Doctor's Bio
Dr. Samual R. Todd received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin in 1992. He then matriculated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with a Doctorate of Medicine in 1996. He remained at Texas Tech University where he completed his General Surgery residency in 2001. He followed that with a Fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care from Oregon Health & Science University in 2003. In 2003, he joined The University of Texas Medical School at Houston as an Assistant Professor. His primary clinical responsibilities included trauma surgery, surgical critical care, and emergency general surgery (Acute Care Surgery). In 2006, he joined The Methodist Hospital (Houston, Texas) as an Acute Care Surgeon where he was Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Associate Program Director of the Residency in General Surgery. In 2011, he was recruited to New York University School of Medicine (New York, New York) as an Acute Care Surgeon where he served as Chief of Trauma and Emergency Surgery for Bellevue Hospital Center. Dr. Todd was recruited to Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas) in 2014, where he served as Professor of Surgery and Chief of Acute Care Surgery. He was also Chief of General Surgery, Chief of the Ginni and Richard Mithoff Trauma Center, and Medical Director of the Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit. In 2019, Dr. Todd was recruited to Grady as Senior Vice President and Chief, Acute Care Surgery.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Grady
Education & Training
- Medical School: Texas Tech University School of Medicine
- Residency: Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Texas Tech Regional Academic Health Center
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Impact of American College of Surgeons trauma verification on statewide collaborative outcomes.
Mlaver E, Atkins EV, Medeiros RS, Sharma J, Solomon G, Galloway L, Todd SR, Dunne JR, Ashley DW,
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2025;98(3):410-417.
PMID: 39787027 - Management of pediatric lower extremity vascular trauma: adult vs pediatric level I trauma centers.
Dantes G, Grady ZJ, Weeks A, Forrester N, Trinidad JB, Stokes A, Dutreuil VL, Cheng A, Kim P, Smith RN, Ramos CR, Todd SR, Smith A, Sciarretta JD
Pediatric surgery international. 2024;40(1):256.
PMID: 39340646 - Bone Anchor Fixation in the Repair of Blunt Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias: A Western Trauma Association Multicenter Study.
Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Gill H, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding CM, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ, Chipko JM, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Cullinane DC, Falank CR, Phillips RC, Kemp MT, Alam HB, Udekwu PO, Sanin GD, Hildreth AN, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Marshall G, Muttalib O, Nahmias J, Shahi N, Moulton SL, Maxwell RA
The American surgeon. 2024;90(6):1161-1166.
PMID: 38751046 - Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED].
Dantes G, Grady ZJ, Weeks A, Forrester N, Trinidad JB, Stokes A, Dutreuil VL, Cheng A, Kim P, Smith RN, Ramos CR, Todd SR, Smith A, Sciarretta JD
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2024;
PMID: 38315049 - Prehospital Time Following Traumatic Injury Is Independently Associated With the Need for In-Hospital Blood and Early Mortality for Specific Injury Types.
Zadorozny EV, Lin HS, Luther J, Wisniewski SR, Cotton BA, Fox EE, Harbrecht BG, Joseph BA, Moore EE, Ostenmayer DG, Patel MB, Schreiber MA, Tatebe LC, Todd SR, Wilson C, Gruen DS, Sperry JL, Martin-Gill C, Brown JB, Guyette FX
Air medical journal. 2024;43(1):47-54.
PMID: 38154840 - A western trauma association multicenter comparison of mesh versus non-mesh repair of blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias.
Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Gill H, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ, Chipko JM, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Cullinane DC, Falank CR, Phillips RC, Kemp MT, Alam HB, Udekwu PO, Sanin GD, Hildreth AN, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Marshall G, Muttalib O, Nahmias J, Shahi N, Moulton SL, Maxwell RA
Injury. 2024;55(2):111204.
PMID: 38039636 - Risk factors for recurrence in blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: A secondary analysis of a Western Trauma association multicenter study.
Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Gill H, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ, Chipko JM, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Cullinane DC, Falank CR, Phillips RC, Kemp MT, Alam HB, Udekwu PO, Sanin GD, Hildreth AN, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Marshall G, Muttalib O, Nahmias J, Shahi N, Moulton SL, Maxwell RA
American journal of surgery. 2023;225(6):1069-1073.
PMID: 36509587 - Management of blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study.
Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Albrecht RM, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ, Chipko JM, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Cullinane DC, Falank CR, Phillips RC, Kemp MT, Alam HB, Udekwu PO, Sanin GD, Hildreth AN, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Marshall G, Muttalib O, Nahmias J, Shahi N, Moulton SL, Maxwell RA
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2021;91(5):834-840.
PMID: 34695060 - 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 - Intra-abdominal Inferior Vena Cava Injuries: Operative Strategies and Outcomes.
Castater CA, Carlin M, Parker VD, Sciarretta C, Koganti D, Nguyen J, Grant AA, Smith RN, Ramos CR, Sciarretta JD, Dente CJ, Rajani R, Todd SR
The American surgeon. 2021;87(8):1316-1326.
PMID: 33345550
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