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Department of Surgery

Lynette Scherer, M.D.

Lynette Scherer

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Scherer's primary interests center on the management of trauma and emergency surgery patients. She has specific research in fluid resuscitation during the first 48 hours after injury.

Title:

 Associate Professor
Chief, Trauma and Emergency Surgery Service
Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Specialty:

 Surgery - Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care, Surgery - General

Center/Program Affiliation:

 Trauma Program

Address:

 UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

 (916) 734-4771

Education:

 Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
M.D. 1993

Mount Saint Mary's College
Los Angeles, California
B.S. 1989

Internships:

 UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1993-1994
Surgery

Residency:

 UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1994-1999
Surgery

Fellowships:

 UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1999-2000
Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care

Board Certifications:

 American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2009
American Board of Surgery - Recertification, 2008
American Board of Surgery, 2000

Professional Memberships:

 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
American College of Surgeons
Association for Program Directors in Surgery
Northern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Sacramento Surgical Society
University of California, Davis, Surgical Association
Western Surgical Association

Select Recent Publications:

Galante, J.M., J.L. Pierce, L.A. Scherer. Laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic pericardial wndows: Getting to the heart of the matter. Submitted to Archives of Surgery. 2008.

Holmes, D., L. Link, L.A. Scherer, A. Bair. Profunda femoral artery pseudo-aneurysm after a stab wound. Images In Emergency Medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine, March;51(3): 330, 342. 2008.

Vanderveen, K, M. Chen, L.A. Scherer. Effects of resident duty-hours restrictions on surgical and non-surgical teaching faculty. Archives of Surgery, Aug;142(8): 759-64; discussion 764-6. 2007

Utter G, Scherer LA, Wisner DH. Blunt cardiac rupture in a patient with prior ventricular septal defect repair: A case report. The Journal of Trauma, (57):635-37, 2004.

Scherer LA, Battistella FD. Trauma and emergency surgery: An evolutionary direction for trauma surgeons. The Journal of Trauma, 56(1):7-12, 2004.

Scherer LA, Chang MC, Meredith JW, Battistella FD. Videotape review leads to rapid and sustained learning. American Journal of Surgery, 185:516-520, 2003.

Chang MC, Martin RS, Scherer LA, Meredith JW. Improving ventricular-arterial coupling during resuscitation form shock effects on cardiovascular function and systemic perfusion. The Journal of Trauma, 53(4):679-85, 2002.

Scherer LA, Shriver S, Chang M, Meredith JW, Owings JT. The vacuum-assisted closure device: A method of securing skin grafts and improving graft survival. Archives of Surgery, 137(8):930-934, 2002.

Scherer LA , Battistella FD, Owings JT, Aguilar MA. Video-assisted thoracic surgery in the treatment of post-traumatic empyema. Archives of Surgery, 133(66):637-41, 1998.

Scherer LA , Victorino G, Wisner DH. Determinants of failed transfer from the intensive care unit in trauma patients. Surgical Forum, 52:577-79, 1997.

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