Doctor's Bio
Dr. Patricia Ayoung-Chee received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Psychology from Johns Hopkins University in 2002. She attended New York University School of Medicine and stayed on to complete her residency training in General Surgery in 2011. She then trained at the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, completing a Master’s in Public Health in 2012 and a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care in 2013. She joined the faculty at NYU School of Medicine in 2013 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. In 2017, she became the Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at NYU Langone – Brooklyn Hospital and the Associated Trauma Medical Director in 2018. While at NYU, she served as the site lead for multicenter trials and was one of the clinical surgical leads for the Value-Based Medicine Committee. She was recruited to Morehouse School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital in 2020.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Morehouse
Education & Training
- Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
- Residency: New York University School of Medicine
Fellowships
University of Washington
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Improving Trauma Surgeons Prospective Estimation of the Injury Severity Score.
Mlaver E, Dente CJ, Solomon G, Krause M, Vassy WM, Todd SR, Ayoung-Chee P
The American surgeon. 2025;91(3):447-449.
PMID: 39527844 - Best Case/Worst Case-ICU: protocol for a multisite, stepped-wedge, randomised clinical trial of scenario planning to improve communication in the ICU in US trauma centres for older adults with serious injury.
Stalter L, Hanlon BM, Bushaw KJ, Kwekkeboom KL, Zelenski A, Fritz M, Buffington A, Stein DM, Cocanour CS, Robles AJ, Jansen J, Brasel K, O'Connell KM, Cipolle MD, Ayoung-Chee P, Morris R, Gelbard RB, Kozar RA, Lueckel S, Schwarze M
BMJ open. 2024;14(8):e083603.
PMID: 39209498 - Value in acute care surgery, part 3: Defining value in acute surgical care-It depends on the perspective.
Ayoung-Chee PR, Gore AV, Bruns B, Knowlton LM, Nahmias J, Davis KA, Leichtle S, Ross SW, Scherer LR, Velopulos C, Martin RS, Staudenmayer KL,
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2024;97(4):e53-e57.
PMID: 38706096 - Accuracy of Trauma Surgeons Prospective Estimation of the Injury Severity Score: A Pilot Study.
Mlaver E, Meyer CH, Codner JA, Solomon G, Sharma J, Krause M, Vassy WM, Dente CJ, Todd SR, Ayoung-Chee P
The American surgeon. 2024;90(7):1928-1930.
PMID: 38523563 - Pneumopericardium following severe thoracic trauma.
Sciarretta JD, Noorbakhsh S, Joung Y, Bailey DW, Freedberg M, Nguyen J, Smith RN, Ayoung-Chee P, Davis MA, Benjamin ER, Todd SR
Injury. 2024;55(5):111303.
PMID: 38218676 - Trial Participation and Outcomes Among English-Speaking and Spanish-Speaking Patients With Appendicitis Randomized to Antibiotics: A Secondary Analysis of the CODA Randomized Clinical Trial.
Serrano E, Voldal EC, Machado-Aranda D, DeUgarte DA, Kao L, Drake T, Winchell R, Cuschieri J, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Siparsky N, Ayoung-Chee P, Self WH, McGonagill P, Mandell KA, Liang MK, Dodwad SJ, Thompson CM, Padilla RM, Fleischman R, Price TP, Jones A, Bernardi K, Garcia L, Evans HL, Sanchez SE, Odom S, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Lawrence SO, Monsell SE, Fannon EEC, Kessler LG, Flum DR, Davidson GH,
JAMA surgery. 2023;158(9):901-908.
PMID: 37379001 - Blunt Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias: An Indicator for Emergent Laparotomy?
Santos AT, Jagiella-Lodise O, Kim P, Freedberg ME, Smith RN, Nguyen J, Davis MA, Ayoung-Chee P, Todd SR, Benjamin ER, Sciarretta JD
The American surgeon. 2023;89(9):3829-3834.
PMID: 37141202 - Perception of Treatment Success and Impact on Function with Antibiotics or Appendectomy for Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial with an Observational Cohort.
Thompson CM, Voldal EC, Davidson GH, Sanchez SE, Ayoung-Chee P, Victory J, Guiden M, Bizzell B, Glaser J, Hults C, Price TP, Siparsky N, Ohe K, Mandell KA, DeUgarte DA, Kaji AH, Uribe L, Kao LS, Mueck KM, Farjah F, Self WH, Clark S, Drake FT, Fischkoff K, Minko E, Cuschieri J, Faine B, Skeete DA, Dhanani N, Liang MK, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Fannon E, Kessler LG, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Monsell SE, Lawrence SO, Flum DR, Lavallee DC,
Annals of surgery. 2023;277(6):886-893.
PMID: 35815898 - Analysis of Outcomes Associated With Outpatient Management of Nonoperatively Treated Patients With Appendicitis.
, Talan DA, Moran GJ, Krishnadasan A, Monsell SE, Faine BA, Uribe L, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Self WH, Shapiro NI, Cuschieri J, Glaser J, Park PK, Price TP, Siparsky N, Sanchez SE, Machado-Aranda DA, Victory J, Ayoung-Chee P, Chiang W, Corsa J, Evans HL, Ferrigno L, Garcia L, Hatch Q, Horton MD, Johnson J, Jones A, Kao LS, Kelly A, Kim D, Kutcher ME, Liang MK, Maghami N, McGrane K, Minko E, Mohr C, Neufeld M, Patton JH, Rog C, Rushing A, Sabbatini AK, Salzberg M, Thompson CM, Tichter A, Wisler J, Bizzell B, Fannon E, Lawrence SO, Voldal EC, Lavallee DC, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Davidson GH, Flum DR, Kessler LG
JAMA network open. 2022;5(7):e2220039.
PMID: 35796152 - Self-selection vs Randomized Assignment of Treatment for Appendicitis.
, Davidson GH, Monsell SE, Evans H, Voldal EC, Fannon E, Lawrence SO, Krishnadasan A, Talan DA, Bizzell B, Heagerty PJ, Comstock BA, Lavallee DC, Villegas C, Winchell R, Thompson CM, Self WH, Kao LS, Dodwad SJ, Sabbatini AK, Droullard D, Machado-Aranda D, Gibbons MM, Kaji AH, DeUgarte DA, Ferrigno L, Salzberg M, Mandell KA, Siparsky N, Price TP, Raman A, Corsa J, Wisler J, Ayoung-Chee P, Victory J, Jones A, Kutcher M, McGrane K, Holihan J, Liang MK, Cuschieri J, Johnson J, Fischkoff K, Drake FT, Sanchez SE, Odom SR, Kessler LG, Flum DR
JAMA surgery. 2022;157(7):598-608.
PMID: 35612859
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