Alistair Kent, MD, MPH

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Background

Selected Publications

• Kent A, Bahner DP, Boulger CT, Eiferman DS, Adkins EJ, Evans DC, Springer AN, Balakrishnan JM, Valiyaveedan S, Galwankar S, Njoku C, Lindsey DE, Yeager S, Roelant GJ, Stawicki SP. Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status in the surgical intensive care unit: a prospective comparison of subclavian vein and inferior vena cava collapsibility index. J Surg Res 2013; 184(1):561-6. PMID: 23764308 

• Kent A, Patil P, Davila V, Bailey JK, Jones C, Evans DC, Boulger CT,  Adkins E, Balakrishnan JM, Valiyaveedan S, Galwankar SC, Bahner DP, Stawicki SP. Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status: Can internal jugular or femoral vein collapsibility be used in the absence of IVC visualization? Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2015; 10(1): 44-49 PMID: PMC4286845

• Genin G, Kent A, Birman V, Wopenka B, Pasteris J, Marquez P, Thomopoulos S.  Functional grading of mineral and collagen in the attachment of tendon to bone. Biophysical Journal 2009; 97(4): 976-985 PMID: 19094386

• Stawicki S, Kent A, Patil P, Jones C, Stoltzfus J, Vira A, Kelly N, Springer A, Vazquez D, Evans D, Papadimos T, Bahner, D.  Dynamic behavior of venous collapsibility and central venous pressure during standardized crystalloid bolus: A prospective, observational pilot study.  Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2015; 5(2): 80-84 PMID: PMC4477400

• Wopenka B, Kent A, Pasteris J, Yoon Y, Thomopoulos S. The tendon-to-bone transition of the rotator cuff: a preliminary Raman spectroscopic study documenting the gradual mineralization across the insertion in rat tissue samples. Applied Spectroscopy 2008; 62(12): 1285-1294 PMID: 19094386

Honors

• Best Poster Presentation, OSU Department of Surgery Research Conference, 5/1/13
• Chair's Scholarship, George Washington University, Department of Health Policy, 1/1/10
• Harvey Butcher Prize in Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 5/1/08
• National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 5/1/00
• Distinguished Governor's Scholarship, State of Arkansas, 1/1/00

Lectures & Presentations

• Comparison of inferior vena cava collapsibility versus central venous pressure responses to fluid bolus in critically ill surgical patients, Poster, 9th Annual Summit of the INDO-US Emergency & Trauma Collaborative, Peers within Field, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 10/1/13
• Faster = Better? Pilot Sonographic Evaluation of Internal Jugular Vein Collapsibility versus Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility Indices in Critically Ill Patients, Podium Presentation, Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine
• Sonographic Assessment of Intravascular Volume Status in Trauma and Critical Illness: Equivalency of Subclavian Vein Collapsibility and Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility indices, Podium Presentation, Ohio Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition, Dublin, Ohio, 10/27/12
• Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status in the SICU: comparison of subclavian vein and inferior vena cava collapsibility indices, Podium Presentation, Proceedings of the 2013 Meeting of the Association of Academic Surgeons
• Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status: Can internal jugular and femoral vein collapsibility be utilized in the absence of IVC visualization?, Poster, 9th Annual Summit of the INDO-US Emergency & Trauma Collaborative, Peers within Field, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 10/1/13

Memberships

• American Medical Association,

  Member

• American College of Surgeons,

  Member

• Academy Health,

  Member

• Association for Academic Surgery,

  Member

• American College of Surgeons Political Action Committee,

  Member

• Society of Critical Care Medicine,

  Member