecticut: An Opportunity for Gun Violence Prevention.
Kathleen M O'Neill, Raymond A Jean, James Dodington, Kimberly Davis, Robert D Becher> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Jun 1
1 citations
Evaluation of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Samuel M Miller, Lauren E Wilson, Melissa A Greiner, Jessica E Pritchard, Tian Zhang, Deborah R Kaye, Harvey Jay Cohen, Robert D Becher, Linda L Maerz, Michaela A Dinan> ;Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2022 Jun 1
4 citations
Geriatric vulnerability and the burden of disability after major surgery.
Thomas M Gill, Terrence E Murphy, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Linda Leo-Summers, Robert D Becher> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 May 1
2 citations
Assessing the Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Inequities in Blood Alcohol Testing After Trauma.
Raymond A Jean, Kathleen M O'Neill, Dirk C Johnson, Robert D Becher, Kevin M Schuster, Kimberly A Davis, Adrian A Maung> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 May 1
Improved outcomes using laparoscopy for emergency colectomy after mitigating bias by negative control exposure analysis
George C. Linderman, Winston Lin, Mansi R. Sanghvi, Robert D. Becher, Adrian A. Maung, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Kimberly A. Davis, Kevin M. Schuster> ;Surgery. 2021 Jul 28
16 citations
The Incidence and Cumulative Risk of Major Surgery in Older Persons in the United States
Robert D. Becher, Brent C. Vander Wyk, Linda Leo-Summers, Mayur M. Desai, Thomas M. Gill> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Jul 14
16 citations
National trends in emergency department closures, mergers, and utilization, 2005-2015.
Arjun K. Venkatesh, Alexander T. Janke, Craig Rothenberg, Edwin Chan, Robert D. Becher> ;Plos One. 2021 May 20
2 citations
Anticoagulation is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries.
Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Robert D. Becher, Kevin M. Schuster, Kimberly A. Davis, Adrian A. Maung> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 May 8
4 citations
Increased mortality with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta only mitigated by strong unmeasured confounding: An expanded analysis using the Nati...
George C. Linderman, Winston Lin, Robert D. Becher, Adrian A. Maung, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Kimberly A. Davis, Kevin M. Schuster> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 May 5
Choosing the Best Approach to Warfarin Reversal After Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage.
Shunella Lumas, Walter Hsiang, Robert D. Becher, Adrian A. Maung, Kimberly A. Davis, Kevin M. Schuster> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Apr 1
14 citations
Phenobarbital Monotherapy for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Surgical-Trauma Patients.
Mahmoud A Ammar, Abdalla A. Ammar, Jordan Rosen, Hagar Kassab, Robert D. Becher> ;The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2021 Mar 1
55 citations
Analysis of Hospital Resource Availability and COVID-19 Mortality Across the United States.
Alexander T. Janke, Hao Mei, Craig Rothenberg, Robert D. Becher, Zhenqiu Lin, Arjun K. Venkatesh> ;Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2021 Apr 1
1 citations
Tricuspid bullet embolism: lessons learnt from a rare firearm sequelae.
Yuqi Zhang, Marianna V. Papageorge, Whitney S. Brandt, Arnar Geirsson, Syed A. Jamal Bokhari, Robert D. Becher, Kimberly A. Davis, Felix Y. Lui> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2021 Jan 1
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Authored Content

Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis Upon Discharge?March 2018

Press Mentions

Frailty and Dementia a Big Factor in Seniors’ One-Year Surgery Outcomes: StudyOctober 21st, 2022
Frailty, Dementia Raise Mortality Risk for Older Americans After SurgeryOctober 19th, 2022
High Hospital Readmission Rates Found Among Older Americans After Major SurgeryMarch 1st, 2024
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