Tory Trauma Program

Administrative Assistant: Tammy Kowalyk
Phone: (416) 480-5255
Email: tammy.kowalyk@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• B.Eng, 2012, Electrical Engineering, McGill University, Canada
• MD, 2016, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• PhD, 2022, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto, Canada
• Residency, 2023, General Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
• Fellowship, 2024, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital/Emory University, USA

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Tory Trauma Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Trauma in older adults
• Emergency general surgery in older adults
• Senior-friendly systems of care

Research Summary:

Dr. Guttman’s academic interest lies in the use of administrative health data to evaluate and improve our trauma and emergency surgical systems. He has a specific interest in how these systems, originally designed for younger patients, can be adapted to meet the needs of our growing population of older adults.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list on PubMed.

1. Guttman MP, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Saskin R, Bronskill SE, Huang A, Haas B. Alive and at home: Five-year outcomes in older adults following emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Feb 1;90(2):287-295.
2. Guttman MP, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Saskin R, Bronskill SE, Huang A, Haas B. Long-term survival in high-risk older adults following emergency general surgery admission. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Oct 1;91(4):634-640.
3. Guttman MP, Tillmann BW, Nathens AB, Bronskill SE, Saskin R, Huang A, Haas B. Not all is lost: Functional recovery in older adults following emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jul 1;93(1):66-73.