Department of Surgery
General Surgery
Dr. Fred Brenneman, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Affiliate scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave., Room H1 70
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Phone: 416-480-4232
Fax: 416-480-4225
Email: fred.brenneman@sunnybrook.ca
Administrative Assistant: Kristina Facchini
Phone: 416-480-4232
Email: kristina.facchini@sunnybrook.ca
Education:
- MD, 1988, University of Toronto, Canada
- FRCSC, 1994, General Surgery, Canada
- Diplomate, 1995, American Board of Surgery, USA
- FACS, 1998, General Surgery, USA
Appointments and Affiliations:
- Affiliate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Attending surgeon, division of general surgery, department of surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Associate professor, department of surgery, University of Toronto
Research Foci:
- Trauma long-term outcomes
- Hernia surgery
- Trauma diagnostic studies (FAST)
Clinical Expertise:
- Trauma
- Acute care general surgery
- Abdominal wall reconstruction for complex hernias
Research Summary:
Dr. Brenneman's trauma surgery research has focused on the evaluation of diagnostic tests in blunt trauma patients. Specifically, his team has evaluated the use of CT scan as a diagnostic test in the evaluation of blunt traumatic aortic rupture. They have also looked at the finding of IV contrast on CT scan in blunt abdominal trauma.
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