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Kevin Slaughter, M.D.

Kevin Slaughter, M.D.

Trauma/Emergency General/Burn SurgeonAssistant Professor of SurgerySpecialty: Trauma, Burn Care, Surgery
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About Kevin Slaughter, M.D.

Dr. Kevin Slaughter was appointed as assistant professor of surgery at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine in 2024. A Texas native, he earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio.

Dr. Slaughter completed his internship and general surgery residency at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, where he was awarded the McSwain Trauma Resident of the Year Award and the Surgery Clinical Excellence Award. He also was twice nominated for an OWL Award for Best Surgical Resident.

During his fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine in Dallas, he was the recipient of the Brett Arnoldo Teaching Fellow of the Year Award.

Conditions Treated

  • Burn
  • Burn Surgery
  • Emergency General Surgery
  • Surgical Critical Care
  • Trauma Surgery

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons
  • Association for Academic Surgery
  • American Burn Association

Education

  • Medical School: University of Texas Health Sciences Center | San Antonio, TX
  • Residency (General Surgery): Tulane University School of Medicine | New Orleans, LA
  • Fellowship (Surgical Critical Care): University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine | Dallas, TX
  • Fellowship (Burn Critical Care): University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine | Dallas, TX

Abstracts

  • Kevin Slaughter, MD; Alison Smith, MD, PhD; Shana Zucker, BA; Jennifer Avegno, MD; Jessica Friedman, MD; Chrissy Guidry, DO; Patrick McGrew, MD; Rebecca Schroll, MD; Clifton McGinness, MD; Juan Duchesne, MD. 2018. Gunshot Wounds in Anatomic Locations
  • Brennan Gagen, BS, Sarah Abdullah, MBBS, Kevin Slaughter, MD, Juan Duchesne, MD, Sharven Taghavi, MD, Olan Jackson-Weaver, PhD. Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide induces mitochondrial exocytosis in endothelial cells.
  • Abdullah. S, Packer. J, Betteridge.A, Slaughter. K, Duchesne. J, Taghavi.S, Jackson- Weaver, PhD. Estrogen prevents reactive oxygen species mediated damage of the endothelial glycocalyx in hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation. Presented at 80th Annual Meeting of AAST and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery October,2021.
  • Duchesne, Juan; Taghavi, Sharven; Slaughter, Kevin; Ritondale, Joseph; Broome, Jacob; DeMaio, Valerie; Puente, Ivan; Berne, John; Yorkgitis, Brian; Mull, Jennifer; Sperry, Jason; Tessmer, Matthew; Costantini, Todd; Berndtson, Allison; Kai, Taylor; Rokvic, Giannina; Norwood, Scott; Meadows, Katelyn; Chang, Grace; Lemon, Brittney; Jacome, Tomas; Van Sant, Lauren; Paul, Jasmeet; Maher, Zoe; Goldberg, Amy; Madayag, Robert; Pinson, Greg; Lieser, Mark ; Haan, James; Marshall, Gary; Carrick, Matthew; Tatum, Danielle. "The impact of emergent endotracheal intubation in the setting of hypovolemic shock in trauma patients with noncompressible torso hemorrhage"

Selected Publications

  • Kevin Slaughter, MD; Rebecca Schroll, MD. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Module. SCORE General Surgery Education Curriculum. December 2019
  • Juan Duchesne, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM; Kevin Slaughter, MD; Ivan Puente, MD; et. Al. Impact of Time to surgery on mortality in hypotensive patients with non-compressible torso hemorrhage: an AAST multicenter, prospective study. Published in Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 05/2022.

Scientific Presentations

  • Kevin Slaughter, MD; Alison Smith, MD, PhD; Shana Zucker, BA; Jennifer Avegno, MD; Jessica Friedman, MD; Chrissy Guidry, DO; Patrick McGrew, MD; Rebecca Schroll, MD; Clifton McGinness, MD; Juan Duchesne. Tulane University, Health Sciences Research Day March 2019. Poster Presentation. Gunshot Wounds in Anatomic Locations

Languages

  • English

Locations

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