Associate Professor, Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine

General Surgery

Doctor Brant A. Putnam, MD is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He attended Georgetown University School of Medicine. Georgetown University School of Medicine has a rank of 49 in research and a 84 in primary care He over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACS)". Brant Putnam is a published doctor as well. He has 44 publications published. The latest was: Effect of brequinar sodium on in vivo antibody production. He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• The impact of intracranial pressure monitoring on mortality after severe traumatic brain injury.
• The Effect of Platelet and Desmopressin Administration on Early Radiographic Progression of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage.
• Flat or fat? Inferior vena cava ratio is a marker for occult shock in trauma patients.
• Gastric necrosis and recurrent small bowel perforation resulting from gastrointestinal mucormycosis.
• Abdominal hollow viscus injuries are associated with spine and neurologic infections after penetrating spinal cord injuries.
• Effect of marijuana use on outcomes in traumatic brain injury.
• Predictors of mortality in necrotizing soft tissue infection.
• Surgical malpractice in california: res judicata.
• Insurance status predicts survival for trauma patients undergoing urgent intervention.
• The impact of age on mortality in patients in extremis undergoing urgent intervention.
• The effect of arginine vasopressin on organ donor procurement and lung function.
• Penetrating cardiac injury and the significance of chest computed tomography findings.
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia in severe traumatic brain injury: the clinical significance of admission chest computed tomography findings.
• Arginine vasopressin significantly increases the rate of successful organ procurement in potential donors.
• Open appendectomy: no longer an intern case.
• Prospective Evaluation of a Clinical Practice Guideline for Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children.
• The Development and Implementation of a Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) for Out-of-Hospital Surgical Care.
• Donor hormone and vasopressor therapy: Closing the gap in a transplant organ shortage.
• Mortality risk stratification in elderly trauma patients based on initial arterial lactate and base deficit levels.
• The use of drotrecogin alpha for necrotizing soft tissue infections.
• Hilar control in penetrating chest trauma: a simplified approach to an underutilized maneuver.
• Impact on patient outcomes after closure of an adjacent trauma center.
• Early cholecystectomy for mild to moderate gallstone pancreatitis shortens hospital stay.
• The 80-hour resident workweek does not adversely affect patient outcomes or resident education.
• Universally poor outcomes of pediatric traumatic arrest: a prospective case series and review of the literature.
• Use of recombinant factor VIIa for adjunctive hemorrhage control in trauma and surgical patients.
• Improved trauma system multicasualty incident response: comparison of two train crash disasters.
• Mesenteric injuries after blunt abdominal trauma: delay in diagnosis and increased morbidity.
• Common denominators in death from pediatric back-over trauma.
• Are there racial disparities in the use of restraints and outcomes after motor vehicle collisions in los angeles county?
• Tissue oxygen saturation predicts the need for early blood transfusion in trauma patients.
• The correlation of near-infrared spectroscopy with changes in oxygen delivery in a controlled model of altered perfusion.
• Trauma surgery performed by "sleep deprived" residents: are outcomes affected?
• The effect of older blood on mortality, need for ICU care, and the length of ICU stay after major trauma.
• Penetrating traumatic thoracic duct injury treated successfully with octreotide therapy.
• Early cholecystectomy safely decreases hospital stay in patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis: a randomized prospective study.
• Elevated blood alcohol level may be protective of trauma patient mortality.
• Reanalysis of prehospital intravenous fluid administration in patients with penetrating truncal injury and field hypotension.
• Use of clinical triage criteria decreases monitored care bed utilization in gallstone pancreatitis.
• Optimal deployment of trauma personnel in the 80-hour work week era based on peak times of trauma patient arrival.
• Effect of brequinar sodium on in vivo antibody production.
• Factors Associated with Amputation Following Popliteal Vascular Injuries.
• Outcomes Following External Iliac and Femoral Vascular Injuries.

Schools

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• Georgetown University School Of Medicine

• Albany Med Center

• University Of Maryland Med Center

Doctors Specialties

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• Critical Care Surgery
• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• University of Maryland
• Albany Medical Center
• Georgetown University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
• Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1457407934
Last Name Of The Provider	PUTNAM
First Name Of The Provider	BRANT
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