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Ronald D. Robertson

Department Chairperson

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

9 h-index 23 pubs 1,978 cited

Research Areas

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency and Acute Care Studies Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Healthcare Policy and Management Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Health Systems

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Dr. Ronald D. Robertson's research focuses on trauma care and patient outcomes within state trauma systems. His work investigates factors influencing mortality and complications in trauma patients, including the role of substance use, the effectiveness of balanced blood product availability in rural settings, and weight-based dosing for anticoagulation to prevent venous thromboembolism. He has also examined the accuracy of CDC field triage criteria in predicting outcomes for high-impact trauma and the issue of undetected pulmonary emboli in patients after discharge.

Dr. Robertson's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 9, with 23 total publications and 1,978 total citations. He holds leadership positions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, serving as Department Chairperson and medical director of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course. His collaborators at UAMS include Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Austin Porter, Charles D. Mabry, and Terry Collins.

Research Overview

Dr. Ronald D. Robertson is a physician and Professor in the Department of Surgery at UAMS Medical Center.Dr. Robertson received his bachelor's degree at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His post-graduate education included a fellowship in the Trauma & Critical Care unit at UAMS Medical Center.He is currently the medical director of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course sponsored by the UAMS Department of Surgery and the American College of Surgeons.Dr. Robertson is board-eligible for the American College of Surgeons and was the recipient of the Robert M. Bransford, M.D., Memorial Award for Outstanding Chief Resident in General Surgery in 1995 as well as the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award winner in 1994. At UAMS, Dr. Robertson serves on the Academic Affairs Committee and the Multidisciplinary Committee on Pain Management.He is also a member of the Arkansas Medical Society, the American College of Surgeons, and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 23
  • Citations: 1,978

Selected Publications

  • Weight-Based Dosing for Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (Enoxaparin) Administration to Achieve Optimal VTE Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients (2024) DOI
  • Progressive Reduction in Preventable Mortality in a State Trauma System Using Continuous Preventable Mortality Review to Drive Provider Education: Results of Analyzing 1,979 Trauma Deaths from 2015 to 2022 (2023) DOI
  • The silent killer: Previously undetected pulmonary emboli that result in death after discharge (2023) DOI
  • Access to Immediately Available Balanced Blood Products in a Rural State’s Trauma System (2023) DOI
  • An Analysis of Traumatic and Non-Traumatic Hemopericardium Using Autopsy Data From a County Medical Examiner (2022) DOI
  • Retrospective study on rib fractures: smoking and alcohol matter for mortality and complications (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

  • A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Comparison Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Tigecycline to Imipenem/Cilastatin to treat Complicated Intraa Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Principal Investigator
  • Trauma Center Education Grant Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • Trauma System Grant Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • FY2021 Hospital’s Trauma Grant Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • Linezolid va Vancomycin for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections supspected of being or proven to be due to a methicillin resi Pharmacia Corporation Principal Investigator
  • Trauma System Grant - Revision - Continuation Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • Performance Clinical Practice Management Guidelines (CPMG's) Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • Trauma System Grant Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Kyle J. Kalkwarf University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 6 shared publications Austin Porter University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Charles D. Mabry University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Terry Collins University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Joseph Margolick University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Kevin W. Sexton University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Hanna Jensen University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Rebecca Reif University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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