Thomas L . Gillespie, MD

Department

Surgery (Phoenix)

Position

Professor

Publications

• Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
  Balthazar da Silveira Carlos, Deka Vikram, Rasador Ana Dias, Premkumar Agnes, Cogua Laura M., Salevitz Nicole, Wang Harvey, Gillespie Thomas, Ballecer Conrad, Surgical management and outcomes of complex lateral hernias: a specialized hernia center experience
  30:1, p. 144 2026
• Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
  Koza David, Deka Vikram, Gillespie Thomas, Ballecer Conrad, Rasador Ana, Balthazar da Silveira Carlos, DO Kyle Leong, Robotic management of Morgagni hernias: a case series from a specialized hernia center
  30:1, p. 137 2026
• Journal of robotic surgery
  Gulati Snigdha, Bogert James, Ballecer Conrad, Deka Vikram, Salevitz Nicole, Wee Shirline, Cogua Laura, Riley Dylan J., da Silveira Carlos Balthazar, Hoener Katie, Fike Hailey, Kang Paul, Low Trevor, Soe-Lin Hahn, Gillespie Thomas L., Propensity score match analysis of laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted cholecystectomy: a 5-year retrospective study
  20:1, p. 345 2026
• Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
  da Silveira Carlos Balthazar, Ballecer Conrad, Salevitz Nicole, Kapani Nisha, Rasador Ana Dias, Austin Charles, Deka Vikram, Gillespie Thomas, Robotic repair of Post-Transplant lateral incisional hernias: outcomes in complex hernia management
  30:1, p. 117 2026
• Surgery
  Balthazar da Silveira Carlos, Horiuchi Sakura, Rasador Ana Dias, Bradley William, Deka Vikram, Soe-Lin Hahn, Bogert James, Gillespie Thomas, Weinberg Jordan, Ballecer Conrad, Robotic management of complex traumatic hernias: A single-center experience
  190, p. 109938 2026
• Surgical endoscopy
  Salevitz Nicole, Deka Vikram, Ballecer Conrad, Gillespie Thomas, Balthazar da Silveira Carlos, Leong Kyle, Cogua Laura, Rasador Ana Caroline Dias, Voth Caitlyn, Patient and clinical factors associated with postoperative follow-up duration after ventral hernia repair: a single-center retrospective study
  39:11, p. 7778 - 7788 2025
• Journal of Robotic Surgery
  England Elizabeth C., Spear Charlotte R., Huang Dih-Dih, Weinberg Jordan, Bogert James N., Gillespie Thomas, Mankin James, REBOA as a rescue strategy for catastrophic vascular injury during robotic surgery
  14:3, p. 473 - 477 2020
• Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
  Isola Patrick D., Israr Sharjeel, Gillespie Thomas L., Weinberg Jordan A., Bogert James N., Chapple Kristina M., Google Street View assessment of environmental safety features at the scene of pedestrian automobile injury
  87:1, p. 82 - 86 2019
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  Israr Sharjeel, Goslar Pamela W., Chapple Kristina M., Hayden Joel J., Weinberg Jordan A., Gagliano Ronald A., Gillespie Thomas L., Ahmed Aabra, Patient Perception of Medical Student Professionalism: Does Attire Matter?
  227:4, p. S225 - S225 2018
• Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
  Dameworth Jonathan L., Weinberg Jordan A., Goslar Pamela W., Stout Dana J., Israr Sharjeel, Jacobs Jordan V., Gillespie Thomas L., Thompson Terrell M., Petersen Scott R., Health literacy and quality of physician-trauma patient communication: opportunity for improvement
  85:1, p. 193 - 197 2018
• Cureus
  Israr Sharjeel, Rubalcava Nathan S, Weinberg Jordan A, Jones Michael, Gillespie Thomas L, Management of biliary stricture following emergent pancreaticoduodenectomy for trauma: report of two cases 2018

Presentations

• Momchev C, Richards J, Budney S, Weinberg J, Gagliano R, Bogert J, Gillespie TL. Cost Creep Avoided: The Reproducible Robotic Total Extra-peritoneal Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair is a Cost-Effective Procedure. 2019 11th Annual Meeting of the Clinical Robotic Surgical Association. Durham, North Carolina. 2019
• Momchev C, Richards J, Budney S, Weinberg J, Gagliano R, Bogert J, Gillespie TL. Learning Curve of the Robotic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair. 2019 11th Annual Meeting of the Clinical Robotic Surgical Association. Durham, North Carolina. 2019
• Gillespie TL. Robotic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair: RTEP-Step by Step. 2019 11th Annual Meeting of the Clinical Robotic Surgical Association. Durham, North Carolina. 2019
• Mezher A, Gillespie TL, Peer-Elected Ombudsman for Real-Time Improvement of the Surgery Clerkship Experience. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of surgical Educators. Chicago, Illinois. 2019
• Bubic B, Flores C, Petersen E, Seifert D, Gillespie TL, The Use of an Online Collaborative Workspace to Improve the Learning Environment on a Core Surgical Clerkship. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of surgical Educators. Chicago, Illinois. 2019
• Saijadi A, Gillespie TL. Charity Robotic Hernia Repair: Reach or Realistic? Tailoring Robotic Hernia Surgery to Tertiary Practice. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of surgical Educators. Chicago, Illinois. 2019
• Mattia D, Sajjadia A, Bubica B, Chapple K, Weinberg J, Gagliano R, Gillespie TL. Robotc surgery: good for surgeons, bad for third year medical students. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgical Educators. Chicago, Illinois. 2019
• Balters M, Gillespie TL, The Use of Online Social Media in the Third Year Clerkship. Panel Discussion. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of surgical Educators. Clerkship Directors Workshop. Chicago, Illinois. 2019
• Jones MD, Shehada MZ, Jacobs JV, Gillespie TL, Bogert JN, Weinberg JA. The ever shrinking operative trauma experience in surgery residency: cause for concern. 71st Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, California. 2019
• Shehada M, Weinberg JA, Gillespie TL. Fascial Dehiscence Following Trauma Laparotomy: Interrupted Suture Closure May Reduce the Risk. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Conference. Huntington Beach, California. 2019
• Lundberg J, Lee B, Petersen E, Gagliano RA, Weinberg JA, Gillespie TL. Feasibility of Robotic-Assisted Retromuscular Hernia Repair as an Outpatient Procedure. Americas Hernia Society. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2019
• Budney S, Richards J, Rubalcava N, Israr S, Weinberg JA, Gagliano RA, Gillespie TL. A Cost-Neutral Approach to Surgical Resident Robotic Inguinal Hernia Training. Americas Hernia Society. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2019
• Richards J, Huang D, Gillespie TL. Multiple, Recurrent Infections in the Complicated Obese Patient. Americas Hernia Society. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2019
• Bogert J, Isola P, Israr S, Gillespie TL, Weinberg JA. Google Street View Assessment of Environmental Safety Features at the Scene of Pedestrian Injury. Western Surgical Association. Los Cabos, Mexico. 2018
• Israr S I, Ahmed A, Chapple K, Haden J, Gagliano RA, Weinberg JA, Gillespie TL. Patient Perception of Medical Student Professionalism: Does attire matter? American College of Surgery. Boston, Massachusetts. 2018
• Budney S, Israr S, Weinberg JA, Gagliano RA, Gillespie TL. The Cost of a "Lean Start-Up" Robotic Transabdominal Pre-Peritoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Surgical Training Program. American College of Surgeons Medical Student Section. Boston, Massachusetts. 2018
• Spear C, England E, Huang D, Bogert J. Gillespie TL, Weinberg J, Mankin J. REBOA as a Rescue Stategy For Catastrophic Vascular Injury During Robotic Surgery. Southwestern Surgical Congress. Phoenix, Arizona. 2018
• Rubalcava NS, Dangeti M, Budney S, Israr S, Weinberg JA, Gagliano RA, Gillespie TL. The Cost of a "Lean Start-Up" Robotic Transabdominal Pre-Peritoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Surgical Training Program. Association of Surgical Educators Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. 2018
• Strada T , Gillespie TL. The Application of Lean Starup Methodology to a Hernia Clinic in Mexico. Association of Surgical Educators Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. 2018
• Gillespie TL. Wellness and Burnout During The Surgical Clerkship. Association of Surgical Educators Annual Meeting, Clerkship Directors Trouble Shooting Course, Austin, Texas. 2018
• Smith T, Weinberg JA, Goslar PW, Jacobs JV, Gillespie TL, Sochacki MA, Attias N, Thompson TM, Petersen SR. Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Undergoing Operation for Pelvic Fracture: Efficacy of an Institutional Clinical Pathway. 2018 Southwestern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting. Napa, California. 2018
• Gillespie TL. Wellness for the trauma care provider. February in Phoenix National Trauma Symposium. Phoenix, Arizona. 2018
• Dameworth JL, Weinberg JA, Goslar PW, Stout DJ, Jacobs JV, Gillespie TL, Thompson TM, Petersen SR. Health literacy and quality of physician- trauma patient communication: opportunity for improvement. 2017 Committee on Trauma AZACS Chapter Meeting, Fountain Hills, Arizona. 2017
• Patel PH, Adler CL, Gillespie TL. Precipitant or Treatment: Acute Generalized Exanthematosis Pustulosis. Surgical Infection Society Annual Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri. 2017