Eric J. Kuncir, MD

Department

Surgery

Position

Professor

General

• Gross Kirby R., Witte Stephen M., Burrell Elizabeth, Smith Michael P., Soliz Bill A., Remick Kyle N., Rickard Rory F., Eastridge Brian J., Curtis Ryan A., Riley Keyan D., Shackelford Stacy A., Bailey Jeffrey A., Kuncir Eric J., Paix Bruce, Review of the fifth annual joint theater trauma system trauma conference 2015

Publications

• The American surgeon
  Lu Stevin, Gaertner Aidan, Kimball Ryan, Flores Adrian, Narveson Joel, Kuncir Eric, Dilsaver Dannie B., Predictors of Discharge Disposition Following Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures
  92:1, p. 169 - 175 2026
• The American surgeon
  Rich Curtis, Flores Adrian, Lu Stevin, Narveson Joel R, Hall Alex G, Kuncir Eric, Total Prehospital Time and Tractor Injuries: A Nebraska State Trauma Registry Analysis
  91:4, p. 621 - 625 2025
• The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
  Ho Vanessa P., Ratnasekera Asanthi, Kishawi Sami K., Hill Hannah, O'Brien Joseph, Seng Sirivan Suon, Diaz Bernardo Fabian, Ton Trieu Hai, Butts Christopher A., Muller Alison, Kuncir Eric J., , Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study
  98:1, p. 101 - 110 2025
• The American surgeon
  Veatch Jessica M., Narveson Joel R., Walters Ryan W., Patel Neil D., Punja Viren P., Fernandez Carlos A., Ewing Kaily L., Aucar John A., Kuncir Eric J., The Relationship Between an Individual's Birthday and Admission for Traumatic Injury, p. 31348231175456 - 31348231175456 2023
• The American surgeon
  Punja Viren, Capasso Thomas, Stokes Laura, Ray Kelley, Narveson Joel R., Walters Ryan W., Fernandez Carlos, Patel Neil D., Ewing Kaily, Kuncir Eric, The Impact of Relocating a Trauma Center: Retrospective Observations on Payer Demographics and Cost-Analysis, p. 313482311754 - 31348231175482 2023
• The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
  Fernandez Carlos A., Niu Fang, Norton Elizabeth, Kuncir Eric, Brown Emily C., Punja Viren, Veatch Jessica M., Capasso Thomas, Patel Neil D., Ewing Kaily, Narveson Joel R., In-hospital outcomes of intercostal nerve cryoablation and surgical stabilization of rib fractures
  93:5, p. 695 - 701 2022
• CVIR Endovascular
  Shreve Lauren, Kuncir Eric, Nelson Kari, Katrivesis James, Lekawa Michael, Fernando Dayantha, Babin Ivan, Abi-Jaoudeh Nadine, Jarmakani Maha, Javan Hanna, Endovascular Management of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms
  3:1, p. 6 - Jan 2020
• BMJ Case Reports
  Tavakoli Amin, Kuncir Eric, Wadensweiler Paul, Blumenthal Elizabeth, Houshyar Roozbeh, Brueseke Taylor, Medical Management of Appendicitis in Early-Term Pregnancy
  13:8, p. e234252 - e234252 2020
• The Journal of clinical ethics
  Grigorian Areg, Ramakrishnan Divya, de Virgilio Christian, Lekawa Michael, Barros Rebecca, Kuncir Eric, Nahmias Jeffry, Non-Accidental Trauma Associated with Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment in Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
  31:2, p. 111 - 120 2020
• The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
  Kuhls Deborah A., Falcone Richard A., Bonne Stephanie, Letton Robert W., Bulger Eileen M., Campbell Brendan T., Cooper Zara, Dicker Rochelle A., Duncan Thomas K., Kuncir Eric J., Lamis Dorian A., Knudson M. Margaret, Masiakos Peter T., Stewart Ronald M., Prevention of firearm injuries: It all begins with a conversation
  88:2, p. E77 - E81 2020
• JAMA surgery
  Abate Miseker, Lekawa Michael, Nahmias Jeffry, Schubl Sebastian D., Kuncir Eric, Grigorian Areg, Differing Risk of Mortality in Trauma Patients With Stab Wounds to the Torso: Treating Hospital Matters
  154:11, p. 1070 - 1072 2019
• Updates in Surgery
  Grigorian Areg, Allen Angela, Nahmias Jeffry, Chin Theresa, Kuncir Eric, Dolich Matthew, Joe Victor, Lekawa Michael, Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Torso Differ in Risk of Mortality Depending on Treating Hospital
  71:3, p. 561 - 567 2019
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  Talley Cynthia L, Campbell Brendan T, Jenkins Donald H, Barnes Stephen L, Sidwell Richard A, Timmerman Gary, Gross Ronald I, Coburn Michael, Bailey Jeffrey A, Eastman Alexander, Ficke James, Kuncir Eric, Letton Robert W, Eastridge Brian J, Liepert Amy E, Shalgian Christian, Wilson Alison, Robinette Danny, Davis James W, Michaels Holly, Weissler Mark C, Kuhls Deborah A, Bulger Eileen M, Stewart Ronald M, Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Traumas Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago Consensus I
  228:2, p. 198 - 206 2019
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  Grigorian Areg, Kuncir Eric J., Lekawa Michael E., Ramakrishnan Divya, Barros Rebecca, Nahmias Jeffry, de Virgilio Christian, Nonaccidental Trauma Associated with Withdrawal of Care in Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
  227:4, p. S91 - S91 2018
• Research and Reports in Urology
  Grigorian Areg, Mayers Daniel, Livingston Joshua, Schubl Sebastian D, Hasjim Bima J, Nahmias Jeffry, Kuncir Eric, Barrios Cristobal, Joe Victor, National Analysis of Testicular and Scrotal Trauma in the USA
  Volume 10, p. 51 - 56 2018
• The American Surgeon
  Maximus Steven, Whealon Matthew, Pham Jacqueline, Kuncir Eric, Barrios Cristobal, Figueroa Cesar, eFAST for Pneumothorax: Real-life Application in an Urban Level 1 Center by Trauma Team Members
  84:2, p. 220 - 224 2018
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  Kuncir Eric, Barrios, Jr Cristobal, Miller Kenneth, Lush Stephanie, Dolich Matthew, Lekawa Michael, Feldman Kelly, Spencer Dean, 911 Emergency Medical Services and Re-Triage to Level I Trauma Centers
  226:1, p. 64 - 69 2018
• Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists
  Grigorian Areg, Kuncir Eric, Schubl Sebastian, Lekawa Michael, Dolich Matthew, Barrios Cristobal, Nahmias Jeffry, Joe Victor, Sugimoto Megumi, Pressure Ulcer in Trauma Patients: A Higher Spinal Cord Injury Level Leads to Higher Risk
  9:1-3, p. 24 - 31.e1 2017
• The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
  Oh John S., Do Nhan V., Philips Jennifer, Clasper Jon, Kuncir Eric J., Clouser Mary, Galarneau Michael, Katschke Adrian, Effectiveness of the combat pelvic protection system in the prevention of genital and urinary tract injuries: An observational study
  79:4, p. S193 - S196 2015
• Journal of special operations medicine
  Tobin Joshua M, Nordmann Giles R, Kuncir Eric J, Resuscitation During Critical Care Transportation in Afghanistan
  15:3, p. 72 - 75 2015
• The American journal of surgery
  Kellicut Dwight C., Kuncir Eric J., Williamson Hope M., Masella Pamela C., Nielsen Peter E., Surgical Team Assessment Training: improving surgical teams during deployment
  208:2, p. 275 - 283 2014
• The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
  Kuncir Eric J., Olson Chris M., Bailey Jeffrey A., Re: It is time to reassess critical care evacuation Reply
  76:1, p. 250 - 251 2014
• The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
  Apodaca Amy, Olson Chris M., Bailey Jeffrey, Butler Frank, Eastridge Brian J., Kuncir Eric, Performance improvement evaluation of forward aeromedical evacuation platforms in Operation Enduring Freedom
  75:2, p. S157 - S163 2013
• The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
  Olson Chris M., Rush Stephen, Bailey Jeffrey, Mabry Robert, Morrison Jonathan J., Kuncir Eric J., Forward aeromedical evacuation: A brief history, lessons learned from the Global War on Terror, and the way forward for US policy
  75:2, p. S130 - S136 2013
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  Kellicut Dwight C., Williamson Hope M., Nielsen Peter E., Kuncir Eric, Surgical Team Assessment Training (STAT): Improving surgical teams during deployment
  215:3, p. S100 - S100 2012
• The American journal of surgery
  Bansal Vishal, Fortlage Dale, Lee Jeanne, Kuncir Eric, Potenza Bruce, Coimbra Raul, A 21-year history of all-terrain vehicle injuries: has anything changed?
  195:6, p. 789 - 792 2008
• International journal of surgery (London, England)
  Kuncir Eric J, Velmahos George C, Diagnostic peritoneal aspiration--the foster child of DPL: a prospective observational study
  5:3, p. 167 - 171 2007
• The journal of trauma
  Rhee Peter, Wang Dennis, Kuncir Eric J., Johnson Laura, Brown Carlos, Velmahos George, Martin Matthew, Salim Ali, Doucet Jay, Kennedy Susan, Demetriades Demetrios, Cervical spine injury is highly dependent on the mechanism of injury following blunt and penetrating assault
  61:5, p. 1166 - 1170 2006
• The journal of trauma
  Demetriades Demetrios, Chan Linda S, Kuncir Eric, Brown Carlos V R, Martin Matthew, Salim Ali, Rhee Peter, Early prediction of mortality in isolated head injury patients: a new predictive model
  61:4, p. 868 - 872 2006
• Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960)
  Demetriades Demetrios, Kuncir Eric, Velmahos George C., Rhee Peter, Alo Kathy, Chan Linda S., Outcome and prognostic factors in head injuries with an admission Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3
  139:10, p. 1066 - 1068 2004
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  Demetriades Demetrios, Chan Linda, Kuncir Eric, Murray James, Velmahos George C, Rhee Peter, Mortality prediction of head abbreviated injury score and Glasgow Coma Scale: analysis of 7,764 head injuries
  199:2, p. 216 - 222 2004
• European journal of trauma
  Kuncir Eric J., Demetriades Demetrios, Transection of common iliac arteries and veins bilaterally: A survival after bilateral temporary arterial shunts and a unique postoperative complication
  30:3, p. 191 - 194 2004
• Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center
  Asensio Juan A., Petrone Patrizio, O'Shanahan Gloria, Kuncir Eric J., Managing exsanguination: what we know about damage control/bailout is not enough
  16:3, p. 294 - 296 2003
• Chest
  Kuncir Eric J., Belzberg Howard, Limitations of Stapled Tractotomy for Central Lung Penetrating Injury
  124:4, p. 296 - 296S 2003
• The Journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care
  Asensio Juan A, Tillou Areti, Kuncir Eric, Demetriades Demetrios, Velmahos George, Murray James, Shoemaker William C, Rojo Esther, Rolddn Gustavo, Berne Thomas V, Chan Linda, Cogbill Thomas H, Mckenney Mark G, Petrone Patrizio, Operative management and outcomes in 103 AAST-OIS grades IV and V complex hepatic injuries: Trauma surgeons still need to operate, but angioembolization helps. Discussion
  54:4, p. 647 - 654 2003
• The Annals of thoracic surgery
  Young J. Nilas, Kuncir Eric J., DeCampli William M., Helton J. Gregg, Ahearn Edward N., Modified surgical palliation for a rare type of l-transposition with aortic atresia
  60:4, p. 1108 - 1109 1995

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