The Department of Surgery

Brian J. Daley, MD, FACS

Professor
Chief, Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery
Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery

Clinical Focus

General Surgery, Trauma, Critical Care, Nutrition

Research Focus

By utilizing large databases, the Division of Trauma is focusing on research projects which improve outcomes in patients who sustain traumatic injuries. These projects apply to the prehospital phase, acute intervention on arrival at the hospital and the recovery phase; the goal is to find ways to define best practices and to improve the care delivered to critically injured patients in East Tennessee and in the United States at large.

Education

Graduate School
Masters of Business Administration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Medical School
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Internship
General Surgery, Charity and Tulane Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, LA

Residency
General Surgery, Tulane Affiliated Hospitals, New Orleans, LA
General Surgery (Senior and Chief Resident), Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Columbia University, Cooperstown, NY

Fellowship
NIH Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Hyperalimenation and Clinical Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Trauma, Southern New Jersey Regional Trauma Center, Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine - UMDNJ
Surgical Critical Care, Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Camden, NJ

Certifications

American Board of Surgery
Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care
National Board of Nutrition Support Certification

Professional Affiliations

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American Medical Association
American Society for Nutrition
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Association for Academic Surgery
Association for Surgical Education
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Knoxville Academy of Medicine
Society for Critical Care Medicine
Southeast Chapter, Society for Critical Care Medicine
Southeastern Surgical Congress, Fellow
Southern Medical Association
Southern Surgical Association
Tennessee Medical Society

Published Books and Book Chapters

Perera TB, Daley BJ: Flail chest. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island: StatPearls Publishing, Internet, 2018.

Current Publications

King SA, Jenkins JD, Livesay J, Yune JM, Mannino E, Webb JM, Hill HC, Baljepally R, Daley BJ, Smith LM.
Coronary artery calcification and risk of cardiac complication in geriatric trauma population. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Apr 1;238(4):762-767. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000945. Epub 2024 Mar 15.

Nadaud J, Heidel E, Daley B, McKnight C..
The effect of a hip fragility pathway on outcomes of ground level falls in the elderly. Am Surg. 2024 Mar 26:31348241241685. doi: 10.1177/00031348241241685. Online ahead of print.

McCrory M, Smith L, Heidel E, Daley B.
Enhanced notification of radiographic incidental findings in trauma does not guarantee follow-up compliance. South Med J. 2023 Dec;116(12):938-941. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001630.

Wu J, Moheimani H, Li S, Kar UK, Bonaroti J, Miller RS, Daley BJ, Harbrecht BG, Claridge JA, Gruen DS, Phelan HA, Guyette FX, Neal MD, Das J, Sperry JL, Billiar TR.
High dimensional multiomics reveals unique characteristics of early plasma administration in polytrauma patients with TBI. Ann Surg. 2022 Oct 1;276(4):673-683.Epub 2022 Jul 19.

Shabahang MM, Adetunji AA, Daley BJ, Mpinga E, Sudan R, Tillou A, Blair PG, Park YS, Lipsett PA, Jarman BT, Sachdeva AK.
American College of Surgeons objective assessment of skills in surgery (ACS OASIS): A formative assessment of junior residents' technical skills. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jul 25:S1931-7204(22)00167-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.07.007. Online ahead of print.

Lewis RE, Muluk SL, Reitz KM, Guyette FX, Brown JB, Miller RS, Harbrecht BG, Claridge JA, Phelan HA, Yazer MH, Heidel RE, Rowe AS, Sperry JL, Daley BJ.
Prehospital plasma is associated with survival principally in patients transferred from the scene of injury: A secondary analysis of the PAMPer trial. Surgery. 2022 Jul 18:S0039-6060(22)00304-X. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.04.039. Online ahead of print.

King SA, Harper C, Smith LM, Crismon D, Heidel RE, Hall G, Beam Z, Daley BJ.
Improving opioid prescribing post-discharge for trauma patients with rib fractures: Factors in prevention of prolonged use and dependency. Am Surg. 2022 Jul;88(7):1459-1466. doi: 10.1177/00031348221082275. Epub 2022 Apr 14.

King S, Smith L, Harper C, Beam Z, Heidel E, Carico G, Wahler K, Daley B.
Intravenous lidocaine for rib fractures: Effect on pain control and outcome. Am Surg. 2022 Apr;88(4):734-739. doi: 10.1177/00031348211050838. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

Balmer JC, Hieb N, Daley BJ, Many HR, Heidel E, Rowe S, McKnight CL.
Continued relevance of initial temperature measurement in trauma patients. Am Surg. 2022 Mar;88(3):424-428. doi: 10.1177/00031348211048833. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

Balmer JC, Hieb N, Daley BJ, Many HR, Heidel E, Rowe S, McKnight CL.
Continued relevance of initial temperature measurement in trauma patients. The American Surgeon. 2021 Nov 3:31348211048833.

King S, Smith L, Harper C, Beam Z, Heidel E, Carico G, Wahler K, Daley B.
Intravenous Lidocaine for rib fractures: Effect on pain control and outcome. The American Surgeon. 2021 Nov 3:31348211050838.

Lewis JM, Yared K, Heidel RE, Kirkpatrick B, Freeman MB, Daley BJ, Shatzer J, McCallum RS.
Emotional intelligence and burnout related to resident-assessed faculty teaching scores. Journal of Surgical Education. 2021 Nov 5:S1931-7204(21)00270-1. [Epub ahead of print]

Hrebinko KA, Sperry JL, Guyette FX, Brown JB, Daley BJ, Miller RS, Harbrecht BG, Claridge JA, Phelan HA, Neal MD, Zuckerbraun BS, Yazer MH, Nicholson KJ.
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of prehospital plasma transfusion in unstable trauma patients: A secondary analysis of the PAMPer trial. JAMA Surgery. 2021 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Ladhani HA, Ho VP, Charbonnet CC, Sperry JL, Guyette FX, Brown JB, Daley BJ, Miller RS, Harbrecht BG, Phelan HA, Claridge JA, The PAMPer Study Group.
Dose-dependent association between blood transfusion and nosocomial infections in trauma patients. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Apr 26. Available in Scopus: May 2021. [Epub ahead of print]

Canton SP, Lutfi W, Daley BJ, Miller RS, Harbrecht BG, Claridge JA, Phelan HA, Guyette FX, Sperry JL, Brown JB.
Lactate as a mediator of prehospital plasma mortality reduction in hemorrhagic shock. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print]

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative (Cavalea A, Daley B, Humphreys B, Savoy R).
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: Data from an international prospective cohort study. The British Journal of Surgery. 2021 Mar 24:znab101. [Epub ahead of print]

Guyette FX, Sperry JL, Peitzman AB, Billiar TR, Daley BJ, Miller RS, Harbrecht BG, Claridge JA, Putnam T, Duane TM, Phelan HA, Brown JB.
Prehospital blood product and crystalloid resuscitation in the severely injured patient: a secondary analysis of the prehospital air medical plasma trial. Annals of Surgery. 2021 Feb 1;273(2):358-364. Epub 2019 Apr 13.

Reitz KM, Gruen DS, Guyette F, Brown JB, Yazer MH, Vodovotz Y, Johanssen PI, Stensballe J, Daley B, Miller RS, Harbrecht BG, Claridge J, Phelan HA, Neal MD, Zuckerbraun BS, Sperry JL.
Age of thawed plasma does not affect clinical outcomes or biomarker expression in patients receiving prehospital thawed plasma: A PAMPer secondary analysis. Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. 2021 Feb;6(1):e000648.

Wu J, Cyr A, Gruen D, Lovelace T, Benos P, Chen T, Guyette F, Yazer M, Daley B, Miller R, Harbrecht B, Claridge J, Phelan H, Zuckerbraun B, Neal M, Johansson P, Stensballe J, Namas R, Vodovotz Y, Sperry J, Billiar T, PAMPer Study Group.
Lipidomic signatures align with inflammatory patterns and outcomes in critical illness. Research Square. 2021 Jan 8:rs.3.rs-106579.

Current Presentations

Clegg DJ, Balmer J,Rowe S, Daley BJ. Outcomes of traumatically injured patients after nighttime transfer from the intensive care unit. Presented at Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; 2024 January - 9; Orlando, FL.

Mazonas T, Grant M, Scott S, Bollig R, and Daley B.. Management of isolated mild TBI at UTMCK: An opportunity for improvement Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2023 Feburary - 11; Savannah.

Yared K, Gee K, Daley BJ. Attitudes and Applications of the ACS Entering Resident Readiness Assessment: A Departmental Survey. Presented at Association of Program Directors in Surgery Surgical Education Week 2022; 2022 May-5; San Antonio, Texas.

Balmer J, Clegg D, Smith A, Beam Z, Heidel E, Rowe S, McKnight C, Daley B. Point of care testing for acidosis and outcomes in trauma. Presented at American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; 2021 Sep 29 - Oct 2; Atlanta, GA.

Balmer JC, Heidel RE, Daley BJ, McKnight CL, Many HR, Hieb N. Continued relevance of initial temperature measurement in trauma patients. Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2021 Aug 21-24; Atlanta, GA.

Balmer JC, Heidel RE, Daley BJ, McKnight CL, Many HR. Continued relevance of initial temperature measurement in trauma patients. Presented at Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; 2021 Aug 6-8; Memphis, TN.

Antill AC, Lewis RE, Taylor JE, Daley BJ, McLoughlin JM, Casillas MA, Russ AJ. Effect of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol implementation on colectomy cost and length of stay: Open vs minimally invasive approach. Presented at Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; 2021 Aug 6-8; Memphis, TN.

Lewis JM, Yared K, Heidel RE, Kirkpatrick B, Freeman MB, Daley BJ, Shatzer J, McCallum RS. Emotional intelligence (EI) is associated with job success in multiple fields. Presented at Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; 2021 Aug 6-8; Memphis, TN.

Griffard J, Franz D, Daley B, McMillen J, Chambers E, Wooten B, Heidel E, McKnight C. Elderly group level falls at level I trauma center: Have another beer. Presented at American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting; 2021 May 13-15; Virtual.

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The Department of Surgery

Brian J. Daley, MD, FACS

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Published Books and Book Chapters

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