The Department of Surgery

Justin D. Gerard, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor
Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery

Clinical Focus

Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, Robotic General Surgery

Education

Medical School
Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI, 2016

Residency
General Surgery
Rush University Medical Center; Chicago, IL, 2021

Fellowship
Acute Care Surgery
University of Texas- Houston; Houston, TX, 2023

Certifications

American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Critical Care

Honors and Awards

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
AOA Membership

Professional Affiliations

Association for Academic Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
American Association for Surgery of Trauma

Current Publications

Gerard J, Martin C, Reid L, Edwards J.
Operative versus nonoperative management in high-grade blunt splenic injuries: A 10-year analysis J Surg Res. 2026 Jul 13;326:313-318. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.06.048. Online ahead of print.

Gerard J, Sperry JL, Guyette FX, Rosario-Rivera BL, Kutcher ME, Kornblith L, Cotton BA, Wilson CT, Inaba K, Vincent L, Harner AM, Neal MD, Wisniewski SR, Daley B, McKnight C; Cold Stored Platelet for Hemorrhagic Shock (CRISP-HS) Study Group.
Bayesian analysis of the early cold-stored platelet transfusion following severe injury randomized clinical trial Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026 Jul 23;11(3):e002145. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2025-002145. eCollection 2026.

Furtmann A, Lopez-Schultz S, Howk A, Gerard J.
Blunt cerebrovascular injury after ground-level falls: Yield of CT angiography and relevance of the expanded Denver criteria. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jun 10. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005087. Online ahead of print.

Gerard J, Knapp C, Nemykina Y, Bornt W, Whetten E, Woodward A, Tierney JF.
Appendiceal stump length as a predictor of operative outcomes in complicated appendicitis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005002. Online ahead of print.

Harris BF, Collins CN, Gerard JD.
A standardized surgical approach to appendiceal orifice tumors: A case report. J Surg Case Rep. 2025 Apr 30;2025(5):rjaf259. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf259. eCollection 2025 May.

Howk A, Clegg DJ, Balmer JC, Foster NG, Gerard J, Rowe AS, Daley B..
Outcomes of traumatically injured patients after nighttime transfer from the intensive care unit. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024 Nov 26;9(1):e001451. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001451. eCollection 2024.

Gerard J, Van Gent JM, Cardenas J, Gage C, Meyer DE, Cox C, Wade CE, Cotton BA.
Hypofibrinogenemia following injury in 186 children and adolescents: Identification of the phenotype, current outcomes, and potential for intervention. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023 Nov 9;8(1):e001108. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001108. eCollection 2023.

Gerard J, Mueck K, Lubkin D, Hatton G, Brill J, Boukas K, Cox C, Wade C, Cotton B.
An assessment of the safety, hemostatic efficacy, and clinical impact of low-titer group O whole blood in children and adolescents. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Oct 1;95(4):497-502. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004035. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Current Presentations

Hovell M, McKnight CL, Gerard J, Crowe TD, Bratton O, Crain F, Rybcyznski S, Vaughan WG, Bollig R. Impact of centralized pediatric trauma call center on multifacility transfers in a regional trauma system Presented at Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting; 2026 July - 30; Nashville, TN.

Cloyd J, Reed-Day H, McIntosh S, Tuggle D, Gebrael M, Gerard J. Transport mode and trauma triage accuracy at a level I trauma center. Presented at Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting; May 19, 2026; Atlanta, GA.

Abdulhussein M, Nadaud J, Laredo J, Griepentrog J, Gerard J, McKnight CL. Impact of driver age and timing on mortality after motor vehicle collisions. Presented at Academic Surgical Congress; February 3, 2026; Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Martin C, Gerard J, Edwards J, Reid L. Operative versus nonoperative management in high-grade blunt splenic injuries: A 10-year retrospective analysis. Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress ; 2026 Feb - 20; Amelia Island, FL.

Furtmann A, Lopez-Schultz S, Howk A, Gerard J. Clinical and financial impact of CTA neck following ground-level falls. Presented at Southeastern Surgical Conggess ; 2026 Feb - 20; Amelia Island, FL.

Gerard J, Knapp C, Nemykina Y, Bornt W, Whetten E, Woodward A, Tierney JF. Appendiceal stump length as a predictor of operative outcomes in complicated appendicitis. Presented at Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Scientific Assembly; January 20, 2026; Atlanta, GA.

Furtmann A, Howk A, Lange K, Gerard J, Daley B . Outcomes of geriatric trauma patients undergoing tracheostomy. Presented at Tennessee American College of Surgeons; 2025 - Aug 9; Paris, TN.