Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
983280 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA
Phone: 402-559-6111
Fax: 402-836-9459
Curriculum Vitae
Graduate:
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Residency:
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Fellowship:
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX
Board Certification:
Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery
Academic Appointments:
Associate Professor of Surgery
Sub-Specialty:
Surgical Critical Care
Trauma Surgery
Acute Care Surgery
Research Interests:
Quality Improvement in General Surgery
Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
Firearms Injuries and Ballistics
Surgical and Critical Care Education
Transfusion Associated Coagulopathy
Complications of Contact Isolation in Trauma and Surgical Patients
Pre-hospital Trauma Care and Tactical EMS implementation
Trauma System Design and Implementation
Transfusion Practices in Surgical Care
Most Recent Publications:
- Shahmanyan D, Joy MT, Collier BR, Faulks ER, Hamill ME. A Case of Burn Evisceration with Full-Thickness Injury to Abdominal Wall, Bowel, Bladder and Three Extremities. Surgical Case Reports 7:220, 2021, PMID: 34585274, doi: 10.1186/s40792-021-01302-8
- Shahmanyan D, Saway B, Palmerton H, Rudderow JS, Reed CM, Wattsman TA, Faulks ER, Collier BR, Budin RE, Hamill ME. Burkitt Lymphoma Incidentally Found as the Cause of Acute Appendicitis. Surgical Case Reports 7:215, 2021, PMID: 34557991, doi: 10.1186/s40792-021-01283-8
- Walker BS, Collier BR, Tegge AN, Lollar DI, Bower KL, Faulks ER, Gillen JR, Matos MA, Nussbaum MS, Hamill ME. Trauma Outreach to Primary Care Physicians Regarding the Risks Associated with The Beers Criteria Medications in Geriatric Patients. The American Surgeon, E-published prior to print Aug 19 2020, PMID: 32812808, doi: 10.1177/0003134820942175
- Plaster AL, Faulks ER, Gillen JR, Tegge AN, Matos MA, Collier BR, Lollar DI, Bower KL, Nussbaum MS, Hamill ME. Different Perceptions Exist Between Providers and the General Population Regarding the Importance of Findings on Additional Imaging for Trauma Consults. The American Surgeon 86(7):830-836, July 2020, PMID: 32731746, doi: 10.1177/0003134820940249
- Boone SM, Collier BR, Faulks ER, Locklear TM, Bower KL, Lollar DI, Dhiman N, Nussbaum MS, Hamill ME. Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy in Geriatric Trauma Associated with High Post Discharge Mortality. Critical Care Explorations 2(7):e0156, July 2020, PMID: 32766554, doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000156
- Benko MJ, Abdulla SG, Cucco JA, Dhiman N, Klein BJ, Guilliams EL, Marvin EA, Howes GA, Collier BR, Hamill ME. Short and long-term survival rates after acute traumatic subdural hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery 130:e350-355, October 2019, PMID: 31229743, doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.086
- Howe KL, Collier BR, Bath J, Lagoy JC, Criss TM, Faulks E, Lollar DI, Locklear TM, Matos MA, Nussbaum MS, Hamill ME. The Two Faces of Intentional Self-Inflicted Injury: High In-Hospital Mortality, Low Post Discharge Mortality, But High Readmission Rates. Surgery 166(4):580-586, October 2019, PMID: 31320227, doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.037
- Walker BS, Collier BR, Bowel KL, Lollar DI, Faulks ER Matos M, Nussbaum MS, Hamill ME. The Prevalence of Beers Criteria Medication Use and Associations with Falls in Geriatric Patients at a Level 1 Trauma Center. The American Surgeon 85(8):877-882, August 2019, PMID: 31560307
- Gerrish AW, Hamill ME, Locklear TM, Bower KL, Lollar DI, Faulks ER, Matos M, Nussbaum MS, Collier BR. Trauma Recidivism Post Discharge Mortality – Important Differences Exist Between Adult and Geriatric Populations. The American Surgeon 85(7):685-689, July 2019, PMID: 31405408
- Maerz A, Walker BS, Collier BR, Tegge AN, Faulks E, Bower KL, Nussbaum MS, Lollar DI, Hamill ME. The Beers Criteria: Not Just for Geriatrics Anymore? Analysis of Beers Medications in Non-Geriatric Trauma and Their Association with Falls. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 87(1):147-152, July 2019, PMID 31259873, doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002280
- Harvey E, Peters K, Shaver K, Collier B, Freeman D, Flinchum M, Hamill M, Wright A, Bath J, Meadows G. Impact of Advanced Nurse Teamwork Training on Trauma Team Performance. Clinical Simulation in Nursing 30:7-15, May 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2019.02.005
- Bath J, Freeman D, Salamoun M, Harvey E, Wright A, Hamill M, Lollar D, Love K, Collier B. Decreasing Trauma Readmission Rates by Implementing a Call Back Program. Journal of Trauma Nursing 26(1):33-40, January/February 2019, PMID: 30624380, doi: 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000413
- Hamill ME, Hernandez MC, Bailey KR, Zielinski MD, Matos MA, Schiller HJ. State Level Firearm Concealed-Carry Legislation and Rates of Homicide and Other Violent Crime. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 228(1):1-8, January 2019, PMID: 30359832, doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.08.694
- Plaster AL, Collier BR, Lollar DI, Love KM, Faulks ER, Freeman DW, Benson AD, Nussbaum MS, Hamill ME. The Utility of Additional Imaging in Trauma Consults with Mild to Moderate Injury. The American Surgeon 84(11):1825-1831, November 2018, PMID 30747641
- Woriax HE, Hamill ME, Gilbert CM, Reed CR, Faulks ER, Love KM, Lollar DI, Nussbaum MS, Collier BR. Is the Face and Air Bag for the Brain and Torso? – The Potential Protective Effects of Severe Midface Fractures. The American Surgeon 84(8):1299-1302, Aug 2018, PMID 30185304
- Gerrish AW, Hamill ME, Love KM, Lollar DI, Locklear TM, Dhiman N, Nussbaum MS, Collier BR. Post Discharge Mortality After Geriatric Low Level Falls: A Five-Year Analysis. The American Surgeon 84(8):1272-1276, Aug 2018, PMID 30185299
- McLaughlin CJ, Slifko M, Hamill ME, Lollar DI, Stephenson K, Collier BR, Love KM. Changing the Landscape of Injury Prevention: Unlocking Geospatial Variables Through Analysis of Lawn Mower Trauma. The American Surgeon 84(4):138-140, April 2018, PMID 29712583
- Plurad DS, Chiu W, Raja AS, Galvagno SM, Khan U, Kim DY, Tisherman SA, Ward J, Hamill ME, Bennett V, Williams B, Robinson B. Monitoring Modalities and Assessment of Fluid Status: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST). Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 84(1):37-49, Jan 2018, PMID: 29019796, doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001719.
- Fligor SC, Love KM, Collier BR, Hamill ME, Lollar DI, Bradburn EH. Parathyroid Hormone as a Marker of Hypoperfusion in Trauma. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 83(6):1142-1147, December 2017, PMID: 28700412, doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001656.
- Reed CR, Hamill ME, Safford S. Insurance Status, Mortality, and Hospital Use Among Pediatric Trauma Patients Over Three Decades. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 52(11):1822-1826, November 2017. PMID: 28343664, doi: 10.1016/j.pedsurg.2017.03.041
- Dhiman N, Rimal RC, Hamill ME, Love KM, Lollar DI, Collier BR. Survival From Traumatic Injury Does Not End At Hospital Discharge - Hospital Acquired Infections Increase Post Discharge Mortality. Surgical Infections 18(5):550-557, July 2017, PMID: 28537494, doi: 10.1089/sur.2016.206.
- Fletcher B, Bradburn E, Collier B, Hamill M, Brush R, Shaver K, Baker C. Pre-Trauma Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Score Predicts Survival in Geriatric Trauma. The American Surgeon 83(6):559-563, June 2017, PMID: 28637556
- Hamill M, Reed C, Fogel S, Bradburn E, Powers K, Love K, Baker C, Collier B. Contact Isolation Precautions in Trauma Patients: An analysis of Infectious Complications. Surgical Infections 18(3):273-281, April 2017, PMID: 28085576, doi: 10.1089/sur.2015.094.
- Diaz GM, Lollar DI, Love KM, Collier BR, Bradburn EH, Hamill ME. Caught in Limbo: The Effect of ICU Boarding Time on Overall Hospital Length of Stay in Trauma Patients. The American Surgeon 83(1):e8-e10, January 2017, PMID: 28234107
- McGurk KJ, Collier BR, Bradburn EH, Love KM, Lollar DI, Baker CC, Hamill ME. Association Between Blood Transfusion, Transfusion Setting and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Isolated Orthopedic Trauma. The American Surgeon 82(9):e247-e248, Sept 2016, PMID: 27670536
- Hamill ME, Reed CR, Fogel SL, Baker CC, Collier BR. Double Jeopardy: Use of Contact Isolation in Trauma Patients is Significantly Associated with the Development of Ileus. Journal of Intensive and Critical Care 2(3):50, 2016, doi: 10.21767/2471-8505.100059
- Booth KL, Rivet J, Flici R, Harvey E, Hamill M, Hundley D, Holland K, Hubbard S, Trivedi A, Collier B. Progressive Mobility Protocol Reduces Venous Thromboembolism Rate in Trauma Intensive Care Patients: A Quality Improvement Study. Journal of Trauma Nursing 23(5): 284-289, Sept/Oct 2016, PMID: 27618376, doi: 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000234
- Nguyen J, Harvey EM, Lollar DI, Bradburn EH, Hamill ME, Collier BR, Love KM. Alternatives to Indwelling Catheters Cause Unintended Complications. The American Surgeon 82(8):679-684, August 2016, PMID: 27657581
- Fligor S, Hamill M, Love K, Collier B, Lollar D, Bradburn E. Vital signs strongly predict massive transfusion need in geriatric trauma patients. The American Surgeon 82(7):632-636, July 2016, PMID: 27457863
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