Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzer School of Medicine
- Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Multicenter external validation of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network rule to identify children at very low risk for intra-abdominal injury requiring acute intervention.
Frederick AB, Vogel AM, Williams RF, Zhang J, Huang EY, Savoie KB, Santore MT, Tsao K, Falcone RA, Dassinger MS, Haynes JH, Russell RT, Naik-Mathuria BJ, St Peter SD, Mooney DP, Onwubiko C, Blakely ML, Streck CJ
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2025;98(6):966-972.
PMID: 40170217 - Presence of Sonographic Secondary Signs Without Visualization of Appendix Is Indicative of Appendicitis in Children Younger Than 5 Years.
Keane OA, Smith SR, He Z, Straub ET, Short HL, Riedesel EL, Santore MT
Pediatric emergency care. 2025;41(1):24-29.
PMID: 39510101 - "Surgery First" vs. "Endoscopy First" for Pediatric Choledocholithiasis Presenting at the End of the Week - A CARES Working Group Study.
Reid G, Rauh JL, Wood E, Dantes G, Santore MT, Wallace MW, Zamora IJ, Collings A, Callier K, Slater BJ, Krinock D, Siddiqui S, Vandewalle R, Witte A, Flynn-O-Brien K, Patwardhan UM, Ignacio RC, Knod JL, Dukleska K, Livingston MH, Scholz S, Bosley M, Neff L, Alemayehu H
Journal of pediatric surgery. 2025;60(1):161959.
PMID: 39370383 - Improving Accuracy of Administrative Data for Perforated Appendicitis Classification.
Ingram MC, Hu A, Lewit R, Arshad SA, Witte A, Keane OA, Dantes G, Mehl SC, Evans PT, Santore MT, Huang EY, Lopez ME, Tsao K, Van Arendonk K, Blakely ML, Raval MV
The Journal of surgical research. 2024;
PMID: 38749315 - Receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety education.
Fraser Doh K, Bishop Z, Gillings T, Johnson J, Boy A, Waris RS, Bhatia AM, Santore MT, Simon HK
Frontiers in public health. 2024;
PMID: 38577291 - Prevalence and outcomes of high versus low ratio plasma to red blood cell resuscitation in a multi-institutional cohort of severely injured children.
Mehl SC, Vogel AM, Glasgow AE, Moody S, Kotagal M, Williams RF, Kayton ML, Alberto EC, Burd RS, Schroeppel TJ, Baerg JE, Munoz A, Rothstein WB, Boomer LA, Campion EM, Robinson C, Nygaard RM, Richardson CJ, Garcia DI, Streck CJ, Gaffley M, Petty JK, Greenwell C, Pandya S, Waters AM, Russell RT, Yorkgitis BK, Mull J, Pence J, Santore MT, MacArthur TA, Klinkner DB, Safford SD, Trevilian T, Cunningham M, Black C, Rea J, Spurrier RG, Jensen AR, Farr BJ, Mooney DP, Ketha B, Dassinger MS, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Roman JS, Jenkins TM, Falcone RA, Polites S
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2024;97(3):452-459.
PMID: 38497936 - Utility of a Benchmarking Report for Balancing Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Children With Complicated Appendicitis.
Cramm SL, Graham DA, Blakely ML, Cowles RA, Kunisaki SM, Lipskar AM, Russell RT, Santore MT, DeFazio JR, Griggs CL, Aronowitz DI, Allukian M, Campbell BT, Chandler NM, Collins DT, Commander SJ, Dukleska K, Echols JC, Esparaz JR, Feng C, Gerall C, Hanna DN, Keane OA, McLean SE, Pace E, Scholz S, Sferra SR, Tracy ET, Williams S, Zhang L, He K, Rangel SJ,
Annals of surgery. 2025;281(1):170-175.
PMID: 38385252 - Postoperative Antibiotics, Outcomes, and Resource Use in Children With Gangrenous Appendicitis.
Cramm SL, Graham DA, Blakely ML, Kunisaki SM, Chandler NM, Cowles RA, Feng C, He K, Russell RT, Allukian M, Campbell BT, Commander SJ, DeFazio JR, Dukleska K, Echols JC, Esparaz JR, Gerall C, Griggs CL, Hanna DN, Keane OA, Lipskar AM, McLean SE, Pace E, Santore MT, Scholz S, Sferra SR, Tracy ET, Zhang L, Rangel SJ,
JAMA surgery. 2024;159(5):511-517.
PMID: 38324276 - The Association of Social Determinants of Health With Short Term Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Outcomes.
Margol ML, Dantes G, Dutreuil VL, Jahan A, Santore MT, Linden AF
The Journal of surgical research. 2024;
PMID: 38306941 - Standardization of Antibiotic Management and Reduction of Opioid Prescribing in Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Keane OA, Motley T, Robinson J, Smith A, Short HL, Santore MT
Journal of pediatric surgery. 2024;59(6):1058-1065.
PMID: 38030531
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