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Dr. Naisan Garraway

Member of Department of Surgery and Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine since 2015

University or Institution Degree Subject Area
Vancouver GeneralHospital Fellowship Adult Critical Care
Fellowship Trauma
University of BritishColumbia Residency General Surgery
University of Toronto Residency Family Medicine
University of Alberta MD

 

Special Professional Qualifications

Fellow, of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (610089) Fellowships inGeneral Surgery and Adult Critical Care

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  1. D’Souza K, Birnie, BW, Garraway N. Large Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Schistomiasis – related colonic

Int J Surg. 2020;74:209-213

  1. Bradly NL, Garraway N. Evaluation and Management of the Surgical Abdomen. Curr Opin Crit Care 2020, 26:648- 657
  1. Stubbs J, Green, K E, Silverberg N, Howard A, Dhariwal A, Brubacher J R, Garraway N, Heran M K S, Sekhon M S, Aquino A, Purcell V, Hutchison J, Torres I, Panenka W J. Atypical Somatic Symptoms in Adults With Prolonged Recovery From MildTraumatic Brain Front. Neurol. 11:43. Doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00043
  1. Margolick J, Dandurand C; Duncan K, Chn W, Evans DC, Sekhon MS, Garraway N, Griesdale DEG, Gooderham P, Hameed SM. A Systematic Review of the Risks and Benefits of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Traumatic Brain Can JNeurol Sci. 2018; 45: 432-444
  1. Kirkpatrick AW, McKee JL, McKee I, McBeth P, Garraway N, Schneider D, Atkinson I, Ball C. A “human-proof pointy- end” for apotential trauma pod effector: technical notes on robotically applied hemostatic applied clamp for care under fire: an update. Can J Surg 2018; 61(2)S:14.
  1. Dawe P, Kirkpatrick A, Talbot M, Beckett A, Garraway N, Wong H, Hameed SM. Telementored damage-control and emergencytrauma surgery: A feasibility study using live-tissue models. Am J 2018 Feb 2.
  1. DeGiralomo K, D’Souza K, Hall W, Joos E, Garraway, N, Sing CK, McLaughlin P, Hameed M; Process mapping as aframework for performance improvement in emergency General Surgery. Can J 2017 Dec 1;60(6):4417. Doi:10.1503/cjs.00417
  1. Bradley NL, Garraway N, Bell N, Lakha N, Hameed SM; Data Capture and communications during transfers to definitivecare in an inclusive trauma system. Injury. 2017 May;48(5): 1069-1073.
  1. Farquhar J, Almahrabi Y, Slobogean G, Slobogean B, Garraway N, Simons RK, Hameed SM; No benefit to surgical fixation of flail chest injuries compared with modern comprehensive management: results of a retrospective cohort study. Can Surg.2016;59(4):10.1503/cjs000515
  1. Tien H, Beckett A, Garraway N, Talbot M, Pannell D, Alabbasi T; Advances in damage control resuscitation and surgery:implications on the organization of future military field Can J Surg. 2015 Jun;58(3 Suppl 3):S91-7. (Review)
  1. Alreem Al Hinai, Hameed, M, Simons, RK, Naisan Garraway; Predictors of Outcomes in Patients Admitted to EmergencyGeneral Surgery: A systematic review of Literature . Can J 2015 Apr; 58
  1. Bradley NL, Garraway N, Li, J, Lakha, N, Simons, RK, Hameed, SM; Quality of Communication during transfer to definitivecare in a provincial trauma system: a review of 100 transfers. J of the American College of Surgeons 2014 October; Volume219, Issue 4, Supplement, Pages e143–e144.
  1. Brown DR, Heidary B, Bell N, Appleton L, Simons RK, Evans DC, Hameed SM, Taunton J, Khwaja K, O’Connor M, GarrawayN, Hennecke P, Kuipers D, Taulu T, Quinn L; Creating a gold medal Olympic and Paralympics health care team: a satisfaction survey of the mobile medical unit/polyclinic team training for the Vancouver 2010 winter games. BMC Res 2013 Nov13;6:462. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-462.
  1. McLaughlin T, Hennecke P, Garraway N; A Predeployment Trauma Team Training Course Creates Confidence in Teamwork and Clinical Skills: A Post-Afghanistan Deployment Validation Study of Canadian Forces Healthcare Personnel. J Trauma(2011 in press).
  1. Pannell D, Brisebois R, Talbot M, Trottier V, Clement J, Garraway N, McAlister V, and Tien HC; Causes of Death in CanadianForces Members Deployed to Afghanistan and Implications on Tactical Combat Casualty Care Provision. J Trauma (2011 inpress).
  1. Garraway N, Deen S, Buczkowski A, Brown DR, Scudamore C, Meloche M, Warnock G, Simons R; IsletAutotransplantation after Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Trauma, J (2009 Dec).
  1. Garraway N, Brown DR, Nash D, Kirkpatrick A, Schneidereit NP, Van Heest R, Hwang H, Simons RK; Active internal re-warming using a centrifugal pump and heat exchanger following haemorrhagic shock, surgical trauma and hypothermia in a procinemodel Injury. 38(9)(pp 1039-1046), Sept 2007
  1. Konkin DE, Garraway N, Hameed SM, Brown DR, Granger R, Wheeler S, SimonsRK; Population-based analysis of severeinjuries from nonmotorized wheeled The American Journal of Surgery 191 (2006) 615-618
  1. Kirkpatrick AW, Garraway N, Brown DR, Nash D, Ng A, Lawless B, Cunningham J, Chun R, Simons RK; Use of a centrifucal vortex blood pump and heparin-bonded circuit for extracorporeal rewarming of severe hypothermia in acutely injured andcoagulopathic J Trauma. 2003; 55:407-12.

ABSTRACTS 

  1. Bradley NL, Kaminsky M, Jedrezenko N, Garraway N (2018). Leading the way: development of a rational approach tomanaging lead levels for extra-articular retained Canadian Journal of Surgery, 61, 2 suppl 1, S26.
  1. Bradley NL, Garraway N, Hameed M (2018). Open abdomen after damage control laparotomy in trauma: do our qualityindicators measure up? Canadian Journal of Surgery, 61, 2 suppl 1,
  1. Bradley NL, Garraway N, Lakha N, Wong H, Simons R (2017). When math saves lives: probabilistic riskassessment for rare traumatic Canadian Journal of Surgery, 60, 3 Suppl 2, S31.
  1. Bradley NL, Garraway N, Lakha N, Li J, Hamm J, Hameed M (2016). Is your data telling you what you think it is? A novelassessment of BC Trauma Registry Canadian Journal ofSurgery, 59, 3 Suppl 1, S67.
  1. Bradley NL, Garraway N, Li J, Lakha N, Simons R.K, Hameed SM (2014). Quality of critical clinical data during patienttransfer to a Level I trauma centre in British Columbia, European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 40 Supp1, S19.
  1. Bradley NL, Garraway N, Li J, Lakha N, Simons RK, Hameed SM (2014). Communication of critical clinical data duringinter-hospital transfer of major trauma patients in Canadian Journal of Surgery, 57, 3 Suppl 1, S10.

AWARDS

Awards for Teaching (indicate name of award, awarding organizations, date)

Award Awarding Organization(s) Dates 
Resident Teaching Award CAGS/Tyco Healthcare 2005

  

Awards for Scholarship (indicate name of award, awarding organizations, date)

Awards for Service (indicate name of award, awarding organizations, date)

Award Awarding Organization(s) Dates
Clinical/Administrative ServiceDuring COVID-19 Pandemic Vancouver Coastal Health 2020
10 years of service Vancouver Coastal Health 2017
Officer of the Month US Navy Commanding Officer of Role 3 MMU inKandahar Airfield 2009
Outstanding Resident in GeneralSurgery Dr. WH Sutherland Memorial Prize 2006
Canadian Forces Decoration Canadian Forces 2004
Commander’s Commendation Canadian Task Force Bosnia-Herzegovina 2000
Canadian Peacekeeping ServiceMedal Canadian Forces 2000

  

Other Awards 

Award Awarding Organization(s) Dates
General Campaign Star Iraq Canadian Forces 2014
General Campaign Star ISAFAfghanistan Canadian Forces 2006
NATO Medal for Former Yugoslaviamedal Canadian Forces 2000
Rajcoumari Singh Award U of A Medical School 1995

Areas of special interest and accomplishments

Interests in General Surgery, Trauma management and Critical Care