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Scott A. Turner, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Associate Professor, Surgery

Associate Program Director for the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Implementation, organization, and supervision of the SCC fellowship program, Surgery

Clinical Service Liaison for the Third Year Medical Students, Clerkship liason for the third year medical students rotating on the Acute Care Surgery/SICU/Trauma service, Surgery

Professional Background

Scott Turner was born and raised in Rochester, MN. He completed both his undergraduate and medical degree at Creighton University in Omaha NE. He then moved down to Kansas City to complete his general surgery training at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He subsequently completed a trauma and surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Wisconsin in Madison WI. In August of 2018, Dr. Turner joined the University of Kansas Medical Center and is an Associate Professor of Surgery currently at the division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care. His interests lie in emergency general/trauma surgery.

Education and Training
  • MD, Doctor of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
  • BS, Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
  • Residency, General Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
  • Clinical Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma Instructor, American College of Surgeons
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor , American College of Surgeons
  • Physician License, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
  • Stop the Bleed Instructor, American College of Surgeons
Professional Affiliations
  • Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Member, 2018 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member, 2018 - Present
  • American College of Surgeons, Member, 2012 - Present
  • American Medical Association, Member, 2012 - Present

Publications
  • Brugler, Alexandra, Thompson, Shawn , Turner, Scott, Ngo, Binh, Rendell, Marc. 2011. Skin blood flow abnormalities in diabetic dermopathy. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 65 (3), 559-563
  • Fitzgibbons Jr, Robert., J, Ramanan, Bala, Arya, Shipra, Turner, Scott., A, Li, Xue, Gibbs, James., O, Reda, Domenic., J. 2013. Long-term results of a randomized controlled trial of an non-operative strategy (watchful waiting) for men with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias. Annals of Surgery
  • Fitzgibbons Jr, Robert., J, Ramanan, Bala, Arya, Shipra, Turner, Scott., A, Li, Xue, Gibbs, James., O, Reda, Domenic., J. 2013. Long-term results of a randomized controlled trial of an non-operative strategy (watchful waiting) for men with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias. Annals of Surgery
  • Haines, Krista, Jung, Hee Soo, Zens, Tiffany, Turner, Scott, Warner-Hillard, Charles, Agarwal, Suresh. 2017. Barriers to hospice care in trauma patients: The disparities in end-of-life care.. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Turner, Scott, Jung, Hee Soo, Scarborough, John. 2019. Utilization of a specimen retrieval bag during laparoscopic appendectomy for both uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis is not associated with a decrease in postoperative surgical site infection rates. Surgery
  • Turner, Scott. 2023. Cardiac Ischemia, Arrhythmias. Surgical Council on Resident Education