Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Morehouse
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Internship: University of California San Francisco East Bay Surgery Program
- Residency: University of California San Francisco East Bay Surgery Program
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Statement from the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) affirming our commitment to excellence for all.
Stewart JH, Castater CA, Oppong BA, Cummings LS, Barksdale EM
American journal of surgery. 2026;
PMID: 40628549 - A Scoping Review of Trauma-Informed Language in the Care of Injured Patients.
Hart LD, Kallepali P, Castater CA, Ochoa M, White M, Strong J, Bliton JN, Smith RN
The Journal of surgical research. 2025;
PMID: 40121754 - Pancreaticoduodenectomy in high-grade pancreatic and duodenal trauma.
Noorbakhsh S, Wagner V, Arientyl V, Orlin S, Koganti D, Fransman RB, Bishop ES, Castater CA, Nguyen J, De Leon Castro A, Davis MA, Smith RN, Todd SR, Sciarretta JD
Injury. 2024;55(9):111721.
PMID: 39084919 - Lower Extremity Vascular Injury in the Pediatric Trauma Patient: Management and Outcomes at an Adult Level I Trauma Center.
Kim P, Noorbakhsh S, Weeks A, Roorbach M, Dantes G, Santos A, Freedberg ME, Ramos C, Smith R, Castater CA, Nguyen J, Benarroch-Gampel J, Rajani RR, Todd SR, Sciarretta JD
Annals of vascular surgery. 2024;
PMID: 37914070 - Optimizing Transitions of Care and Enhancing Surgical Education on Acute Care Surgery: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study.
Melmer PD, Taylor R, Vera L, Wong D, Santos AP, Chung T, Sola JR, Castater CA, Nguyen J, Nottingham JM, Berg AF, Sleeman D, Namias N, Daley BJ, Procter L, Aboutanos MB, Davis JM, Koganti D, Sciarretta JD
Journal of surgical education. 2023;80(11):1687-1692.
PMID: 37442698 - Complete Heart Block After Low Dose Octreotide Infusion for Esophageal Variceal Bleeding.
Castater CA, Meyer C, Phillips S, Fabien J, Hill R, Hazen B, Nguyen J, Dougherty S, Fiza B, Subramanian R
The American surgeon. 2023;89(9):3867-3869.
PMID: 37144873 - Outcomes of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients With COVID-19: A Multinational Cohort Study.
Harrell Shreckengost CS, Foianini JE, Moron Encinas KM, Tola Guarachi H, Abril K, Amin D, Berkowitz D, Castater CA, Douglas JM, Grant AA, Khullar OV, Lane AN, Lin A, Niroula A, Nizam A, Rashied A, Reitz AW, Roser SM, Spychalski J, Arap SS, Bento RF, Ciaralo PPD, Imamura R, Kowalski LP, Mahmoud A, Mariani AW, Menegozzo CAM, Minamoto H, Montenegro FLM, Pêgo-Fernandes PM, Santos J, Utiyama EM, Sreedharan JK, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Nguyen J, Dhamsania RK, Allen K, Modzik A, Pathak V, White C, Blas J, Talal El-Abur I, Tirado G, Yánez Benítez C, Weiser TG, Barry M, Boeck M, Farrell M, Greenberg A, Miller P, Park P, Camazine M, Dillon D, Smith RN
Critical care explorations. 2022;4(11):e0796.
PMID: 36440062 - Second Victim Syndrome in Trauma Practitioners and Other Ancillary Staff.
Bakshi AS, Hardy SL, Moore E, Nicely KW, Koganti D, Hanos D, Thompson AN, Grant A, Nguyen J, Sola R, Williams KN, Sciarretta JD, Dente CJ, Castater CA, Smith RN
The American surgeon. 2022;88(9):2258-2260.
PMID: 35838277 - Superior Mesenteric Artery and Vein Injuries: Operative Strategies and Outcomes.
Melmer PD, Clatterbuck B, Parker V, Castater CA, Klingensmith NJ, Ramos CR, Busby S, Hurst SD, Koganti D, Williams KN, Grant AA, Smith RN, Benarroch-Gampel J, Dente CJ, Rajani RR, Todd SR, Sciarretta JD
Vascular and endovascular surgery. 2022;56(1):40-48.
PMID: 34533371 - Mechanisms of Self-Inflicted Injuries at an Urban City Hospital.
Veselsky SL, Poirier MV, Tracy BM, Castater CA, Mehta C, Minihan AK, Williams KN, Gelbard RB, Faloye AO, Smith RN
The American surgeon. 2022;88(7):1669-1674.
PMID: 33629879
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