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. The Current Role of Interventional Radiology in the Management of Acute Trauma Patient.
      Luckhurst CM, Mendoza AE| | PubMed
    2. Outcomes of same admission cholecystectomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for common bile duct stones: A post hoc analysis of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study.
      Tracy BM, Paterson CW, Kwon E, Mlaver E, Mendoza A, Gaitanidis A, Rattan R, Mulder MB, Yeh DD, Gelbard RB, EAST Retained Common Bile Duct Stones Study Group| | PubMed
    3. Perceptions of differences in graduated autonomy between male and female surgical residents.
      Smith CB, Saillant NN, Mendoza AE| | PubMed
    4. The Role of Transaminases in Predicting Choledocholithiasis. A Novel Predictive Composite Score Development in a Cohort of 1089 Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
      Kokoroskos N, Peponis T, Lee JM, El Hechi M, Naar L, Nederpelt C, Gaitanidis A, Mendoza AE, Saillant N, Kaafarani H, King D, Velmahos G, Fagenholz P| | PubMed
    5. Peri-operative blood transfusion and risk of infectious complications following intestinal-cutaneous fistula surgical repair: A retrospective nationwide analysis.
      Alser O, Christensen MA, Saillant N, Parks J, Mendoza A, Fagenholz P, King D, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Fawley J| | PubMed
    6. Does the Emergency Surgery Score predict failure to discharge the patient home? A nationwide analysis.
      AlSowaiegh R, Naar L, Mokhtari A, Parks JJ, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA| | PubMed
    7. Low-molecular-weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin in pediatric traumatic brain injury.
      van Erp IA, Gaitanidis A, El Moheb M, Kaafarani HMA, Saillant N, Duhaime AC, Mendoza AE| | PubMed
    8. Preoperative frailty predicts postoperative outcomes in intestinal-cutaneous fistula repair.
      Alser O, Naar L, Christensen MA, Saillant N, Parks J, Mendoza A, Fagenholz P, King D, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Fawley J| | PubMed
    9. Timing of thromboprophylaxis in patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injuries undergoing nonoperative management.
      Gaitanidis A, Breen KA, Nederpelt C, Parks J, Saillant N, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Mendoza AE| | PubMed
    10. Surgical Infection Society Research Priorities: A Narrative Review of Fourteen Years of Progress.
      Mele TS, Kaafarani HMA, Guidry CA, Loor MM, Machado-Aranda D, Mendoza AE, Morris-Stiff G, Rattan R, Schubl SD, Barie PS| | PubMed