Dr. David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS
Trauma Surgeon | Trauma Surgery
200 W Arbor Dr San Diego CA, 92103About
Dr. David Hoyt is a trauma surgeon practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Hoyt specializes in both operative and non-operative management to treat life threatening, traumatic injuries. Some commonly operated areas include the stomach, colon, spleen and pancreas and trauma surgeons also work with other surgeons to stabilize patients in critical condition. Typically, trauma surgeons work in the emergency care area of a hospital.
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The nonoperative injury pathway.
- Intravascular gas as an incidental finding at US after blunt abdominal trauma.
- The role of ultrasound in patients with possible penetrating cardiac wounds: a prospective multicenter study.
- Outcome after major trauma: 12-month and 18-month follow-up results from the Trauma Recovery Project.
- Intraoral blunt carotid injury in an adult: case report and review of the literature.
- Use of panel study methods.
- Arterial injury in uncomplicated upper extremity dislocations.
- Is it time for a new injury score?
- Does the timing of hypertonic saline resuscitation affect its potential to prevent lung damage?
- Rapid sequence intubation in the field versus hospital in trauma patients.
- Hypertonic saline infusion: can it regulate human neutrophil function?
- Blunt abdominal trauma: screening us in 2,693 patients.
- The impact of major in-hospital complications on functional outcome and quality of life after trauma.
- The importance of gender on outcome after major trauma: functional and psychologic outcomes in women versus men.
- The use of hypertonic saline in the treatment of traumatic brain injury.
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