
Samir M Fakhry MD
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Vice President and Head, Center for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Research, HCA Healthcare Nashville TN
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One Park PlazaBldg 2, 3rd FloorNashville, TN 37203
Phone+1 615-295-6844
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Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1987
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981
- University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Surgical Critical Care
Certifications & Licensure
- DC State Medical License 1988 - 2026
- VA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 2009 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- AOA Alpha Omega Alpha
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Critical Care Excellence in Sepsis and Trauma Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsImproving Empiric Antibiotic Selection for Patients Hospitalized With Skin and Soft Tissue Infection: The INSPIRE 3 Skin and Soft Tissue Randomized Clinical Trial.Shruti K Gohil, Edward Septimus, Ken Kleinman, Neha Varma, Kenneth E Sands
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2025-04-10 - 2 citationsImproving Empiric Antibiotic Selection for Patients Hospitalized With Abdominal Infection: The INSPIRE 4 Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.Shruti K Gohil, Edward Septimus, Ken Kleinman, Neha Varma, Kenneth E Sands
JAMA Surgery. 2025-04-10 - Methamphetamine and traumatic brain injury outcomes: an analysis of 29,416 patients from the national trauma data bank.Nicholas W Sheets, Yan Shen, Jeneva M Garland, David S Plurad, Lori F Harbour
Brain Injury. 2025-02-27
Press Mentions
- Appendectomy or Antibiotics? Large Trial Helps Decision-MakingJanuary 19th, 2022
- Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted via the ERJanuary 29th, 2021
Grant Support
- Critical Care Excellence In Sepsis And Trauma (CREST)National Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2009–2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)Member
- American Surgical AssociationFellow
- Southern Surgical AssociationFellow
- Surgical Infection SocietyMember
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