Assistant Professor, Surgery, USC School of Medicine

General Surgery

Lydia works in the field of General Surgery. He received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACS)". Lydia is a published MD. He published 28 publications, including: 'Early versus delayed same-admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly patients with comorbidities.'

Publications

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• Early versus delayed same-admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly patients with comorbidities.
• Prospective Evaluation of Treatment of Open Fractures: Effect of Time to Irrigation and Debridement.
• Subtotal cholecystectomy and open total cholecystectomy: alternatives in complicated cholecystitis.
• The use of the anatomic 'zones' of the neck in the assessment of penetrating neck injury.
• Management of patients with evisceration after abdominal stab wounds.
• Falls in the elderly: a modern look at an old problem.
• The Use of Cognitive Task Analysis to Reveal the Instructional Limitations of Experts in the Teaching of Procedural Skills.
• Is Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation Associated with Improved Outcomes In Isolated Severe Head Injury? A Matched Cohort Analysis.
• Intracranial pressure monitoring in severe head injury: compliance with Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines and effect on outcomes: a prospective study.
• Timing of redébridement after initial source control impacts survival in necrotizing soft tissue infection.
• The impact of liver cirrhosis on outcomes in trauma patients: A prospective study.
• Splenectomy in patients with traumatic brain injury: Protective or harmful? A National Trauma Data Bank analysis.
• Early operation is associated with a survival benefit for patients with adhesive bowel obstruction.
• Prospective Evaluation of the Role of Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Abdominal Stab Wounds.
• Implementing acute care surgery at a level I trauma center: 1-year prospective evaluation of the impact of this shift on trauma volumes and outcomes.
• Penetrating cardiac trauma in adolescents: A rare injury with excessive mortality.
• Impact of Fibrinogen Levels on Outcomes after Acute Injury in Patients Requiring a Massive Transfusion.
• Negative laparotomy in trauma: are we getting better?
• Closed-suction drain placement at laparotomy in isolated solid organ injury is not associated with decreased risk of deep surgical site infection.
• Appendectomy Timing: Waiting Until the Next Morning Increases the Risk of Surgical Site Infections.
• Hyperfibrinolysis Elicited via Thromboelastography Predicts Mortality in Trauma.
• The incidence of neurogenic shock after spinal cord injury in patients admitted to a high-volume level I trauma center.
• Ten years of mechanical complications of central venous catheterization in trauma patients.
• Biochemical Profile and Outcomes in Trauma Patients Subjected to Open Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study.
• Prospective evaluation of selective nonoperative management of torso gunshot wounds: When is it safe to discharge?
• The impact of early hormonal therapy in catastrophic brain-injured patients and its effect on organ procurement.
• Venous thromboembolic events in isolated severe traumatic brain injury.

Schools

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• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Medical School

• University Of California San Diego Med Center

• Los Angeles County Usc Med Center

Doctors Specialties

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• Critical Care Surgery
• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• University of Southern California - LAC+USC Medical Center
• University of California San Diego
• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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