Natasha Keric

Interests

Research

Clinical outcomes

Teaching

MentorshipCourse DevelopmentSimulation

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Keric, N., & Crigger, M. (2020). Commentary on “Endovascular Stent grafts and Aortic Rupture: A Case Series” by Karmy-Jones, etal.. In 50 Landmark Papers Every Intensivist Should Know.
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  *Crigger, M., Keric, N. Commentary on “Endovascular Stent grafts and Aortic Rupture: A Case Series” by Karmy-Jones, etal.50 Landmark Papers Every Intensivist Should KnowSubmitted 12.9.2020*Details on Author Mentorship: I mentored Dr. Crigger, General Surgery Resident at BUMC-P/UACOM Phoenix, in the writing of this Book Chapter.
• Mehrotra, A., & Keric, N. (2020). Commentary on “Delirium as a Predictor of Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit” by Ely, etal.. In 50 Landmark Papers Every Acute Care Surgeon Should Know. 50 Landmark Papers Every Acute Care Surgeon Should Know: Taylor and Francis, Lumina Datamatics.
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  2. *Mehrotra, A., Keric, N. Commentary on “Delirium as a Predictor of Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit” by Ely, etal.50 Landmark Papers Every Acute Care Surgeon Should Knowhttps://www.amazon.com/Landmark-Papers-Every-Surgeon-Should-ebook/dp/B07V9W49MC/ref=pd_sbsd_14_1/132-7760167-6629336?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07V9W49MC&pd_rd_r=59ee6551-2df4-4968-b53a-b141fe26b3aa&pd_rd_w=9XBi3&pd_rd_wg=9Sbj7&pf_rd_p=2c2d0d3b-b3c5-4110-93fa-2c1270309ac1&pf_rd_r=KJ4SDP1VZ7KMRYKRWS7B&psc=1&refRID=KJ4SDP1VZ7KMRYKRWS7B Submitted 1.2019Published 2020
• Keric, N. (2019). Commentary on “Clearing the Cervical Spine in Multiple Trauma Victims: A Time-Effective Protocol Using Helical Computed Tomography” by Nunez, etal.. In 50 Landmark Papers Every Trauma Surgeon Should Know. Taylor and Francis, Lumina Datamatics.
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  Keric, N. Commentary on “Clearing the Cervical Spine in Multiple Trauma Victims: A Time-Effective Protocol Using Helical Computed Tomography” by Nunez, etal.50 Landmark Papers Every Trauma Surgeon Should Knowhttps://www.amazon.com/Landmark-Papers-Trauma-Surgeon-Should/dp/113850629X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=cohn%2BAND%2Bfeinstein&qid=1564711738&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Submitted 10.2018Published 2019
• Keric, N. (2018). Trauma I: Initial Trauma Evaluation Trauma II: Definitive Treatment. In https://www.facs.org/education/program/core-curriculum.
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  Wrote the trauma chapter for the national core medical student curriculum for the American College of Surgeons

Journals/Publications

• Keric, N. (2021). High on Life? The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Crashing Under the Influence.. Cureus.
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  Kruse, M., Perez, J., Zielonka, T., Blatt, M., Dolich, M., Keric, N., Schrieber, M., Bini, J., Hofmann, L., Cohn, S. High on Life? The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Crashing Under the Influence. The American Surgeon Accepted for Publication January 2021
• Jaber, J., Keric, N., Kang, P., & Feinstein, A. (2018). Predicting Success: A Comparative Analysis of Student Performance on the Surgical Clerkship and the NBME Surgery Subject Exam.. Journal of Surgical Education.
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  2. *Jaber, J., Keric, N., Kang, P., Feinstein, A.Predicting Success: A Comparative Analysis of Student Performance on the Surgical Clerkship and the NBME Surgery Subject Exam.Surgery Open Sciencehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845019300235?via%3DihubAugust 2019*Details on Mentorship: I mentored Jamil Jaber, Medical Student at UACOM-Phoenix, in the research and writing of this Manuscript.
• Jaber, J., Keric, N., Kang, P., & Feinstein, A. (2019). Predicting success: A comparative analysis of student performance on the surgical clerkship and the NBME surgery subject exam.. Surgery Open Science (on-line) Journal homepage: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/surgery-open-science, 1(2), 86-89.
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  AbstractBackgroundThe National Board of Medical Examiners surgery shelf is a well-established terminal measure of student medical knowledge. No study has explored the correlation between intraclerkship quizzes and shelf exam performance.MethodsWeekly quiz and National Board of Medical Examiners scores were collected from 156 third-year students who participated in a 12-week surgical clerkship from 2015 to 2017. Kruskal-Wallis, Wilcoxon rank sum, and linear regression analysis was completed.ResultsTrauma/Burns, Esophagus/Anorectal, and Wound/Intensive Care Unit quiz content corresponded with increased National Board of Medical Examiners performance with β-coefficients of 1.57 (P 
• Keric, N. (2019). Infections After Penetrating Brain Injury. Eastern Association for Trauma Surgery Multicenter Study.
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  The Trauma Division in the Department of Surgery at Banner University Phoenix was selected to participate in a multicenter national trial. I was one of the authors on the study that was submitted on 12.20183. Laura A Harmon MD1, Daniel J Haase MD2, Joseph Kufera MS2, Sakib Adnan3, Donna Cabral4 Lawrence Lottenberg4, Kyle W Cunningham, MD5, MPH, Stephanie Bonne MD6, Jessica Burges MD7, Jennifer L Rehbein MD7, Greg Semon DO8, Matthew R Noorbakhsh MD9, Benjamin N Cragun MD9, Vaidehi Agrawal PhD10, Michael Truitt MD10, Joseph Marcotte MD11, Anna Goldenberg DO11, *Milad Behbahaninia MD12, Natasha Keric MD12, Peter M Hammer MD13, Jeffry Nahmias MD14, Areg Grigorian MD14, Dave Turay MD15, Vikram Chakravarthy MD15, Priti Lalchandani MD16, Dennis Kim MD16, Trinette Chapin BSN17, Julie Dunn MD17, Victor Portillo MD18, Thomas Schroeppel MD, MS19, Deborah M Stein MD, MPH2Infection after penetrating brain injury-An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study oral presentation at the 32nd annual meeting of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, January 15-19, 2019, in Austin, Texas.Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; 87(1):61–67https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=01586154-201907000-00009 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31259869 July 2019*Details on Mentorship: I mentored Dr. Behbahaninia, General Surgery Resident at BUMC-P/UACOM-Phoenix, in the research and writing of this Manuscript.
• Hofmann, L. J., Keric, N., Cestero, R. F., Babbitt-Jonas, R., Khoury, L., Panzo, M., Perez, J. M., & Cohn, S. M. (2018). Trauma Surgeons' Perspective on Gun Violence and a Review of the Literature. Cureus, 10(11), e3599.
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  Background In the United States, there is a constant debate between the proponents of the right to bear arms and those desiring to reduce the epidemic of gun violence. We sought to capture the trauma surgeons' perspective on gun control. Methods We presented an on-line based survey to the members of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). Survey questions were chosen to reflect the popular media poll questions as well as trauma-specific perspectives. We compared the trauma surgeons' perspectives to that of the general populace from a poll conducted by the New York Times (NYT). Results A total of 120 trauma surgeons responded to the survey. The age group ranged from 34 to 82 years, and the median age was 51. Most respondents were male (64%, = 67) and worked at a Level I trauma center (80%, = 96) in an academic setting (67%, = 80). About half of the responding surgeons owned a household firearm (40%; = 48 of the AAST members vs. 47%; = 521 of the general populace). Sixty-one percent of the trauma surgeons (= 73) and 53% (= 588) of the NYT respondents favor stricter gun control laws. While 80% (= 888) of the NYT respondents felt that mental health screening and treatment would decrease gun violence, only 56% ( = 67) of surgeons felt that mental health screening would be beneficial. The majority (90%, = 999) of the NYT poll respondents favor a law restricting the sale of guns only by licensed dealers. Only (66%, = 79) of the trauma surgeons were in agreement with the stricter gun sale legislation by licensed dealers. Conclusion Trauma surgeons appear to share similar views with the general American populace regarding gun violence and injury control.
• Keric, N. (2018). The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Vehicular Trauma. Cureus.
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  Keric, N., Bonilla, J., Hofmann, Babbitt-Jonas, Michalek, J.E., Lush , Dolich, M., Khoury, L., and Cohn, S.M.The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Vehicular Trauma. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3671https://www.cureus.com/articles/16182-the-impact-of-marijuana-legalization-on-vehicular-traumaDecember 3, 2018
• Keric, N., Richter, M., Kang, P., & Feinstein, A. (2018). Surgery Night Float Team: Should Medical Students Have a Spot on the Roster?. Journal of MEdical Education.
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  6. *Richter, M., Keric, N., Kang, P., Feinstein, A.Surgery Night Float Team: Should Medical Students Have a Spot on the Roster?Journal of Medical Education; 17(4): 238-248https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7068/d58ee8302e1b6d565225072a669e82159b7e.pdf?_ga=2.108676491.888948291.1570990784-1550073265.1570990784 Fall 2018*Details on Mentorship: I mentored Madeline Richter, Medical Student at UACOM-Phoenix, in the research and writing of this Manuscript.
• Feinstein, A. J., Freeborn, T. L., Shinar, R., Siegrist, B., Keric, N., & Patel, N. Y. (2017). I Can’t Find the Left Iliac Artery! Abdominal Stab Wound Leading to Uncontrollable Hemorrhage.. Trauma Cases and Reviews, 3.
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  ClinMed International Library Trauma Cases and Reviews 3:051, volume 3 issue 1 doi.org/10.23937/2469-5777-1510051
• Hassan, S. F., Cohn, S. M., Admire, J., Nunez-Cantu, O., Arar, Y., Myers, J. G., Dent, D. L., Eastridge, B. J., Cestero, R. F., Gunst, M., Markowski, H., Keric, N., Liao, L., & Mueller, D. L. (2014). Natural history and clinical implications of nondepressed skull fracture in young children. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY, 77(1), 166-169.
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  Hassan, SF, Cohn, SM, Admire, J., Nunez-Cantu, O., Myers, J., Eastridge, B., Cestero, RF, Gunst, M., Markowski, H., Keric, N., Liao, L., Mueller, D. Natural History and Clinical Implications of Non-Depressed Skull Fracture in Young Children.Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; 77 (1): 166-169https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/futuretoc.aspx?futuretocid=12July 2014
• Hassan, S. F., Cohn, S. M., Admire, J., Nunez-Cantu, O., Arar, Y., Myers, J. G., Dent, D. L., Eastridge, B. J., Cestero, R. F., Gunst, M., Markowski, H., Keric, N., Liao, L., & Mueller, D. L. (2014). Natural history and clinical implications of nondepressed skull fracture in young children. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 77(1), 166-9.
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  Head injury is the most common cause of neurologic disability and mortality in children. Previous studies have demonstrated that depressed skull fractures (SFs) represent approximately one quarter of all SFs in children and approximately 10% percent of hospital admissions after head injury. We hypothesized that nondepressed SFs (NDSFs) in children are not associated with adverse neurologic outcomes.

Presentations

• Crigger, M., Tompeck, A., & Keric, N. (2021, January/2021). A Multidisciplinary Team Using a Modified Percutaneous Surgical Tracheostomy for COVID-19 Patients. 50th Annual Critical Care CongressSociety of Critical Care Medicine.
• Crigger, M., Tompeck, A., & Keric, N. (2021, January/2021). A Multidisciplinary Team Using a Modified Percutaneous Surgical Tracheostomy for COVID-19 Patients. Critical Care Congress. Virtual: Society of Critical Care Medicine.
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  *Crigger, M., Tompeck, A., Keric, N. A Multidisciplinary Team Using a Modified Percutaneous Surgical Tracheostomy for COVID-19 PatientsAbstract Presented by Dr. Crigger at the Research Snapshot Oral Presentation at the 50th Annual Critical Care Congress January 31, 2021*Details on Author Mentorship: I mentored Dr. Crigger, General Surgery Resident at BUMC-P/UACOM Phoenix, in the research and presentation of this Abstract.
• Keric, N., Smith, J., Kaib, S., Teran, P., & Feinstein, A. (2021, February/2021). Combating Burnout Early: Dedicated Wellness Time Decreases Absence on the Surgery Clerkship Without Hindering Performance. General Surgery Education Quickshot Session/Academic Surgical Congress. Virtual: Association for Academic Surgery.
• Keric, N. (2018, May/2018). Implementing an Ethics Session in the Surgical Clerkship. Association for Surgical Education /Out of the Box Session. Austin, TX: American College of Surgeons.
• Keric, N. (2016, November). Conundrums in Cervical Spine Clearance. Arizona Trauma Association 8th Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Symposium. Scottsdale, AZ.
• Keric, N. (2012, May/2012). Identification of Patients at Risk for Rapid Response Activation after Discharge from the Intensive Care Unit.. Surgical Research Forum/Scott and White Memorial Hospital. Temple, TX.
• Keric, N. (2012, November/2012). Outcomes in Geriatric Trauma Patients over 10 Years: A Single Center Review. State Paper Competition/Maryland Committee on Trauma. Baltimore, MD: American College of Surgeons.
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  *State Runner Up Award

Poster Presentations

• Feinstein, A., Rajdev, P., Keric, N., Zhang, R., & Martinez, G. F. (2024, Spring). Assessment of a Longitudinally Integrated Culturally Responsive Curriculum Focused on Professionalism within the Surgery Core Clerkship. The Association of Surgical Education. Submitted November 3, 2023.. The Association of Surgical Education Annual MeetingAssociation of Surgical Education.
• Keric, N., Jaber, J., Feinstein, A., & Kang, P. (2018, May/2018). Predicting Success: A Comparative Analysis of Student Performance on the Surgical Clerkship and the NBME Surgery Subject Exam.. Presented at the Association for Surgical Education. Austin, TX: American College of Surgeons.
• Keric, N., Richter, M., Kang, P., & Feinstein, A. (2018, may/2018). Surgery Night Float Team: Should Medical Students Have a Spot on the Roster?. Presented at the Association for Surgical Education. Austin, TX: American College of Surgeons.
• Mehr, B., Keric, N., Yang, J., Feinstein, A., & Johnson, S. B. (2016, November/2016). The Daily Grind: Implications of Acute Management of Extremity Entrapment on Functional Outcome: A Case Report.. Arizona Trauma Association 8th Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Symposium. Scottsdale, AZ: Southwest Trauma and Acute Care Symposium.
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  *Mehr, B., Keric, N., Yang, J., Feinstein, A., Patel, N., Johnson, S.The Daily Grind: Implications of Acute Management of Extremity Entrapment on Functional Outcome: A Case Report.Arizona Trauma Association 8th Annual Southwest Trauma and Acute Care SymposiumScottsdale, AZ November 10, 2016*Details on Mentorship: I mentored Dr. Mehr, General Surgery Resident at BUMC-P/UACOM-Phoenix, in the research and presentation of this Case Report.
• Keric, N., Bready, M., Harmon, L., Jupiter, D., & Davis, M. (2013, February/2013). Identification of Patients at Risk for Rapid Response Activation after Discharge from the Intensive Care Unit.. Southeastern Surgical Congress. Jacksonville, FL.

Reviews

• Sams, V., Michalek, J., Keric, N., & Cohn, S. M. (2014. Risk Factors for Umbilical Trocar Site Incisional Hernia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective 3-Year Follow-up Study..
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  Sams, V., Michalek, J., Keric, N., Cohn, SM. Risk Factors for Umbilical Trocar Site Incisional Hernia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective 3-Year Follow-up Study. AAST Cutting Edge Newsletter March 31, 2014

Creative Productions

• Keric, N. (2014. Doctors warn of public health problem of dog attacks. San Antonio Express, News.