The Department of Surgery

John E. Griepentrog, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery

Clinical Focus

Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic General Surgery, Rib Fixation

Education

Medical School
University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, TX

Internship
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship
University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, TX
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship

University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, TX
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Certifications

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

Professional Affiliations

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Association for Academic Surgery

Surgical Infection Society

Society for Leukocyte Biology

American College of Surgeons

American Medical Association

Current Publications

Howk AA, Hayden A, Griepentrog JE.
Large bowel internal hernia secondary to reimplanted ureter. Case Rep Surg. 2024 Apr 30;2024:2061453. doi: 10.1155/2024/2061453. eCollection 2024.

Current Presentations

Treat S, Griepentrog J, Criswell A, Hicks M. Road rash: A case of MVC resulting in cardiac arrest and pneumonectomy supported by VA ECMO. Presented at Extra Corporeal Life Support Organization; 2024 Sept - 30; Detroit, MI.

Griepentrog JE. Ventilator associated pneumonia and the use of blue light. Presented at University of Tennessee Medical Center Department of Surgery Grand Rounds; 2023 September 14; Knoxville, Tennessee.