Peter C. Jenkins, MD, MSC

Bio

Dr. Jenkins currently serves as Associate Professor of Surgery. He was inspired to pursue a career in medicine while serving as an elementary school teacher in Baltimore through Teach for America. Dr. Jenkins graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he also completed general surgery residency and a surgical critical care fellowship. Subsequently, Dr. Jenkins served as a Robert Wood Johnson clinical scholar at the University of Michigan, where he obtained a master’s degree in Health and Health Care Research.

Dr. Jenkins has worked extensively with the Indiana Department of Health to advance the delivery of care for injured patients through the statewide trauma system, and he currently serves as their Senior Trauma Systems Analyst. Dr. Jenkins’ research complements his work as a policy advisor at IDOH, and it primarily focuses on the outcomes of injured patients and opportunities for quality improvement. His work has been published in multiple prominent journals such as JAMA and Annals of Surgery. Dr. Jenkins’ research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and numerous state contracts.

Dr. Jenkins’ clinical focus has been on the practice of acute care surgery, a broad discipline which encompasses emergency general surgery, trauma surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Jenkins has developed particular expertise in the management of complex chest wall injuries requiring surgical reconstruction.

Recent Media Appearances:

Alumni Weekend 2022 - Distinguished Alumni Award Addresses

WRTV Sports Indy 500 - Matthew Cheatham Green Flag Delivery Honoree

Titles & Appointments

Associate Professor of Surgery

Education

2014 FEL Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of Michigan

2014 MSC University of Michigan

2012 RES Residency, General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2010 FEL Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2005 MD University of Pennsylvania

1995 BA Williams College
Research

Dr. Jenkins’ research has focused on coordination of care, healthcare disparities and variation in hospital outcomes of injured patients. A sample of his publications is listed below.

Jenkins P, Richardson C, Norton E, Cooke C, Banerjee M, Nathens A, Hemmila M. The Trauma Surge Index: Advancing the Measurement of Trauma Surges and Their Influence on Mortality. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Volume 3, Number 221, September 2015. PMID: 26232304.

Montgomery J, Cain-Nielsen A, Jenkins P, Regenbogen S, Hemmila M. Prevalence and Payments for Traumatic Injury Compared with Common Acute Diseases by Episodes of Care in Medicare Beneficiaries. The Journal of the American Medical Association. Volume 21, Number 321, June 2019. PMID 31162560.

Newgard C, Lin A, Olson L, Cook J, Gausche-Hill M, Kuppermann N, Goldhaber-Fiebert J, Malveau S, Smith M, Dai M, Nathens A, Glass N, Jenkins P, McConnell J, Remick K, Hewes H, Mann C. Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Outcomes in U.S. Trauma Centers. JAMA Pediatrics. June 2021. PMID: 34096991.

Jenkins P, Timsina L, Hemmila R, Murphy P, Holena D, Tignanelli C, Newgard C. Extending Trauma Quality Improvement Beyond Trauma Centers: Hospital Variation in Outcomes Among Non-Trauma Hospitals. Annals of Surgery. Volume 275, Number 2, February 2022. PMID: 35007228.
Professional Organizations

American College of Surgeons

Association for Academic Surgery

Chest Wall Injury Society

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Indiana State Medical Association

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care

American Board of Surgery - Surgery*

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