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Gregory J. Jurkovich, M.D.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Surgery
The Lloyd F. and Rosemargaret Donant Chair in Trauma Medicine
Director of Clinical Affairs and Quality Programs, Department of Surgery
Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery
To see if Gregory J. Jurkovich is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Locations and Contact
UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
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Philosophy of Care
I approach each patient as if I were the patient. I try to understand what their expectation is from surgery, and provide the best advice I can on how reasonable their expectations are.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Jurkovich has a 30+ year history of treating the most severely injured trauma patients, managing their critical care illness, and addressing their operative repair needs. He also has an interest and expertise in general surgery in the broadest sense, with a particular interest in surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Jurkovich has looked extensively at some of the major problems in trauma, including new methods of measuring outcome in trauma patients, the role of hypothermia in trauma, alcohol and injury, the immune-inflammatory response to injury, and nutritional support in the critically injured, and the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on recovery from injury.
Division
Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
Center/Program Affiliation
Trauma Program
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biomedical Engineering (cum laude), Northwestern University, Evanston IL 1974
Medical School
M.D., University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis MN 1978
Residency
General Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver CO 1978-1981
Fellowship
Research Fellow Trauma, Duke University, Durham NC 1981-1982
Fellowship
Chief Resident, University of Colorado, Denver CO 1983-1984
American College of Surgeons Scudder Oration on Trauma, 2020
Best Doctor, Denver Business Journal, 2014
President, National Trauma Institute, 2014, 2015, 2016
Director, American Board of Surgery, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
President, Western Surgical Association, 2010, 2011
Price MA, A Kozar R, Bulger EM, Jurkovich GJ; Coalition for National Trauma Research Scientific Advisory Council. Building the future for national trauma research. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2020 Feb 4;5(1):e000421. doi:10.1136/tsaco-2019-000421. PMID:32154380.
Bowman JA, Jurkovich GJ, Nuño M, Utter GH. Hospital-level intensive care unit admission for patients with isolated blunt abdominal solid organ injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Mar;88(3):408-415. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000002581. PMID:31923050.
Jurkovich, GJ. Pancreatic Trauma. AAST Master Surgeon Lecture. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Dec 31;88(1):19-24. doi:10.1097/ta.0000000000002546.
Anand T, Roller LK, Jurkovich GJ. Vitamin C in surgical sepsis. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2019 Dec;25(6):712-716. doi:10.1097/MCC.0000000000000666. PMID:31567519.
Bowman JA, Jurkovich GJ, Nishijima DK, Utter GH. Older Adults With Isolated Rib Fractures Do Not Require Routine Intensive Care Unit Admission. J Surg Res. 2020 Jan;245:492-499. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.07.098. Epub 2019 Aug 22. PMID:31446191.
deRoon-Cassini TA, Hunt JC, Geier TJ, Warren AM, Ruggiero KJ, Scott K, George J, Halling M, Jurkovich G, Fakhry SM, Zatzick D, Brasel KJ. Screening and treating hospitalized trauma survivors for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Aug;87(2):440-450. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000002370. PMID:31348404.
Anderson JE, Utter GH, Romano PS, Jurkovich GJ. Surgeon-Reported Complications vs AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators: A Comparison of Two Approaches to Identifying Adverse Events. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 Sep;227(3):313-320. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Jul 5. PMID:29981918.
Byrge N, Heilbrun M, Winkler N, Sommers D, Evans H, Cattin LM, Scalea T, Stein DM, Neideen T, Walsh P, Sims CA, Brahmbhatt TS, Galante JM, Phan HH, Malhotra A, Stovall RT, Jurkovich GJ, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, O'Callaghan TA, Gaspard SF, Schreiber MA, Cook MR, Demetriades D, Rivera O, Velmahos GC, Zhao T, Park PK, Machado-Aranda D, Ahmad S, Lewis J, Hoff WS, Suleiman G, Sperry J, Zolin S, Carrick MM, Mallory GR, Nunez J, Colonna A, Enniss T, Nirula R. An AAST-MITC analysis of pancreatic trauma: Staple or sew? Resect or drain? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Sep;85(3):435-443. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000001987. PMID:29787527.
Lombardo S, Millar D, Jurkovich GJ, Coimbra R, Nirula R. Factor VIIa administration in traumatic brain injury: an AAST-MITC propensity score analysis. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2018 Mar 22;3(1):e000134. doi:10.1136/tsaco-2017-000134. PMID:29766126.
Zatzick D, Russo J, Thomas P, Darnell D, Teter H, Ingraham L, Whiteside L, Wang J, Guiney R, Parker L, Sandgren K, Kelly-Hedrick K, Van Eaton E, Jurkovich GJ. Patient-Centered Care Transitions after Injury Hospitalization: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial. Psychiatry. 2018 Summer;81(2):141-157. doi:10.1080/00332747.2017.1354621. Epub 2018 Mar 13. PMID:29533154.