Firas G. Madbak M.D., FACS, FCCM, FCCP Associate Professor & Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery; Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Department: Department of Surgery Business Phone: (904) 244-3416 Business Email: Firas.madbak@jax.ufl.edu Appointments and Locations Board Certifications SurgeryTrauma Critical Care Show More Clinical Profile Specialties SurgerySurgical Critical Care Show More Publications 2023Dermal fenestration ‘pie crust’ technique for difficult fasciotomy closuresTrauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.8(1):e001212-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001212.[PMID] 37649731.PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Overtriage, Undertriage, and Value of Care after Major Surgery: An Automated, Explainable Deep Learning-Enabled Classification System.Journal of the American College of Surgeons.236(2):279-291[DOI] 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000471.[PMID] 36648256.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Speech Pathology Services Are Integral, but Underutilized in Tracheostomy Rehabilitation.Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction.14(2):110-118[DOI] 10.1177/1943387520948381.[PMID] 33995831.PubMed·Publisher's Site2021The emergency surgery score (ESS) and outcomes in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: A post-hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study.American journal of surgery.221(5):1069-1075[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.08.039.[PMID] 32917366.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021The Emergency Surgery Score accurately predicts the need for postdischarge respiratory and renal support after emergent laparotomies: A prospective EAST multicenter study.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.90(3):557-564[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003016.[PMID] 33507026.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Diaphragm pacing decreases hospital charges for patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury.Trauma surgery & acute care open.5(1):e000528-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000528.[PMID] 33381653.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Diaphragm pacing improves respiratory mechanics in acute cervical spinal cord injury.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.89(3):423-428[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002809.[PMID] 32467474.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Prospective validation of the Emergency Surgery Score in emergency general surgery: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.89(1):118-124[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002658.[PMID] 32176177.19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Serial hemoglobin monitoring in adult patients with blunt solid organ injury: less is more.Trauma surgery & acute care open.5(1):e000446-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000446.[PMID] 32432171.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019GI Surgical Emergencies: Scope and Burden of Disease.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.23(4):827-836[DOI] 10.1007/s11605-018-3992-6.[PMID] 30324402.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Is early chemical thromboprophylaxis in patients with solid organ injury a solid decision?The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.87(5):1104-1112[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002438.[PMID] 31299694.25 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Nail Gun Injury and Endovascular Repair of Cervical Internal Carotid Artery.Cureus.11(3):e4237-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.4237.[PMID] 31131161.PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Prolonged Antibiotics for Drains After Spine Injury Instrumentation for Trauma: Not Prophylactic or Necessary.World neurosurgery.128():e552-e555[DOI] 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.193.[PMID] 31051302.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Trends in civilian penetrating brain injury: A review of 26,871 patients.American journal of surgery.218(2):255-260[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.034.[PMID] 30558803.19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018Evaluation and management of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.85(1):198-207[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000001924.[PMID] 29613959.32 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018Use of diaphragm pacing in the management of acute cervical spinal cord injury.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.85(5):928-931[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002023.[PMID] 29985232.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2017Management of adult pancreatic injuries: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.82(1):185-199[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000001300.[PMID] 27787438.83 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Nonoperative management of splenic injuries: significance of age.The Journal of surgical research.201(1):134-40[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2015.10.014.[PMID] 26850194.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Analysis of Hypoxemia in Early Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Secondary to Haemophilus in Trauma Patients.Surgical infections.16(3):293-7[DOI] 10.1089/sur.2013.156.[PMID] 25894664.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2010Human acellular dermal matrix as a prosthesis for repair of a traumatic diaphragm rupture.The American surgeon.76(2):231-2[DOI] .[PMID] 20336913.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office 3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic653 West 8th Street, FC12Jacksonville, FL 32209(904) 244-3416 Firas.madbak@jax.ufl.edu Senior Medical Secretary Danielle LaRocca(904) 244-3416Danielle.Larocca@jax.ufl.edu GME Office 3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic653 West 8th Street, FC12Jacksonville, FL 32209Phone: (904) 244-3902Fax: (904) 244-3020 Firas.madbak@jax.ufl.edu GME Program Administrator Stacy Matthews(904) 244-3902stacy.matthews@jax.ufl.edu Show More Clinical Research OPEN ENROLLMENT Comparing the effects of conventional oxygen versus heated high-flow oxygen on suction frequency in patients with tracheostomy Education Medical Degree2005 · University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USAInternship2006 · Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USASurgery Residency2012 · Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, USATrauma Critical Care Fellowship2013 · University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA Show More News November 1, 2023 UF COMJ faculty shine at 2023 Duval County Medical Society Annual Meeting July 2, 2020 Seven faculty members receive promotions for 2020-2021 Media Coverage January 25, 2020 ‘A Night for Heroes’ honors life-saving staff at UF Health News4Jax (WJXT) Multimedia June 10, 2021 Acute care surgery at UF Health Jacksonville by Dr. Firas Madbak January 28, 2020 A Night for Heroes 2020: Brandon Taylor and Luis Rios