McGonigal, Michael D., MD
Research Investigator and Director of Trauma Services, Regions Hospital

Positions

Research Investigator, Critical Care Research Center 1993 -

Critical Care Surgeon

Academic Appointment: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota College of Medicine, Minneapolis

Joined the Institute: 1993

Education and training: MD, Ohio State University, Columbus; general surgical residency, Wayne State University College of Medicine, Detroit, MI.

Overview/research interests: Trauma care

Current research activities and funding:

Consistent use of radiography during initial trauma care

Publications

selected publications

Journal Article
- Rethinking the definition of major trauma: the need for trauma intervention outperforms Injury Severity Score and Revised Trauma Score in 38 adult and pediatric trauma centers 2019
- Penetrating colon trauma outcomes in black and white males. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2018
- Gluteal compartment syndrome: successful management with combined angioembolization and surgical decompression. Minnesota Medicine. 2016
- Increasing numbers of rib fractures do not worsen outcome: an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. American Surgeon. 2013
- Predicting trauma admissions: the effect of weather, weekday, and other variables. Minnesota Medicine. 2009
- Pediatric tracheal disruption repaired via median sternotomy. Journal of Trauma. 2008
- Protocol-driven ventilator weaning reduces use of mechanical ventilation, rate of early reintubation, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Journal of Trauma. 2004
Conference Poster