James G. Cushman, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor of Surgery
- UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Contact Information
Education
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, B.A., Biology, 1981
Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, M.D., 1986
University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, TX, MPH, 2012
Residencies
- St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center, New York, Residency, 1986-1991
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, Residency in Aerospace Medicine Training, 2013
Fellowships
- University of California, San Diego, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellow, Division of Trauma, 1991-1992
Clinical Expertise
- Damage control strategies and surgery mass casualty preparation
- Trauma management (operative and non-operative)
Research Interests
- Mass casualty preparation and response (2001)
- Physiologic failure in trauma patients undergoing abbreviated laparotomy (1997)
- The conviction process (legal) for intoxicated drivers in Pennsylvania (2001)
- The role of surgeon-performed ultrasound in evaluation of cardiac injury (1966)
- Trauma Quality Assurance and Analysis of Complications in Trauma (1993, 2005, 2010)
Biography
Dr. Cushman is a seasoned Trauma/Critical Care surgeon. He earned his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and his medical degree from Columbia Physicians and Surgeons Medical School. He remained in New York at St. Vincent's for his surgical residency followed by a fellowship in Trauma/Critical Care at University of California, San Diego. Dr. Cushman's trauma/critical care experience includes appointments at several of this nation's most prestigious trauma centers including service on the surgical faculty at Grady Memorial in Atlanta, Bellevue Medical Center in New York City, and a seven year tenure as Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Center.
Dr. Cushman fulfilled a childhood dream by taking a second residency in Aerospace Medicine between 2011-2013, earning a Masters in Public Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. This residency has affiliations with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) where he participated in a training program designed to train present and future flight surgeons in support of manned exploration of space.
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 11
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- Shiber JR, Cushman JG. Traumatic lumbar visceral hernia. J Emerg Med. 2012 Jul; 43(1):e59-60. View in PubMed
- Paryavi E, Jobin CM, Ludwig SC, Zahiri H, Cushman J. Acute exertional lumbar paraspinal compartment syndrome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Dec 01; 35(25):E1529-33. View in PubMed
- Roccaforte JD, Cushman JG. Disaster preparedness, triage, and surge capacity for hospital definitive care areas: optimizing outcomes when demands exceed resources. Anesthesiol Clin. 2007 Mar; 25(1):161-77, xi. View in PubMed
- Katz SC, Pachter HL, Cushman JG, Roccaforte JD, Aggarwal S, Yee HT, Nalbandian MM. Superficial septic thrombophlebitis. J Trauma. 2005 Sep; 59(3):750-3. View in PubMed
- Cushman JG, Pachter HL, Beaton HL. Two New York City hospitals' surgical response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack in New York City. J Trauma. 2003 Jan; 54(1):147-54; discussion 154-5. View in PubMed
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