David A. Spain, MD
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Surgical Specialities Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A160 MC 5313 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 736-7102 Fax (650) 723-8378Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 736-7102Administrative Contact Clinic Referrals Tel Work 650-736-7102Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- General Surgery
- Critical Care Medicine
- Trauma Surgery
Administrative Appointments
- Program Director, Surgical Critical Care (2005 - present)
- Chief of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, Stanford University (2001 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Collins Teaching Award, General Surgery Residency Progran (2004-2005)
- Teaching Award, Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency (2003-04 and 2007-08)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (1993) |
| Board Certification: | Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery (1996) |
| Fellowship: | University of Louisville Hospital, KY (1994) |
| Residency: | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, NJ (1992) |
| Medical Education: | Wayne State University, MI (1986) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Our main areas of interest have been shock, sepsis and mutiple organ failure. We are also interested in the introduction, application and evaluation of new technology in teh care of critically ill and injured patients
Publications
- Pulse pressure as a predictor of occult shock in trauma patients. J Surg Res. 2010; (2): 413
- Demographic and Financial Analysis of EMTALA Hand Patient Transfers. Hand (N Y). 2009
- Commitment to COT verification improves patient outcomes and financial performance. J Trauma. 2009; (1): 190-4; discussion 194-5
- Emergency innovation: implications for the trauma surgeon. J Trauma. 2009; (6): 1443-7
- Massive transfusion protocols: the role of aggressive resuscitation versus product ratio in mortality reduction. J Am Coll Surg. 2009; (2): 198-205
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