VicenteAMejiaMD

General Surgery • Chattanooga, TN

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine

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Office
979 E 3rd St
Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone+1 423-267-0466

Fax+1 423-757-0770
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Summary

Dr. Vicente Mejia, MD is a general surgeon in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. He is affiliated with Erlanger Medical Center, Parkridge Medical Center, and CHI Memorial.

Education & Training

Brookwood Baptist HealthResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2003
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2000
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1998 - 1999
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaInternship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
University of Caldas Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
TN State Medical License 2003 - 2024
AL State Medical License Active through 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Etomidate on Adrenal Function in Trauma Patients Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Recurrent Groin Hernia Containing the Ovary and Fallopian Tube.
Aaron B Pollock, James McRee, Richard Tanner, Vicente Mejia> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Aug 1
Ultrasound may safely replace chest radiograph after tube thoracostomy removal in trauma patients.
M Victoria P Miles, Lauren E Favors, Elizabeth Crowder, D Blake Behrman, Andrew W Wilson, Kevin N Harrell, Vicente Mejia> ;Injury. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Gangrenous Cholecystitis From Gallbladder Volvulus With a Hiatal Hernia.
Charles W Armistead, Lauren E Favors, Vincente A Mejia> ;The American Surgeon. 2022 Apr 1
13 citations
Single Gland, Ectopic Location: Adenomas are Common Causes of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Children and Adolescents
Robert D Rampp, Edna E. Mancilla, N. Scott Adzick, Michael A. Levine, Rachel R. Kelz, Douglas L. Fraker, Pallavi Iyer, Brenessa Lindeman, Vicente A. Mejia, Herbert Che...> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2020 May 1
Dissection of the Internal Carotid Artery: An Uncommon Postoperative Complication.
Mary Kathryn Huddleston, Vicente A. Mejia> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Feb 1
14 citations
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Trauma Population: Does Decolonization Prevent Infection?
Robert A Maxwell, Chasen A Croft, C Buddy Creech, Isaac Thomsen, Nicole Soper, Laura E Brown, Vicente A Mejia, Benjamin W Dart 4th, Donald E Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Dec 1
1 citations
Modern Management of Medieval Injury: Cardiac Trauma Sustained by Crossbow.
Jessica K. Reynolds, Kristen M. Butler, Vicente A. Mejia> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Aug 1
9 citations
Appendiceal Dieulafoy lesion: an unusual cause of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Jessica K. Reynolds, Vicente A. Mejia> ;The American Surgeon. 2015 Jan 1
22 citations
Errors in administrative-reported ventilator-associated pneumonia rates: are never events really so?
Bradley W. Thomas, Robert A. Maxwell, Benjamin W. Dart, Elizabeth H. Hartmann, Dustin L. Bates, Vicente A. Mejia, Philip W. Smith, Donald E. Barker> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Aug 1
33 citations
Management of enteroatmospheric fistulae in the open abdomen.
Philip T. Ramsay, Vicente A. Mejia> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jun 1
44 citations
Gold Medal Forum Winner. Unfractionated heparin three times a day versus enoxaparin in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in trauma patients.
Joshua D. Arnold, Benjamin W. Dart, Donald E. Barker, Robert A. Maxwell, Hans C. Burkholder, Vicente A. Mejia, Philip W. Smith, Joy M Longley> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jun 1
42 citations
Scheduled repeat CT scanning for traumatic brain injury remains important in assessing head injury progression.
Bradley W. Thomas, Vicente A. Mejia, Robert A. Maxwell, Benjamin W. Dart, Philip W. Smith, Michael R. Gallagher, Sean C. Claar, Stephen Hixson Greer, Donald E. Barker> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010 May 1
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a trauma population: does colonization predict infection?
Croft, C.A., Mejia, V.A., Barker, D.E., Maxwell, R.A., Dart, B.W., Smith, P.W., Burns, R.P.> ;Am Surg. 2009-06-01
130 citations
Adrenal suppression following a single dose of etomidate for rapid sequence induction: a prospective randomized study.
Amy N. Hildreth, Vicente A. Mejia, Robert A. Maxwell, Philip W. Smith, Benjamin W. Dart, Donald E. Barker> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2008 Sep 1
39 citations
Practice management guidelines for the screening of thoracolumbar spine fracture.
Jose J. Diaz, Daniel C. Cullinane, Daniel T. Altman, Faran Bokhari, Joseph S. Cheng, John J. Como, Oliver L. Gunter, Michele R. Holevar, Rebecca Jerome, Stanley Kurek,...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2007 Sep 1
140 citations
Experience with vacuum-pack temporary abdominal wound closure in 258 trauma and general and vascular surgical patients.
Donald E. Barker, John M. Green, Robert A. Maxwell, Philip W. Smith, Vicente A. Mejia, Benjamin W. Dart, Joseph B. Cofer, S. Michael Roe, R. Phillip Burns> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007 May 1
14 citations
Protocol for bedside laparotomy in trauma and emergency general surgery: A low return to the operating room
Jose J. Diaz, Vicente Mejia, Andrea Proctor Subhawong, Ty Subhawong, Richard S. Miller, Patrick J. O'Neill, John A. Morris> ;The American Surgeon. 2005 Nov 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, Tennessee
CHI MemorialChattanooga, Tennessee
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, Tennessee