Firas G. Madbak M.D., FACS, FCCM Associate Professor & Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Department: Department of Surgery Business Phone: (904) 244-6631 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] 32917366.1 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] 33507026.3 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] 33381653.6 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] 32176177.14 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] 30324402.7 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] 31299694.22 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] 29613959.28 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] 27787438.78 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) 244-6631 Firas.madbak@jax.ufl.edu Senior Medical Secretary Gerri Wade(904) 244-6631geraldine.wade@jax.ufl.edu GME Office 3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic653 West 8th Street, FC12Jacksonville, FL 32209Phone: (904) 244-3903Fax: (904) 244-3020 Firas.madbak@jax.ufl.edu Program Administrator Eugenia Strong(904) 244-3903eugenia.strong@jax.ufl.edu Show More 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 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 Show More