David T. Efron David T. Efron- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA
Biography
David T. Efron, MD, FACS holds appointments in both the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the School of Nursing. He is the Director of Trauma and Chief of the Acute Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is also the Medical Director of the Parenteral and Enteral Nutritional Support Service.
Dr. Efron completed his Surgery residency training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from July 1994 to June 2002. From July 2002 to June 2003, Dr. Efron functioned as an Assistant Chief of Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and received a certificate in Advanced Specialty Training in Gastrointestinal Surgery under the tutelage of Dr. John L. Cameron. In July 2003, Dr. Efron continued his training with a year as a Surgical Critical Care fellow at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery in both the fields of Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
Research Interest
Mediators Of Inflammation In Sepsis And Post-Traumatic Injury; Role Of Statins In Inflammation And Sepsis Including Outcomes Following Injury; Treatment of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma; Effect of Violence Intensity on Patterns of Trauma Rescidivism And Mortality In The Urban Setting