Eric J. Kuncir, MD

Department

Surgery

Position

Professor

Books

• American College of Surgeons
  Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET): Exposure Techniques When Time Matters. 2nd Ed (N Parry, M Bowyer & E Kuncir editors). American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. March 2021. 2021
• American College of Surgeons
  Advanced Trauma Life Support Manual, 10th Edition (October 2017): Transfer to Definitive Care Chapter lead author. American College of Surgeons; also contributing author to revised Triage Scenarios and for new Circulatory, Disability, Secondary Survey Skills Station 2017

Articles

• CVIR Endovascular
  Shreve L, Jarmakani M, Javan H, Babin I, Nelson K, Katrivesis J, Lekawa M, Kuncir E, Fernando D, Abi-Jaoudeh N. Endovascular Management of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms.
  3(88), p. 1-6 2020
• BMJ Case Report
  Tavakoli A, Wadensweiler P, Blumenthal A, Kuncir E, Houshyar R, Brueseke T. Medical Management of Appendicitis in Early-Term Pregnancy.
  13(8), p. 1-2 2020
• Journal of Clinical Ethics
  Grigorian A, de Virgilio C, Ramakrishnan D, Barrios R, Kuncir E, Nahmias J. Non-Accidental Trauma Associated with Withdrawal of Care in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.
  31(2), p. 111-125 2020
• JAMA Surgery
  Miseker A, Grigorian A, Nahmias J, Schubl S, Kuncir E, Lekawa L. Differing Risk of Mortality in Trauma Patients with Stab Wounds to the Torso: Treating Hospital Matters. 2019
• J Trauma Acute Care Surg
  Kuhls D, Falcone R, Bonne S, Bulger E, Campbell B, Cooper Z, Dicker R, Duncan T, Kuncir E, Lamis D, Letton R, Masiakos P, Stewart R, Knudson M. Prevention of Firearm Injuries: It all Begins with a Conversation. 2019
• Updates in Surgery
  Grigorian A, Nahmias J, Chin T, Allen A, Kuncir E, Dolich M, Joe V, Lekawa M. Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Torso Differ in Risk of Mortality Depending on Treating Hospital. Updates in Surgery.
  71(3), p. 561-567 2019
• JACS
  Talley C, Campbell B, Jenkins D, Barnes S, Sidwell R, Timmerman G, Gross R, Coburn M, Bailey J, Eastman A, Ficke J, Kuncir E, Letton R, Eastridge B, Liepert A, Wilson A, Robinette D, Davis J, Shalgian C, Michaels H, Weissler M, Kuhls D, Bulger E, Stewart R. Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago Consensus I.
  228(2), p. 198-206 2019
• Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists
  Grigorian A, Sugimoto M, Joe V, Schubl S, Lekawa M, Dolich M, Kuncir E, Barrios C, Nahmias J: Pressure Ulcer in Trauma Patients: A Higher Spinal Cord Injury Level Leads to Higher Risk. Published online https://www.clinicalkey.com 2018
• Res Rep Urol
  Grigorian A, Livingston J, Schubl S, Mayers D, Kuncir E, Barrios C, Joe V, Nahmias J: National Analysis of Testicular and Scrotal Trauma in the USA. Res Rep Urol.
  10(10, p. 51-56 2018
• Am. Surg
  Maximus S, Figueroa C, Whealon M, Pham J, Kuncir E, Barrios C: eFAST for Pneumothorax: Real-life Application in an Urban Level 1 Center by Trauma Team Members.
  84(2), p. 220-225 2018
• J Am Coll Surg
  Kuncir, E, Spencer D, Feldman K, Barrios C Jr, Miller K, Lush S, Dolich M, Lekawa M. 911 Emergency Medical Services and Re-triage to Level 1 Trauma Center.
  226(1), p. 64-69 2018

Presentations

• Poster presented at: American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) 82nd Annual Meeting 2023
• No FEAR: Trauma annual conference sponsored by Orange County Base Hospital Coordinators, Mission Regional Medical Center, Mission Viejo, CA. Firearms Injury & Prevention: What you should know as Physicians & Nurses. 2019
• Grigorian A, Nahmias J, Chin T, Kuncir E, Dolich M, Joe V, Lekawa M. Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Torso Differ in Risk of Mortality Depending on Treating Hospital. Proceedings of the 2019 Academic Surgical Congress Session. 2019
• Grigorian A, Abate M, Nahmias J, Schubl S, Kuncir E, Lekawa M. Differing Risk of Mortality in Trauma Patients with Stab Wounds to the Torso: Treating Hospital Matters. Proceedings of the 90th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association. 2019
• University of California, Irvine, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Firearms Injury & Prevention: What you should know as a Surgeon (& ACS COT current strategy). 2019
• Sadeghi B, Javan H, Nelson K, Fernando D, Katrivesis J, Kuncir E, Lekawa M, Abi-Jaoudeh N. Tiered Response Algorithm for Endovascular Management of Traumatic Hemorrhage. Proceedings of Radiological Society of North America 104th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2018
• Grigorian A, de Virgilio C, Ramakrishnan D, Barrios R, Kuncir E, Nahmias J: Non-Accidental Trauma Associated with Withdrawal of Care in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Proceedings of the 2018 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. 2018
• American Association for the Surgery of Trauma 77th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Conference Pre-Conference Session Program on Firearm Injury Prevention: It Starts with a Conversation. Safe Firearms Storage: The Challenges. 2018
• Grigorian A, Sugimoto M, Joe V, Schubl S, Lekawa M, Dolich M, Kuncir E, Barrios C, Nahmias J. Pressure Ulcer in Trauma Patients: A Higher Spinal Cord Injury Level Leads to Higher Risk. Proceedings of Southwestern Surgical Congress 70th Annual Meeting. Napa, CA. 2018
• Grigorian A, Livingston J, Schubl S, Mayers D, Kuncir E, Barrios C, Joe V, Nahmias J. Motorcycle Injuries Are Associated With Significant Risk of Testicular and Scrotal Trauma. Proceedings of the Southwestern Surgical Congress 70th Annual Meeting. Napa, CA. 2018