Dr. Gregory J Jurkovich MD
Trauma Surgeon | Trauma Surgery
Harborview Medical Center 325 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. Gregory Jurkovich is a trauma surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Jurkovich 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 Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 1978
University of Mn Med Sch 1978
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Trauma system impact on admission site: a comparison of two states.
- Effects of immunomodulation with interferon-gamma on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.
- Systematic review of trauma system effectiveness based on registry comparisons.
- Alcohol interventions in a trauma center as a means of reducing the risk of injury recurrence.
- Complications of surgical feeding jejunostomy in trauma patients.
- Low-cost improvements in prehospital trauma care in a Latin American city.
- Strengthening of the case for organised trauma-care systems.
- Rib fractures in the elderly.
- Outcome studies using immune-enhancing diets: blunt and penetrating torso trauma patients.
- Payer status: the unspoken triage criterion.
- Survival among injured geriatric patients during construction of a statewide trauma system.
- Collaborative interventions for physically injured trauma survivors: a pilot randomized effectiveness trial.
- Re; Witzke JD et al. Stapled versus hand sewn anastomes in patients with small bowel injury: a changing perspective. J Trauma. 2000;49:660--665.
- Gallbladder avulsion due to blunt trauma.
- Priorities for improving hospital-based trauma care in an African city.
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