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

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.

Current Presentations

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.