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WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center: Marietta, US

2023-12-01 to present | Attending Acute Care Surgeon & Associate Professor of Surgery (Surgery)
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Avi Bhavaraju

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center: Little Rock, AR, US

2017-07-01 to 2023-11-17 | Associate Professor (Surgery)
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Avi Bhavaraju

WellStar Kennestone Hospital: Marietta, GA, US

2012-09-01 to 2017-08-01 | Trauma Surgeon & Director of Surgical Critical Care (Surgery)
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Avi Bhavaraju

Works (39)

Higher Doses of Calcium Associated With Survival in Trauma Patients

Journal of Surgical Research
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Dillon J. Wade; Collin Pilkington; J. Curran Henson; Hanna K. Jensen; Kyle Kalkwarf; Avi Bhavaraju; Nolan Bruce; Stephen Bowman; Joseph Margolick
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Weight-Based Dosing for Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (Enoxaparin) Administration to Achieve Optimal VTE Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients

The American Surgeon™
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Tarendeep Thind; Thomas Heye; Curran Henson; Rebecca Reif; Hanna K. Jensen; Kyle J. Kalkwarf; Avi Bhavaraju; Ronald Robertson; Allison Jenkins
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Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Necessitating Bowel Resection

American Surgeon
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Shewmake, Connor N.; Stephenson, Krista J.; Bonasso, Patrick C.; Odiase, Elaine; Richter, Gresham T.; Bhavaraju, Avi, V; Dassinger, Melvin S., III
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Geospatial Analysis of Prehospital Triage and Early Potential Preventable Traumatic Deaths

American Surgeon
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Klutts, Garrett N.; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.; Yang, Yijiong; Gill, Joseph P.; Wade, Charles E.; Persse, David; Wolf, Dwayne A.; Deloach, Joe P.; Smedley, Weston A.; Corbin, Seana L. et al.
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Improved Confidence and Clinical Application: The Effects of a Longitudinal Suture Curriculum for Medical Students

Southern Medical Journal
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Shewmake, Connor; Speed, Olivia; Gammill, Sarah; Hartzell, Larry D.; Thrush, Carol; Phelan, Kevin D.; Golinko, Michael; Bhavaraju, Avi
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Operative management of non-elective incisional hernia reduces readmission in a national database

Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Nigh, J.; Wade, D. J.; Rives, G. T.; Karim, S. A.; Bhavaraju, A.; Kimbrough, M. K.; Reif, R. J.; Sexton, K. W.; Jensen, H. K.
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Outcomes of trauma patients on chronic antithrombotic therapies in a trauma center in a rural state

Surgery in Practice and Science
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Moore, Benjamin; Jensen, Hanna; Patel, Karan; Modi, Zeel; Reif, Rebecca J.; Lal, Shibani; Bowman, Stephen M.; Kost, Melissa; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.; Margolick, Joseph et al.
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The Effect of Closed Collaborative Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Model on Patient Outcomes After Vascular Surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Schlortt, Kiley R.; Bennett, Joshua Ward; Yao, Tianyuan; Jensen, Hanna K.; Reif, Rebecca; Karim, Saleema; Bhavaraju, Avi V.; Kimbrough, Mary K.
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Weight-based Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Spinal Trauma Patients Appears Safe

Journal of Surgical Research
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Heye, Thomas; Thind, Tarendeep; Jenkins, Allison; Reif, Rebecca; Jensen, Hanna K.; Sexton, Kevin; Kalkwarf, Kyle; Bhavaraju, Avi
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Are Chest Radiographs or Ultrasound More Accurate in Predicting a Pneumothorax or Need for a Thoracostomy Tube in Trauma Patients?

The American Surgeon™
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Joseph P. DeLoach; Rebecca J. Reif; Westin A. Smedley; Garrett N. Klutts; Avi Bhavaraju; Terry H. Collins; Kyle J. Kalkwarf
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The association of closed-collaborative SICU modeling on emergency general surgery patient outcomes

Surgery in Practice and Science
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Joshua W. Bennett; Kiley R. Schlortt; Tianyuan Yao; Hanna K. Jensen; Rebecca J. Reif; Judy L. Bennett; Saleema A. Karim; Mary K. Kimbrough; Avi Bhavaraju
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Access to Immediately Available Balanced Blood Products in a Rural State’s Trauma System

The American Surgeon™
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: W. Andrew Smedley; Charles D. Mabry; Terry Collins; Jeff Tabor; Stephen Bowman; Austin Porter; Sean Young; Garret Klutts; Joseph Deloach; Avi Bhavaraju et al.
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Prophylactic Antibiotics in Patients with Traumatic Pneumocephalus or Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

The American Surgeon™
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Hsin-Ping Wang; Rebecca J. Reif; Kyle J. Kalkwarf; Hanna K. Jensen; Allison K. Jenkins; Avi Bhavaraju
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Contemporary Rural Trauma Care

The American Surgeon™
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: AlleaBelle Gongola; Jace C. Bradshaw; Carrie Valdez; Avi Bhavaraju
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Closed Collaborative Surgical Intensive Care Unit Modeling and Its Association With Trauma Patient Outcomes

Journal of Surgical Research
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Tianyuan Yao; Hanna K. Jensen; Rebecca J. Reif; Mary K. Kimbrough; Kiley R. Schlortt; Joshua W. Bennett; Avi Bhavaraju
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An Analysis of Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Hemopericardium Using Autopsy Data From a County Medical Examiner

American Surgeon
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Klutts, Garrett; Kalkwarf, Kyle; Meyer, David; Yang, Yijiong; Wolf, Dwayne A.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Margolick, Joseph; Marino, Katy; Robertson, Ron; Drake, Stacy A.
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An Educational Module to Teach Interprofessional Learner Feedback Skills for Trauma Simulation Events

World Journal of Surgery
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Dickinson, Karen J.; Kimbrough, Mary Katherine; Young, Amanda; Goddard, Clayton; Urban, Kelly; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Margolick, Joseph
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An Evaluation of Pediatric Gastrocutaneous Fistula Closure Through the Punch Excision of Epithelized Tract Procedure

American Surgeon
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephenson, Krista J.; Bonasso, Patrick C.; Vasquez, Isabel L.; Burford, Jeffrey M.; Wyrick, Deidre L.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Dassinger, Melvin S., III
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Increased Lengths of Stay, ICU, and Ventilator Days in Trauma Patients with Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection

American Surgeon
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Klutts, Garrett N.; Squires, Austin; Bowman, Stephen M.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.
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Increases in Violence and Changes in Trauma Admissions During the COVID Quarantine

American Surgeon
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Klutts, Garrett N.; Deloach, Joe; McBain, Sacha A.; Jensen, Hanna; Sexton, Kevin W.; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.; Karim, Saleema; Bhavaraju, Avi
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Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tubes versus Medical Management for Acute Cholecystitis

American Surgeon
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Cook, Madeline D.; Karim, Saleema A.; Jensen, Hanna K.; Bennett, Judy L.; Burdine, Lyle J.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Sexton, Kevin W.; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.
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Surgical and non-surgical treatment of inguinal hernia during non-elective admissions in the Nationwide Readmissions Database (Jul, 10.1007/s10029-021-02441-5, 2021)

Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Drolshagen, H.; Bhavaraju, A.; Kalkwarf, K. J.; Karim, S. A.; Reif, R.; Sexton, K. W.; Jensen, H. K.
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Evaluating the Routine Use of Head Computed Tomography Angiography in Blunt Cerebrovascular Trauma

Journal of Surgical Research
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Zain Alfanek; Abigail Herzog; Nathan Taylor; Hanna Jensen; Avi Bhavaraju; Mary Meek; Kyle Kalkwarf; Martin G. Radvany
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An Educational Module to Teach Inter-Professional Peer Feedback Skills for Simulation Events Improves Learner Knowledge and Confidence

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Dickinson, Karen J.; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Young, Amanda; Goddard, Clayton H.; Urban, Kelly; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Margolick, Joseph F.
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Efficacy and Psychological Safety of Virtual Debriefings for Interprofessional Trauma Simulations in the Social Distancing Era

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Dickinson, Karen J.; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Young, Amanda; Goddard, Clayton H.; Urban, Kelly; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Margolick, Joseph F.
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Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection

BJS Open
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Tabiri, Stephen; Kamarajah, Sivesh K.; Nepogodiev, Dmitri; Li, Elizabeth; Simoes, Joana; Sravanam, Sanskrithi; Owusu, Sheila Agyeiwaa; Mahama, Haruna; Agyeman, Yaa Nyarko; Arthur, Joshua et al.
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Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score

BJS
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Bravo, Laura; Nepogodiev, Dmitri; Glasbey, James C.; Li, Elizabeth; Simoes, Joana F. F.; Kamarajah, Sivesh K.; Picciochi, Maria; Abbott, Tom E. F.; Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O.; Arnaud, Alexis P. et al.
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Retrospective study on rib fractures: smoking and alcohol matter for mortality and complications

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Gongola, AlleaBelle; Bradshaw, Jace C.; Jin, Jing; Jensen, Hanna K.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Margolick, Joseph; Sexton, Kevin W.; Robertson, Ronald; Kalkwarf, Kyle J.
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Surgical and non-surgical treatment of inguinal hernia during non-elective admissions in the Nationwide Readmissions Database

Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Drolshagen, H.; Bhavaraju, A.; Kalkwarf, K. J.; Karim, S. A.; Reif, R.; Sexton, K. W.; Jensen, H. K.
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Integration of Web Analytics Into Graduate Medical Education: Usability Study

JMIR Formative Research
2021-12-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Jackson Massanelli; Kevin W Sexton; Chris T Lesher; Hanna K Jensen; Mary K Kimbrough; Anna Privratsky; John R Taylor; Avi Bhavaraju
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Integration of Web Analytics Into Graduate Medical Education: Usability Study (Preprint)

2021-04-19 | Preprint
Contributors: Jackson Massanelli; Kevin W Sexton; Chris T Lesher; Hanna K Jensen; Mary K Kimbrough; Anna Privratsky; John R Taylor; Avi Bhavaraju
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Characterization of acidosis in trauma patient

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Corwin, Gregory S.; Sexton, Kevin W.; Beck, William C.; Taylor, John R.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Davis, Benjamin; Kimbrough, MaryK; Jensen, Joseph C.; Privratsky, Anna; Robertson, Rotnald D.
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Hemorrhage-Control Training in Medical Education

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Gowen, Jared T.; Sexton, Kevin W.; Thrush, Carol; Privratsky, Anna; Beck, William C.; Taylor, John R.; Davis, Ben; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Jensen, Hanna K.; Robertson, Ronald D. et al.
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ROTEM as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients With Severe Trauma

Journal of Surgical Research
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Smith, Alaina R.; Karim, Saleema A.; Reif, Rebecca R.; Beck, William C.; Taylor, John R.; Davis, Benjamin L.; Bhavaraju, Avi, V; Jensen, Hanna K.; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Sexton, Kevin W.
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Is It Safe to Fly Patients with Penetrating Trauma in a Rural State?

Journal of Surgical Research
2019-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Jordan W. Greer; Rebecca Reif; Saleema Karim; William C. Beck; Avi Bhavaraju; Ben Davis; John R. Taylor; Kevin W. Sexton
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Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to acute pancreatitis caused by hypertriglyceridemia

Journal of Surgical Case Reports
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Greer, Jordan W.; Beck, William C.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Davis, Ben; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Jensen, Joseph; Privratsky, Anna; Robertson, Ronald; Taylor, John R.; Sexton, Kevin W.
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Right external iliac artery thrombus following the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for placenta accreta

Journal of Surgical Case Reports
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Greer, Jordan W.; Flanagan, Colleen; Bhavaraju, Avi; Davis, Ben; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Privratsky, Anna; Robertson, Ronald; Taylor, John R.; Sexton, Kevin W.; Beck, William C.
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Severe acute gallstone pancreatitis with diffuse hemorrhagic gastritis

Journal of Surgical Case Reports
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Harris, Timothy J.; Beck, William C.; Bhavaraju, Avi; Davis, Benjamin; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Jensen, Joseph C.; Privratsky, Anna; Taylor, John R.; Sexton, Kevin W.
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Modeling on the non-obese diabetic mouse class II MHC molecule I-A<SUP>g7</SUP>

Protein & Peptide Letters
1998 | Journal article
Contributors: Meng, WS; Bhavaraju, AV; Haworth, IS; von Grafenstein, H
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Peer review (18 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for The American surgeon. (14)
Review activity for The Journal of surgical research. (4)