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Gregory P. Victorino, M.D.

Gregory P. Victorino, M.D.

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Chief, UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
  • Chair, Department of Surgery, Alameda Health System

Contact Information

University of California, San Francisco - East Bay
1411 East 31st Street, QIC 22134
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 437-4267
gregory.p.victorino@ucsf.edu
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Education

  • 1982-86, University of California, Berkeley, B.S.
  • 1987-91, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, M.D.

Residencies

  • 1991-92, University of California, Davis - East Bay, Intern, Surgery
  • 1992-98, University of California, Davis - East Bay, Resident, Surgery

Fellowships

  • 1994-96, University of California, Davis, Research Fellow, Surgery & Physiology
  • 1998-99, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Fellow, Trauma/Critical Care

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Clinical Expertise

  • Ischemia-reperfusion
  • Microvascular permeability and physiology
  • Sepsis
  • Shock
  • Trauma

Research Interests

  • Ischemia-reperfusion
  • Microvascular permeability and physiology
  • Sepsis
  • Shock
  • Trauma

Biography

Gregory P. Victorino, M.D. is Professor and Chief of the UCSF East Bay Surgery Program. He is also  Chair of the Department of Surgery for Alameda Health System.

Victorino, a highly regarded trauma surgeon, and professor of surgery.  Formerly, while the Director of Trauma Services at Highland Hospital, his leadership was crucial to the designation of Highland Hospital, the flagship of Alameda Health System, as a Level 1 Trauma Center serving the East Bay.

Victorino has deep roots in the community with a strong record of clinical outreach. In 2016, he was named Outstanding Physician of the Year by the Alameda Health System. He is also a dedicated teacher and mentor to UCSF-East Bay general surgery residents, and a respected thought leader. His body of professional work includes more than 80 peer-reviewed publications.

Victorino completed his undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley in 1986 and earned his MD at the University of Pittsburgh. He returned to the Bay Area in 1991, completing a general surgery residency at UC Davis-East Bay in 1998, followed by a trauma-critical care fellowship at UC Davis. Soon thereafter, he joined the UCSF Department of Surgery as a faculty member.

Research & Funding

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  • Post-Injury Dysregulation of Lipid Metabolism
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    Aug 2007
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    Jul 2013
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Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 107
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  1. Mooney CM, Banks K, Borthwell R, Victorino K, Coutu S, Browder TD, Victorino GP. Shift in Prehospital Mode of Transportation for Trauma Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Res. 2023 Feb 22; 289:16-21. View in PubMed
  2. Banks KC, Mooney CM, Mazzolini K, Browder TD, Victorino GP. Comparison of outcomes between observation and tube thoracostomy for small traumatic pneumothoraces. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 04; 66:36-39. View in PubMed
  3. Banks KC, Mooney CM, Borthwell R, Victorino K, Coutu S, Mazzolini K, Dzubnar J, Browder TD, Victorino GP. Racial Disparities Among Trauma Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Res. 2023 Jan; 281:89-96. View in PubMed
  4. Schultz C, Yang E, Mantuani D, Miraflor E, Victorino G, Nagdev A. Single injection, ultrasound-guided planar nerve blocks: An essential skill for any clinician caring for patients with rib fractures. Trauma Case Rep. 2022 Oct; 41:100680. View in PubMed
  5. Beattie G, Cohan CM, Tang A, Chen JY, Victorino GP. Observational management of penetrating occult pneumothoraces: Outcomes and risk factors for interval tube thoracostomy placement. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 01 01; 92(1):177-184. View in PubMed
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In the News

  • Gregory P. Victorino, M.D. Appointed Chief of UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program

    UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - October 16, 2018
    Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., currently the Interim Chief of the UCSF East-Bay Surgery Program, has been appointed to the position of Chief. Victorino, a highly regarded trauma surgeon and professor of surgery, is also Director of Trauma Services at Highland Hospital. His leadership  was crucial to the designation of Highland Hospital as a Level 1 Trauma Center serving the East Bay. Victorino has deep roots in the community with a strong record of clinical outreach. In 2016, he was named [...]

  • Gun Violence and Health Equity - Another Perspective on the "March for Our Lives” Demonstrations

    UCSF Department of Surgery - Delvecchio Finley, MPP and Gregory P. Victorino, MD, FACS - March 28, 2018
    Delvecchio Finley, MPP, CEO of the Alameda Health System, visionary leader and agent of change in public health care, and Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., professor of surgery and director of Trauma Services at Highland Hospital, have written an insightful Op-Ed exposing one of the vastly under-appreciated consequences of easy access to guns, namely the lack of heath equity or "the ability to attain one's full health potential". This condition is manifest in low-income and impoverished communities [...]

  • Automatic Acoustic Gunshot Sensor Technology May Benefit Shooting Victims

    UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program - Richard Barg - January 28, 2018
    A study led by UCSF-East Bay general surgery resident Magdalene Brooke, MD, and UCSF trauma surgeon Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., found that the use of automatic acoustic gunshot sensor technology may benefit shooting victims. The study was presented at the most recent Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. The surgeons reported that sensors contribute to quicker hospital arrival times and equal survival rates despite more severe injuries.  A number of U.S. cities have [...]

  • American College of Surgeons Verifies Highland Hospital as Adult Level 1 Trauma Center

    UCSF-Eastbay Surgery Program - Richard Barg - December 26, 2017
    The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has verified Highland Hospital, the flagship facility in the Alameda Health System, as an adult Level 1 Trauma Center, affirming the earlier designation by the state of California through a local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA). Practically speaking, the imprimatur of the ACS is the last critical and essential step for a hospital to be   recognized as a Level 1 Trauma Center, the highest designation made by local government for a trauma center. [...]

  • Gregory Victorino Named Outstanding Physician of the Year by Alameda Health System

    UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program - Richard Barg - July 14, 2016
    Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Director of Trauma Services for the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program*, was named Named Outstanding Physician for 2016 by Alameda Health System. The award was presented at the AHS Foundation's Annual Gala on May 7, 2016. The Alameda Health System Foundation wrote on its website: Dr. Gregory P. Victorino planted his roots in the Bay Area after completing his surgical internship and residency at the University of California, Davis – East Bay in [...]

 

 
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