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Peter M. Rhee, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery

Arizona Health Sciences Center
Department of Surgery

1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Rm. 5411
PO Box 245063
Tucson, AZ 85724-5071

Office Phone: (520) 626-5056
Office Fax: (520) 626-5016

 
Education
MD: 

1987, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Internship: 

1987-1988, Balboa Naval Hospital, Surgery

 

Residency: 

1988-1992, University of California Irvine Medical Center, San Diego, CA, General Surgery

 

Fellowship: 

1993-1995, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Trauma & Critical Care

   

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

  • Alam HB, Chen Z, Ayuste E, Ahuja N, Lin T, Mehrani T, Rhee P. Profound hypothermia is superior to ultraprofound hypothermia in improving survival in a swine model of lethal injuries. Surgery. 2006:140(2):307-14.

  • Plurad D, Brown C, Chan L, Demetriades D, Rhee P. Emergency Department Hypotension is not an independent risk factor for post-traumatic acute renal failure. Journal of Trauma. 2006:61(5):1120-8.

  • Rhee P, Kuncir EJ, Johnson LJ, Brown C, Velmahos G, Martin M, Wang D, Salim A, Doucet J, Kennedy S, Demetriades D. Cervical spine injury is highly dependent on the mechanism of injury following blunt and penetrating assault. Journal of Trauma. 2006:61(5):1166-1170.

  • Alam HB, Casa F, Chen Z, Smith WA, Eng SC, Reeves A, Velmahos G, Rhee P. Development and testing of portable pump for the induction of profound hypothermia in a swine model of lethal vascular injuries. Journal of Trauma. 2006:61(6):1321-1329.

  • Demetriades D, Salim A, Brown C, Martin M, Rhee P. Neck injuries. Current Problems in Surgery. 2007:44(1):13-85.

  • Rhee P, Hadjizacharia P, Trankeim C, Chan L, Salim A, Brown C, Green D, Inaba K, Law J, Demetriades D.What happened to total parenteral nutrition? The disappearance of its use in a trauma intensive care unit. Accepted by the Journal of Trauma.

  • Rhee P, Martin M, Salim A, Brown C, Plurad D, Chambers L, Demetriades D, Velmahos G, Alam H. QuikClot use in trauma for hemorrhage control: Case series of 103 documented uses. Accepted by the Journal of Trauma.

Book Chapters

  • Rhee P, Rich NM, An historical tour of vascular injury management: From it`s inception to the new millennium. Surgical Clinics of North America:. 2001;8:6:1199-1217.

  • Rhee P., Alam H., Ling G., Combat Medicine: Basic and Clinical Research in Military, Trauma, and Emergency Medicine.  pp177-219. Tsokos G.C. and Atkins J.L. editors, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey. 2003.

  • Rhee P. Advanced Trauma Operative Management: Surgical Strategies for Penetrating Trauma. Penetrating Injury to the Second Portion of the Duodenum, pp211-213, Penetrating Injury to the Bladder, 254-256. Jacobs L.M., Gross R., Luk. Editors, Cine-Med Inc. Woodburry, CT 2004.

  • Knuth The, Letarte PB, Ling G, Moores LE, Rhee P, Tauber D, Trask. Guideline for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Brain Trauma Foundation. New York, New York. 2006.

  • Rhee P, Inaba K. Coagulopathy in Trauma. Current Surgical Therapy. Cameron ed. In Press.

  • Rhee P, Holcomb J, Jenkins D. Military Trauma. Trauma Mattox, Moore, Feliciano eds. In Press.

View a PDF of all Dr. Rhee's publications and grants

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