| Speciality |
Trauma
Surgery & Critical Care |
| Institution |
University
of Tennessee - Knoxville |
| Country |
United
States |
| Length
(years) |
2 |
| Number
of posts |
1 |
| Trauma
Director |
Blaine
L. Enderson |
| |
|
| The
Unit |
| Full
time faculty |
4 |
| Description |
The
University of Tennessee Medical Canter 600 bed tertiary care
center |
|
that
serves East Tennessee, Southeastern Kentucky and portions
of |
|
Virginia,
North Carolina and Georgia through its hospital based |
|
aeromedical
service. The service flies 2 Bell 412 helicopters and |
|
transports
ana verage of 150 patients per month. Over 50% of these |
|
patients
are trauma patients. The trauma service admits 2,600 trauma
|
|
admissions
per year (85% blunt, 15% penetrating). Despite the |
|
predomintantly
blunt trauma population general surgical intervention is |
|
frequently
required because of the magnitude of trauma involved. |
|
Approximately
40% of the patients require ICU. Excellent support |
|
services
are available to help care for the patients. |
| Research
activities |
| |
|
| Fellowship
Program |
| Clinical
|
A
2 year fellowship that combines trauma training with a surgical
critical |
| responsibilities |
care
training in an RRC approvied critical care fellowship. The
trauma |
|
fellow
will have exposure to the whole range of care of the trauma
patients, |
|
including pre-hospital care, emergency and acute operative
care, critical |
|
care
and post-operative care with an emphasis on rehabilitation.
The |
|
fellow
will also be exposed to the administrative responsibilities
necessary |
|
for academic trauma surgery. |
| Research
|
Research
is expected and encouraged. Opportunities exist for research
in |
| opportunities |
a basic science lab that has conducted work in immunology,
nutrition and |
|
changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis in trauma patients.
Clinical |
|
research
is also encouraged and has been conducted both prospectively
|
|
and
retrospectively in many areas of trauma and critical care. |
| Teaching
|
| responsibilities |
| Certifications |
RRC
Critical Care |
| Salary |
| Applicant
|
Board
Eligible General Surgery |
| requirements |
| |
|
| Contact |
| Contact
Name |
Blaine
L. Enderson MD |
| Address1 |
1924
Alcoa Highway, Box U-11 |
| Address2 |
| City |
Knoxville |
| State |
Tennessee |
| Postcode |
37920 |
| Telephone |
423
544 9296 |
| Fax |
423
544 8894 |
| Email |
| WebPage |
| |
|
| Updated |
25.05.98 |
