Dr. Karen J Brasel MD
Trauma Surgeon | Trauma Surgery
9200 W Wisconsin Ave Froedtert & Med Coll Milwaukee WI, 53226About
Dr. Karen Brasel is a trauma surgeon practicing in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Brasel 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
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1991
Roy J Lucille A Carver College of Medicine At University of Iowa,Iowa City, Ia, United States 1991
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Teaching anatomy with surgeons' tools: use of the laparoscope in clinical anatomy.
- Postoperative atrial fibrillation in noncardiothoracic surgical patients.
- Patient safety efforts should focus on medical injuries.
- Surgical origins: new teaching modalities integrating clinical and basic science years--a role for residents as active teachers.
- Incidence of asymptomatic pulmonary embolism in moderately to severely injured
- The 360-degree evaluation: increased work with little return?
- Management of the patient with an open abdomen: techniques in temporary and definitive closure.
- Quality of life and functional outcome after pediatric trauma.
- Research ethics primer.
- What mechanism justifies abdominal evaluation in motor vehicle crashes?
- A PGY1 curriculum--meeting a need for changing times.
- The Surgical Learning and Instructional Portfolio (SLIP) as a self-assessment educational tool demonstrating practice-based learning.
- Multiple subfailures characterize blunt aortic injury.
- Quality-of-life assessment in palliative care.
- Core competencies in palliative care for surgeons: interpersonal and
Awards
- 2011 Milwaukee Super Doctors
- 2002 Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award
- outstanding oral and written presentation by a new member of the Amer 2002 Peter C. Canizaro Award
- 2003 Paper of the Year,. Department of Family and Community: Patient Safet
- Medical College of Wisconsin, 2003 and 2005 2003 Learning Resources Innovative Educational Project Award
- Association of Surgical Education 2006 Outstanding Teacher Award
- Department of Emergency Medicine 2006, 2006 Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award
- 2006 MCW Society of Teaching Scholars
- Department of Surgery 2007 Professionalism Award
- Class of 2008 Ernest O. Henschel Clinical Teaching Award
- 2009 Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery
- Department of Surgery 2010 Barney Becker Golden Cane Teaching Award
Treatments
- Research
Fellowships
- Surgical Critical Care - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 1999
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