Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH
 Titles
Investigator, Children's Research Institute; director of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship; professor, Trauma/Critical Care, Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Population Health, The Medical College of Wisconsin.
Division
Trauma/Critical Care
Research interests
Bioethics, critical illnesses, trauma, injury and violence, motor vehicle accidents.
Study interests
Quality of life, PTSD, prehospital care, palliative care.
Education
Medical degree, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1991; master's degree, Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1996; residency, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1998; fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1999.
Certifications
American Board of Surgery/ General Surgery, 2007; Surgical Critical Care, 2009; ATLS, 1995.
Honors
Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award, 2002; Peter C. Canizaro Award, outstanding oral and written presentation by a new member of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 2002; Paper of the Year,. Department of Family and Community: Patient Safety Efforts Should Focus on Medical Injuries, JAMA, 2003; Learning Resources Innovative Educational Project Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2003 and 2005; Outstanding Teacher Award, Association of Surgical Education, 2006; Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2006; MCW Society of Teaching Scholars, 2006; Professionalism Award, Department of Surgery, 2007; Ernest O. Henschel Clinical Teaching Award, Class of 2008; Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2008; Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery, 2009; Association of Women Surgeons Foundation Visiting Professor, 2009; Best Doctors in America, 2007-2011; Outstanding Teacher, Surgical Clerkship, 2009; Barney Becker Golden Cane Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, 2010; Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2010.
Representative publications
- Bulger E, May S, Brasel K, et al. Out-of-Hospital Hypertonic Resuscitation Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA. 2010; 304(13):1455-1464.
- Scudday T, *Brasel KJ, Webb T, Codner P, Somberg L, Weigelt JA, Herrmann D, Peppard W. Safety and Efficacy of Prophylatic Anticoagulation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. J Am Coll Surg. 2011:Vol. 213(1):148-154.
- Kaye D*, Brasel KJ, Neideen T, Weigelt JA. Screening for Blunt Carotid Injuries is Cost-Effective. J Trauma. 2011;70:1051.57.
- Codner PC, deRoon-Cassini T, Brasel KJ, Staged Abdominal Repairs Reduce Long-term Quality of Life. Injury. 2011; Feb. 8.
- Geiger A, Brasel KJ, & deRoon-Cassini TA. Considering the Patient's Perspective in the Injury Severity Score. Journal of Surgical Research. 2011; April 12.
- Peschman J, Neideen T, Brasel KJ. The Impact of Discharging Minimally Injured Trauma Patient: Does Age Play a Role in Trauma Admission? J Trauma. 2011;70:1331-1336.
Grants
- Effects of Family Presence During Resuscitation after Trauma, National Institutes of Health (NIH), principal investigator, Jane S. Leske, PhD.
- Initial Development of a Trauma-Specific Quality of Life Instrument, Center of Disease Control (CDC), Injury Research Center, principal investigator.
- Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, National Institutes of Health (NIH), principal investigator, Tom Aufderheide, MD, role, co-investigator.
- CIREN, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), principal investigator, Dennis Maiman, MD, PhD, role, co-investigator.
- Injury Research Center - Research Core, HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stephen Hargarten/Dr. Peter Layde, principal investigators, role, Core co-director.
- Prospective Observational Multi-Center Transfusion Study, US Army, principal investigator.
Contact
Children's Research Institute
Trauma/Critical Care
9200 W. Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 805-8624
Fax: (414) 805-8641
E-mail: kbrasel@mcw.edu
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