Lynn M Gries
- Associate Professor, Surgery - (Clinical Scholar Track)
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Biography
Dr. Lynn Gries is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona in the division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery. After graduating from McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Dr. Gries completed her general surgery residency training at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. During residency she completed a general surgery basic science fellowship and went on to train as a Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery Fellow at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Dr. Gries is the recipient of the McGill University, Robert Forsythe Prize in Surgery and received the Outstanding Clinical Teacher award by the Colorado Medical School Class of 2002 and 2003. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Panamerican Trauma Society and the Tucson Surgical Society. Dr. Gries’ has been an invited speaker at several national meetings and has published several peer-reviewed publications.
Degrees
- M.D. Doctorate in Medicine
- McGill University, MDCM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- B.A. Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States
Work Experience
- The university of Arizona (2011 - Ongoing)
Awards
- Honors Program in International Affairs
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Fall 1993
- Phi Beta Kappa
- University of Colorado, Fall 1993
- Women in Medicine Science (WIMS) Torchbearer
- College of Medicine Women in Medicine & Science, Winter 2023
- Tucson Top Doctor Award
- Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Spring 2018
- Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Spring 2017
- Be Kind, Be Bold, Be Awesome Culture Award
- Banner Health, University of Arizona, Spring 2017
- ASC Committee on Trauma Region 8 Winner,
- American College of Surgeons, Fall 2006 (Award Nominee)
- Outstanding Clinical Teacher
- University of Colorado Medical School Class of 2002, Fall 2002 (Award Nominee)
- University of Colorado Medical School Class of 2003, Fall 2002 (Award Nominee)
- Robert Forsythe Prize in Surgery
- McGill University, Fall 2001 (Award Nominee)
- Osler Medical Aid Foundation Scholarship
- McGill University, Fall 2000 (Award Nominee)
Licensure & Certification
- Fundamental, Fundamental Critical Care Medicine (2018)
- Arizona Clinical & Translational Research Certificate, State of Arizona (2014)
- Advance Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma, Instructor, ACS (2013)
- DEA Registration, Drug Enforcement Administration (2016)
- ABS Certification, American Board of Surgery (2011)
- Medical License, Arizona Medical Board (2011)
- Medical License, North Carolina Medical Board (2009)
- Advance Trauma Life Support, Provider, ACS (2009)
- Advance Trauma Life Support, Instructor, ACS (2012)
- Arizona State License, State of Arizona Medical Board (2011)
- Advance Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association (2009)
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Journals/Publications
- More infoElder abuse is a major cause of injury, morbidity, and death. We aimed to identify the factors associated with interventions against suspected physical abuse in older adults.
Proceedings Publications
- More infoImportance: Management of hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures remains a challenge. Hemostatic interventions are used alone or in combination. There is a paucity of data on the association between the pattern of hemorrhage control interventions and outcomes after a severe pelvic fracture. Objective: To characterize clinical outcomes and study the patterns of hemorrhage control interventions in hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures. Design, Setting, and Participants: In this cohort study, a retrospective review was performed of data from the 2017 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program database, a national multi-institutional database of trauma patients in the United States. Adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with pelvic fractures who received early transfusions (≥4 units of packed red blood cells in 4 hours) and underwent intervention for pelvic hemorrhage control were identified. Use and order of preperitoneal pelvic packing (PP), pelvic angioembolization (AE), and resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in zone 3 were examined and compared against the primary outcome of mortality. The associations between intervention patterns and mortality, complications, and 24-hour transfusions were further examined by backward stepwise regression analyses. Data analyses were performed in September 2021. Main Outcomes and Measures: Primary outcomes were rates of 24-hour, emergency department, and in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were major in-hospital complications. Results: A total of 1396 patients were identified. Mean (SD) age was 47 (19) years, 975 (70%) were male, and the mean (SD) lowest systolic blood pressure was 71 (25) mm Hg. The median (IQR) Injury Severity Score was 24 (14-34), with a 24-hour mortality of 217 patients (15.5%), ED mortality of 10 patients (0.7%), in-hospital mortality of 501 patients (36%), and complication rate of 574 patients (41%). Pelvic AE was the most used intervention (774 [55%]), followed by preperitoneal PP (659 [47%]) and REBOA zone 3 (126 [9%]). Among the cohort, 1236 patients (89%) had 1 intervention, 157 (11%) had 2 interventions, and 3 (0.2%) had 3 interventions. On regression analyses, only pelvic AE was associated with a mortality reduction (odds ratio [OR], 0.62; 95% CI, 0.47 to 0.82; P
