University of California San Francisco

Mendoza, April
April Mendoza, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Trauma Medical Director, Alameda Health System

Address

35 Medical Center Way, #902D
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

    Biography

    Dr. Mendoza graduated from Loyola University Medical center with her MD in 2008. She went on to complete her general surgery residency at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. 

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California San Francisco Trauma and Surgical Critical Care 07/2017
    Louisiana State University Medical Center General Surgery 06/2015
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MPH Health Care and Prevention 2012
    Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine MD Medicine 06/2008
    Xavier University of Louisiana BS Microbiology 05/2004

    Awards & Honors

    Award Conferred By Date
    Joseph Susman Memorial Award UCSF-East Bay 2024

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 95
    1. Surgical Infections and the Future of Research: Re-Defining the Research Agenda for the Surgical Infection Society.
      Delaplain PT, Kaafarani HMA, Benedict LAO, Guidry CA, Kim D, Loor MM, Machado-Aranda D, Mele TS, Mendoza AE, Morris-Stiff G, Rattan R, Upperman JS, Barie PS, Schubl SD, Scientific Studies Committee of the Surgical Infection Society| | PubMed
    2. Implications of the national Stop the Bleed campaign: The swinging pendulum of prehospital tourniquet application in civilian limb trauma.
      Mikdad S, Mokhtari AK, Luckhurst CM, Breen KA, Liu B, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos G, Mendoza AE, Bloemers FW, Saillant N| | PubMed
    3. Study Designs in Clinical Research.
      Mendoza AE, Yeh DD| | PubMed
    4. Intensive Care Unit Volume of Sepsis Patients Does Not Affect Mortality: Results of a Nationwide Retrospective Analysis.
      Naar L, Hechi MWE, Gallastegi AD, Renne BC, Fawley J, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Lee J| | PubMed
    5. The Emergency Surgery Score is a powerful predictor of outcomes across multiple surgical specialties: Results of a retrospective nationwide analysis.
      AlSowaiegh R, Naar L, El Moheb M, Parks JJ, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA| | PubMed
    6. Abdominal Wall Thickness Predicts Surgical Site Infection in Emergency Colon Operations.
      Narueponjirakul N, Breen KA, El Hechi MW, Kongkaewpaisan N, Velmahos G, King D, Fagenholz P, Saillant N, Tabrizi M, Mendoza AE, Kaafarani HMA, Rosenthal MG| | PubMed
    7. Deep immune profiling of whole blood to identify early immune signatures that correlate to patient outcome after major trauma.
      Mendoza AE, Raju Paul S, El Hechi M, Naar L, Nederpelt C, Mikdad S, van Erp I, Hess JM, Velmahos GC, Poznansky M, Reeves P| | PubMed
    8. Development of a field artificial intelligence triage tool: Confidence in the prediction of shock, transfusion, and definitive surgical therapy in patients with truncal gunshot wounds.
      Nederpelt CJ, Mokhtari AK, Alser O, Tsiligkaridis T, Roberts J, Cha M, Fawley JA, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Fagenholz PJ, Kaafarani HMA, King DR, Velmahos GC, Saillant N| | PubMed
    9. Multisystem outcomes and predictors of mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19: Demographics and disease acuity matter more than comorbidities or treatment modalities.
      Alser O, Mokhtari A, Naar L, Langeveld K, Breen KA, El Moheb M, Kapoen C, Gaitanidis A, Christensen MA, Maurer LR, Mashbari H, Bankhead-Kendall B, Parks J, Fawley J, Saillant N, Mendoza A, Paranjape C, Fagenholz P, King D, Lee J, Farhat MR, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA| | PubMed
    10. Modified Frailty Index-5 Score and Post-Operative Infectious Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Intestinal-Cutaneous Fistula: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
      Alser O, Gallastegi AD, Christensen MA, Mashbari H, Saillant N, Parks J, Mendoza A, Fagenholz P, King D, Hwabejire J, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Fawley JA| | PubMed