The Department of Surgery

Kaela E. Blake, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of General Surgery

Clinical Focus

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatrics, and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Education

Medical School
Texas Tech University Health Science Center; Lubbock TX, 2015

Residency
General Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX, 2020

Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Advanced GI, Bariatric Surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Lebanon, NH, 2021

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cleveland, OH
2022

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Professional Affiliations

American College of Surgeons (ACS): Member
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Association of Women Surgeons (AWS): Member
Americas Hernia Society (AHS): Member
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

Current Publications

Blake KE, Perlmutter B, Saieed G, Said SA, Maskal SM, Petro CC, Krpata DM, Rosen MJ, Prabhu AS..
The impact of comorbidities on postoperative outcomes of ventral hernia repair: The patients' perspective. Hernia. 2023 Aug;27(4):901-909. doi: 10.1007/s10029-023-02826-8. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Current Presentations

Park J, Madion M, Blake KE. Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum blocks prior to abdominal wall reconstruction: A retrospective cohort study. Presented at AHS Annual Meeting; 2023 September 21; Austin, Texas.

Blake K. How accurate are our predictions using hernia radiology? Presented at AHS Annual Meeting; 2023 September 21; Austin, Texas.

Blake K. How to own the ABSITE and your boards. Presented at University of Tennessee Medical Center Residency Lecture; 2023 September 26; Knoxville,Tennessee.

Blake K. How accurate are our predictions using hernia radiology? Presented at AHS Annual Meeting; 2023 September 29; Austin, Texas.

Blake K, Prabhu AS. Abdominal Wall Reconstruction After Hemipelvectomy. Presented at ACS Clinical Congress; 2022 October-18; San Diego, CA.

Blake K, Beffa LR, Krpata DM, Petro CC, Rosen MJ, Prabhu AS. Surgeon Accuracy and Interrater Reliability when Interpreting CT scans after Ventral Hernia Repair. Presented at 2022 AHS Annual Conference.; 2022 September-16; Charlotte, NC.

Blake K, Perlmutter B, Saieed G, Al-deen Said S, Krpata DM, Petro CC, Rosen MJ, Prabhu AS. The Impact of Patient Perceptions of Co-morbidities on Outcomes following Ventral Hernia Repair. Presented at AHS Annual Conference; 2022 September-16; Charlotte, NC.

Blake K, Billmeier SE, Trus TL. The Effects of Using Telemedicine for Introductory Bariatric Surgery Seminars during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at SAGES Annual Conference; 2022 March-17; Denver, CO.