Brian K Yorkgitis, D.O., FACS
Associate Professor; Associate Chair, Community Outreach; Associate Director, TraumaOne Flight Services; Medical Director, PICU/Pediatric Trauma
Department:
Surgery – Jacksonville
Business Phone:
(904) 244-3416
Business Email:
brian.yorkgitis2@jax.ufl.edu
About Brian K Yorkgitis
Brian Yorkgitis, D.O., is a University of Florida Associate Professor of Surgery and a board-certified acute care surgeon and ECMO physician at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also serves as Associate Chair for Community Outreach for the Department of Surgery; Associate Director of UF Health TraumaOne Flight Services; Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma and the PICU at UF Health Jacksonville; and Associate Medical Director of the Adult Trauma. Dr. Yorkgitis received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his surgery residency in surgery at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, as well as a fellowship in surgical critical care at Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yorkgitis is the tactical physician for Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Additional Positions:
Associate Medical Director
2023 – Current
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Trauma Program
Associate Professor
2021 – Current
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University of Florida
Associate Chair, Community Outreach
2021 – Current
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Department of Surgery
Medical Director
2021 – Current
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Pediatric Trauma and PICU
Associate Director, Flight Operations
2020 – Current
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UF Health TraumaOne
Accomplishments
40 Under 40
2019
·
Jacksonville Business Journal
Future Trauma Leader
2018-2021
·
American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2018
MDC7600 Surgery Clerkship
Board Certifications
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Certified Physician AssistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
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General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
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Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Surgery
Subspecialties
- Surgical Critical Care
Areas of Interest
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Pediatric Trauma
- Shock
- Spinal cord trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Injury
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0001-8947-3370
Publications
2024
Advancing the practice of trauma: utilizing advanced practice providers to improve patient outcomes through a collaborative team approach
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.
9(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001281.
[PMID] 39175840.
2024
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma clinical protocol for postdischarge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
96(6):980-985
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004307.
[PMID] 38523134.
2024
Emergency department pediatric readiness of United States trauma centers in 2021: Trauma center facility characteristics and opportunities for improvement
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
[DOI] 10.1097/ta.0000000000004387.
2024
Firearm Injuries in Young Children: Surgical Resource Utilization and Implications for Prevention.
The Journal of surgical research.
302:64-70
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.038.
[PMID] 39094258.
2024
Golf cart injuries have similar severity to all-terrain vehicle injuries in children: a multicenter comparison over a 5-year period.
Trauma surgery & acute care open.
9(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001286.
[PMID] 38737814.
2024
Prevalence and outcomes of high versus low ratio plasma to red blood cell resuscitation in a multi-institutional cohort of severely injured children.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
97(3):452-459
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004301.
[PMID] 38497936.
2024
Prospective validation of a hospital triage predictive model to decrease undertriage: an EAST multicenter study.
Trauma surgery & acute care open.
9(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001280.
[PMID] 38737811.
2024
Social determinants of health in pediatric trauma: Associations with injury mechanisms and outcomes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
The American Journal of Surgery.
228:107-112
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.08.019.
2023
Crystalloid volume is associated with short-term morbidity in children with severe traumatic brain injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial post hoc analysis.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
95(1):78-86
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004013.
[PMID] 37072882.
2023
Efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of acute pain after orthopedic trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Orthopedic Trauma Association.
Trauma surgery & acute care open.
8(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001056.
[PMID] 36844371.
2023
Emergency department thoracotomy in children: A Pediatric Trauma Society, Western Trauma Association, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma systematic review and practice management guideline.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
95(3):432-441
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003879.
[PMID] 37608453.
2023
Invited Commentary: More Is Less: Restrictive Firearm Laws and Firearm-Related Suicide.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
236(1):44-45
[DOI] 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000452.
[PMID] 36519907.
2023
Multi-Center Validation of the McGovern Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Screening Score.
Journal of neurotrauma.
40(13-14):1451-1458
[DOI] 10.1089/neu.2022.0336.
[PMID] 36517974.
2023
Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019: Injury Diagnosis Matrix, Incident Context, and Public Health Considerations.
The western journal of emergency medicine.
24(3):552-565
[DOI] 10.5811/westjem.58395.
[PMID] 37278791.
2023
Retention of Knowledge After Opioid Education in Surgical Interns.
The American surgeon.
89(12):5619-5625
[DOI] 10.1177/00031348231162699.
[PMID] 36918193.
2023
The Association between Pediatric Readiness and Mortality for Injured Children Treated at US Trauma Centers.
Annals of surgery.
[DOI] 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006126.
[PMID] 37830240.
2022
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma Clinical Protocol for inpatient venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
92(3):597-604
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003475.
[PMID] 34797813.
2022
Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.
7(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000886.
[PMID] 36312819.
2022
Association of Postsurgical Opioid Refills for Patients With Risk of Opioid Misuse and Chronic Opioid Use Among Family Members.
JAMA network open.
5(7)
[DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.21316.
[PMID] 35838671.
2022
Charges, length of stay, and complication associations with trauma center ownership in adult patients with mild to moderate trauma.
American journal of surgery.
223(1):22-27
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.07.031.
[PMID] 34332746.
2022
Disparities in Demographics and Outcomes Based on Trauma Center Ownership
Journal of Surgical Research.
273:132-137
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.024.
2022
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial: Comparison of pre-injury antithrombotic use and reversal strategies among severe traumatic brain injury patients.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
92(1):88-92
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003421.
[PMID] 34570064.
2022
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
93(4):467-473
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003731.
[PMID] 35713930.
2022
Evaluation of an Expedited Trauma Transfer Protocol: Right Place, Right Time
Journal of Surgical Research.
269:229-233
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2021.08.022.
2022
Impact of time to surgery on mortality in hypotensive patients with noncompressible torso hemorrhage: An AAST multicenter, prospective study.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
92(5):801-811
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003544.
[PMID] 35468112.
2022
Injury Characteristics, Outcomes, and Health Care Services Use Associated With Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019.
JAMA network open.
5(5)
[DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13737.
[PMID] 35622366.
2022
Vaccination after spleen embolization: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Injury.
53(11):3569-3574
[DOI] 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.006.
2021
Authors response to reader’s letter: Creating an evidence-based pathway for assessing and managing cervical spine and BCV injury in pediatric trauma population (Ref AJEM26745).
The American journal of emergency medicine.
44:462-463
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.04.062.
[PMID] 33958248.
2021
Implementation of a dual cervical spine and blunt cerebrovascular injury assessment pathway for pediatric trauma patients.
The American journal of emergency medicine.
47:74-79
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.024.
[PMID] 33780736.
2021
Pediatric Safety Restraint Use in Motor Vehicle Crashes at a Level I Safety-Net Trauma Center.
The Journal of surgical research.
258:132-136
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2020.08.053.
[PMID] 33010558.
2020
An evidence-based algorithm decreases computed tomography use in hemodynamically stable pediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients.
American journal of surgery.
220(2):482-488
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.006.
[PMID] 31932078.
2020
Applying Pediatric Brain Injury Guidelines at a Level I Adult/Pediatric Safety-Net Trauma Center.
The Journal of surgical research.
255:106-110
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.042.
[PMID] 32543374.
2020
Controlled substance prescribing and education in orthopedic residencies: A program director survey.
American journal of surgery.
219(4):711-714
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.04.021.
[PMID] 31088626.
2020
Diaphragm pacing decreases hospital charges for patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury.
Trauma surgery & acute care open.
5(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000528.
[PMID] 33381653.
2020
Diaphragm pacing improves respiratory mechanics in acute cervical spinal cord injury.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
89(3):423-428
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002809.
[PMID] 32467474.
2020
Effect of Opioid Prescribing Education for Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents in a Safety-Net Hospital.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
120(7):456-461
[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2020.073.
[PMID] 32598459.
2020
Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
88(6):875-887
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002668.
[PMID] 32176167.
2020
Managing Meckel diverticulum: To resect or not resect?
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
33(10):30-32
[DOI] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000697244.35582.cb.
[PMID] 32976232.
2020
Partnering With Patients to Reduce Firearm-Related Death and Injury.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
120(6):413-417
[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2020.063.
[PMID] 32451541.
2020
Serial hemoglobin monitoring in adult patients with blunt solid organ injury: less is more.
Trauma surgery & acute care open.
5(1)
[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000446.
[PMID] 32432171.
2020
Thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry in bleeding patients with coagulopathy: Practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
89(6):999-1017
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002944.
[PMID] 32941349.
2020
Timing and volume of crystalloid and blood products in pediatric trauma: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter prospective observational study.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
89(1):36-42
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002702.
[PMID] 32251263.
2019
Altered monocyte and NK cell phenotypes correlate with posttrauma infection.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
87(2):337-341
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002264.
[PMID] 31008865.
2019
Cervical spine clearance in adult trauma patients.
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
32(2):12-16
[DOI] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000552718.90865.53.
[PMID] 30640178.
2019
Effect of Surgery-Specific Opioid-Prescribing Education in a Safety-Net Hospital
Journal of Surgical Research.
243:71-74
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2019.05.003.
2019
Opioid Prescribing Education for Physician Assistant Students: A Physician Assistant Educator Survey.
The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association.
30(1):27-33
[DOI] 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000238.
[PMID] 30720704.
2019
Trends in civilian penetrating brain injury: A review of 26,871 patients.
American journal of surgery.
218(2):255-260
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.034.
[PMID] 30558803.
2018
Gallbladder Rupture and Acute Thoracic Aortic Disruption after Blunt Trauma.
The American surgeon.
84(9):e436-e438
[PMID] 30454527.
2018
Laboratory Tests and X-ray Imaging in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Checking the Checklist.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
118(5):305-309
[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2018.060.
[PMID] 29710352.
2018
Opioid Prescribing Education in Surgical Residencies: A Program Director Survey.
Journal of surgical education.
75(3):552-556
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.08.023.
[PMID] 28882458.
2018
Postoperative opioid prescribing: Getting it RIGHTT
The American Journal of Surgery.
215(4):707-711
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.02.001.
2018
Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective cohort study.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.).
360
[DOI] 10.1136/bmj.j5790.
[PMID] 29343479.
2018
Reassessing the utility of CT angiograms in penetrating injuries to the extremities.
Surgery.
163(2):419-422
[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2017.09.019.
[PMID] 29167019.
2018
Risk factors for prolonged need for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes in adult trauma patients: Experience of a level 1 trauma
Surgery.
164(6):1259-1262
[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.013.
2018
Surgery program directors’ knowledge of opioid prescribing regulations: a survey study.
The Journal of surgical research.
227:194-197
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2018.02.036.
[PMID] 29804853.
2018
Use of diaphragm pacing in the management of acute cervical spinal cord injury.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
85(5):928-931
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002023.
[PMID] 29985232.
2017
Do Transferred Patients Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Centers?
The American surgeon.
83(11):1241-1245
[PMID] 29183526.
2017
Phenotyping the Immune Response to Trauma: A Multiparametric Systems Immunology Approach.
Critical care medicine.
45(9):1523-1530
[DOI] 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002577.
[PMID] 28671900.
2017
Primary Care of the Blunt Splenic Injured Adult
The American Journal of Medicine.
130(3):365.e1-365.e5
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.10.010.
2017
Ultrasonography training and utilization in surgical critical care fellowships: a program director’s survey
Journal of Surgical Research.
218:292-297
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2017.06.040.
2016
Direct oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism treatment and prophylaxis.
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
29(8):24-9
[DOI] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000488690.65799.b0.
[PMID] 27359069.
2016
Erratum to “Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant reversal: hope is on the horizon” [The American Journal of Surgery 212 (1) 160-164].
American journal of surgery.
212(3)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.07.005.
[PMID] 27566186.
2016
Geographic Distribution of Trauma Burden, Mortality, and Services in the United States: Does Availability Correspond to Patient Need?
Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
223(6):764-773.e2
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.08.569.
[PMID] 28193322.
2016
How long should we fear? Long-term risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with traumatic brain injury.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.
81(1):71-8
[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000001046.
[PMID] 27015575.
2016
Non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant reversal: hope is on the horizon
The American Journal of Surgery.
212(1):160-164
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.01.029.
2016
The truth about trauma readmissions.
American journal of surgery.
211(4):649-55
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.09.018.
[PMID] 26822268.
2016
Whatever happens to trauma patients who leave against medical advice?
American journal of surgery.
211(4):677-83
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.11.016.
[PMID] 26827185.
2015
Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants: The Clinician’s New Challenge.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
115(10):612-21
[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2015.122.
[PMID] 26414714.
2015
Pertussis vaccination in adult trauma patients: Are we missing an opportunity?
Surgery.
158(3):602-607
[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.060.
2014
Antiplatelet and anticoagulation medications and the surgical patient.
American journal of surgery.
207(1):95-101
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.04.004.
[PMID] 24139554.
2012
Surgical considerations in invasive breast cancer: a clinician’s update.
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
25(5):52, 54-7
[PMID] 22712149.
Grants
Sep 2022
ACTIVE
Collaborative Multidisciplinary Training Program to Foster Partnership Between Civilian and Military: Mission Zero Act
Role: Other
Funding: US DEPT OF HLTH AND HUMAN SER
Sep 2022
– Sep 2024
Conducting Research leveraging AIM-AHEAD centralized? patient-level data resource – Outpatient Opioid Use and Consequences (Model C)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CTR
via NATL INST OF HLTH OD
Jul 2018
– Jun 2023
2018 Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial Junior Investigator Award
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: EASTERN ASSO FOR THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA
Education
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
2015
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Surgery Residency
2014
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Temple University Hospital
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
2009
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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
B.S., Physician Assistant Studies
1998
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Gannon University
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (904) 244-3416
Emails:
- Business:
- brian.yorkgitis2@jax.ufl.edu
Senior Medical Secretary:
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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653 W 8TH ST
JACKSONVILLE FL 32209 - Business Street:
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311 N CLYDE MORRIS BLVD STE 500
DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114