John Santaniello
M.D., FACS
Associate Professor
Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns
Orthopaedic Surgery
CONTACT INFORMATION
Specialties
Esophagus Surgery, Pancreas Surgery, Bile Duct Disorders, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Colon Cancer, Hernia, Bowel Surgery
Locations
Board Certifications
Surgery - General Cert: AM Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care - Subspecialty Cert: AM Board of Surgery
Publications
Brewster,L.; Trueger,N.; Schermer,C.; Ghanayem,A.; Santaniello,J.Infraumbilical anterior retroperitoneal exposure of the lumbar spine in 128 consecutive patients. World journal of surgery 2008 ;32(7):1414-1419
Schermer,C. R.; Omi,E. C.; Ton-That,H.; Grimley,K.; Van Auken,P.; Santaniello,J.; Esposito,T. J.A clustering of injury behaviors. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2008 ;65(5):1000-1004
Davis,K. A.; Kinn,T.; Esposito,T. J.; Reed,R. L.,2nd; Santaniello,J. M.; Luchette,F. A.Nutritional gain versus financial gain: The role of metabolic carts in the surgical ICU. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2006 ;61(6):1436-1440
Davis,K. A.; Reed,R. L.,2nd; Santaniello,J.; Abodeely,A.; Esposito,T. J.; Poulakidas,S. J.; Luchette,F. A.Predictors of the need for nephrectomy after renal trauma. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2006 ;60(1):164-169
Eckert,M. J.; Wade,T. E.; Davis,K. A.; Luchette,F. A.; Esposito,T. J.; Poulakidas,S. J.; Santaniello,J. M.; Gamelli,R. L.Ventilator-associated pneumonia after combined burn and trauma is caused by associated injuries and not the burn wound. Journal of Burn Care & Research 2006 ;27(4):457-462
Eckert,M. J.; Davis,K. A.; Reed,R. L.,2nd; Esposito,T. J.; Santaniello,J. M.; Poulakidas,S.; Gamelli,R. L.; Luchette,F. A.Ventilator-associated pneumonia, like real estate: location really matters. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2006 ;60(1):104-110
Malaisrie,S. C.; Borge,M. A.; Glynn,L.; Santaniello,J. M.; Esposito,T. J.; Davis,K. A.; Luchette,F. A.Combined percutaneous and angiographic thrombosis of a traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm in a child. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2005 ;59(4):1025-1028
Esposito,T. J.; Ingraham,A.; Luchette,F. A.; Sears,B. W.; Santaniello,J. M.; Davis,K. A.; Poulakidas,S. J.; Gamelli,R. L.Reasons to omit digital rectal exam in trauma patients: no fingers, no rectum, no useful additional information. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2005 ;59(6):1314-1319
Flagel,B. T.; Luchette,F. A.; Reed,R. L.; Esposito,T. J.; Davis,K. A.; Santaniello,J. M.; Gamelli,R. L.Half-a-dozen ribs: the breakpoint for mortality. Surgery 2005 ;138(4):717-723
Davis,K. A.; Eckert,M. J.; Reed,R. L.,2nd; Esposito,T. J.; Santaniello,J. M.; Poulakidas,S.; Luchette,F. A.; Gamelli,R. L.Ventilator-associated pneumonia in injured patients: do you trust your Gram's stain?. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2005 ;58(3):462-466
Sears,B. W.; Luchette,F. A.; Esposito,T. J.; Dickson,E. L.; Grant,M.; Santaniello,J. M.; Jodlowski,C. R.; Davis,K. A.; Poulakidas,S. J.; Gamelli,R. L.Old fashion clinical judgment in the era of protocols: is mandatory chest X-ray necessary in injured patients?. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2005 ;59(2):324-330
Davis,K. A.; Santaniello,J. M.; He,L. K.; Muthu,K.; Sen,S.; Jones,S. B.; Gamelli,R. L.; Shankar,R.Burn injury and pulmonary sepsis: development of a clinically relevant model. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2004 ;56(2):272-278
Santaniello,J. M.; Luchette,F. A.; Esposito,T. J.; Gunawan,H.; Reed,R. L.; Davis,K. A.; Gamelli,R. L.Ten year experience of burn, trauma, and combined burn/trauma injuries comparing outcomes. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2004 ;57(4):696-700
Eckert,M. J.; Davis,K. A.; Reed,R. L.,2nd; Santaniello,J. M.; Poulakidas,S.; Esposito,T. J.; Luchette,F. A.Urgent airways after trauma: who gets pneumonia?. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2004 ;57(4):750-755
Reed,R. L.,2nd; Luchette,F. A.; Davis,K. A.; Esposito,T. J.; Poulakidas,S.; Santaniello,J.; Silver,G.; Pyrz,K.; Gamelli,R. L.Medicare's bundling of trauma care codes violates relative value principles. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2004 ;57(6):1164-1172
Santaniello,J. M.; Esposito,T. J.; Luchette,F. A.; Atkian,D. K.; Davis,K. A.; Gamelli,R. L.Mechanism of injury does not predict acuity or level of service need: field triage criteria revisited. Surgery 2003 ;134(4):698-703
Santaniello,J. M.; Miller,P. R.; Croce,M. A.; Bruce,L.; Bee,T. K.; Malhotra,A. K.; Fabian,T. C.; Mattox,K. L.Blunt aortic injury with concomitant intra-abdominal solid organ injury: treatment priorities revisited. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care 2002 ;53(3):442-445
Bruce,L. M.; Croce,M. A.; Santaniello,J. M.; Miller,P. R.; Lyden,S. P.; Fabian,T. C.Blunt renal artery injury: incidence, diagnosis, and management. American Surgeon 2001 ;67(6):550-554
Education
Medical School
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency
Loyola University Medical Center, Surgery: General Surgery
Fellowship
University of Tennessee College of Medicine/University of Tennessee Medical Center, Traumatology and Critical Care
Languages
Italian