Department of Surgery

David V. Shatz, M.D. View profile as PDF

David V. Shatz

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Shatz is a trauma surgeon and surgical intensivist who has lectured extensively both nationally and abroad. His primary research interests are in the immunologic competence of the injured spleen, and in disaster preparedness and response. He is a nationally recognized expert in disaster response, having worked and taught within the federal search and rescue system for over fifteen years. His clinical and professional interests also extend to the pre-hospital environment, where he has been a fire-rescue medical director for over ten years in Florida, with the same enthusiasm and experience now in California.

Title:

Professor of Surgery

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-5535

Other Languages:

Spanish

Education:

Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood, Illinois
M.D. 1983

UCLA
Los Angeles, California
B.A. 1977

Internships:

University of Hawaii School of Medicine
Honolulu, Hawaii
1984

Residency:

Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
1989
General Surgery

University of Hawaii School of Medicine
Honolulu, Hawaii
1986
General Surgery

Fellowships:

Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Miami, Fla
1992
Surgical Critical Care

Board Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2001
American Board of Surgery, 1998

Professional Memberships:

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
EMS Medical Directors Association of California
Fellow, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Honorary Lifetime Member, ACS Florida Committee on Trauma
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Western Trauma Association

Honors and Awards:

Life Saving Award, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Dept., 2008
Thomas Quinn Exceptional Service Award, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, 2008
Peace and Unity Award, Archdiocese of Miami, 2006
Special Certificate of Appreciation, Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor & Board of County Commissioners, 2005

Select Recent Publications:

Dunham M, McKenney M, Shatz DV. “The Role of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma: Indications, Limitations, and Controversies”, Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Eds. Asensio JA, Trunkey DD; Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.2008.

Meizoso JP, Shatz DV, Fletcher KG, Shpiner MV, Carvajal DP, Ring A, Coffin WC, Pearlman M, Pearlman A, Ragland S, Murphy SM, Rivero DA, Gerlach W, Pepper J, Tighe J. University of Miami ‘CANES Emergency Response Team: A look at an undergraduate disaster response team. J Emerg Management 6(6):48-52, 2008.

de Moya MA, Seaver C, Spaniolas K, Inaba K, Nguyen M, Veltman Y, Shatz D, Alam HB, Pizano L. Occult pneumothorax in trauma patients: development of an objective scoring system. J Trauma 63(1):13-17.2007.

Ciraulo DL, Barie PS, Briggs SM, Bjerke S, Born CT, Capella J, Cancio L, Dennis A, DiGiacomo C, Gross RI, Hammond JS, Holcomb JB, Jenkins D, Knuth TE, Letarte PB, Lynn M, O’Neill PA, Salomone JP, Shatz DV. An update on the surgeons scope and depth of practice to all-hazards emergency response. J Trauma 60(6):1267-1274.2006.

Shatz DV, Bencie-Fairburn J, Wolcott K. “Response to Hurricane Disasters”, SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. Surgical Response to Disaster. Ed., Rush R., Martin R. W.B.Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA.2006.

Ginzburg E, Klein Y, Sutherland M, Levi D, Nery JR, Sleeman D, Shatz DV, Lynn M, Goldberg D, Cohn SM. Prolonged clamping of the liver parenchyma: a salvage maneuver in exsanguinating liver injury. J Trauma 56(4):922-923.2004.

Karmy-Jones R, Nathens A, Jurkovich GJ, Shatz DV, Brundage S, Wall MJ, Engelhardt S, Hoyt DB, Holcroft J, Knudson MM, Michaels A, Long W. Urgent and emergent thoracotomy for penetrating chest trauma. J Trauma 56(3):664-669.2004.

Ginzburg E, Cohn SM, Lopez J, Jackowski J, Brown M, Hameed SM, Shatz D, et al. Randomized clinical trial of intermittent pneumatic compression and low molecular weight heparin in trauma. Br J Surg 90:1338-1344.2003.

Lasko DS, A Habib F, Sleeman D, Levi J, Shatz D, Livingstone A, Echenique A, Yrizarry J, Scagnelli T, Guerra J, Casillas V, Russell E. 99 percutaneous lavage for infected pancreatic necrosis. J Gastrointes Surg 7(2):288-289.2003.

Shatz DV, Romero-Steiner S, Elie CM, Holder PF, Carlone GM. Antibody responses in post-splenectomy trauma patients receiving the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine at 14 versus 28 days postoperatively. J Trauma 53(6):1037-1042.2002.

To see if David V. Shatz is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.