Brian Yorkgitis
@DrBYork
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Trauma surgeon, critical care physician, educator, tactical physician, champion for improved healthcare delivery, father, husband, Steeler fan
Indianapolis, IN
Joined January 2016
I wish I was there for my last patient honoree @UFHealthJax @UFMedicineJax @UFJaxTrauma ! What an honor to help lead the regions only Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center! Jax is in good hands! #jax4ever #orange&blue #miracleson8thStreet
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I flew on an airplane for the first time to travel to Tucson, Arizona to present my research at the 38th Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Annual Scientific Assembly. I am excited about the connections I was able to make with surgeons from across the country!
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Being #pedsready for adult trauma centers is crucial for injured children as access to pediatric trauma centers remains challenging. @EMSCImprovement @C_Melhado @mwdingeldein @arjensenmd
Access to pediatric trauma center care in the US remains limited, but improving pediatric readiness at adult trauma centers could enhance early resuscitative care for children. @arjensenmd @arjensenmd
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Welcome Dr. McCabe! We are excited for you to join our family!
🤝Meet Owen McCabe, MD, FACS—our newest Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Acute Care Surgery division at IU Surgery! 🧠McCabe specializes in trauma, critical care, and emergency general surgery. His research focuses on trauma outcomes, with a particular interest in traumatic brain injury, alongside a strong passion for surgical education. 🤲Welcome to the team, Owen McCabe, MD! #IUACS #IUAcuteCareSurgery #IUSurgeryResearch #IUSurgeryFaculty #IUSurgery
@kbilimoria @DrBYork
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Thanks @EAST_TRAUMA for your commitment to #peditrauma articles as a high number of injured children are seen at adult centers. #pedsready
This month’s EAST Monthly Literature Review on Pediatric Trauma – Critical Care is brought to you by Emily Grimsley, MD, Jen Geller, MD, Anna Goldenberg-Sandau, DO and Salina Wydo, MD, FACS. Thank you to our sponsor @HaemoneticsCorp! Read the #EASTLitReview here and share your feedback:
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Such a great session with great people! Three trauma organizations coming together to improve the care of patients! @EAST_TRAUMA @PediTraumaSoc @WesternTrauma
Panel session at #EAST2025 about trauma guidance via guidelines vs algorithms. Many approaches to #EvidenceBasedMedicine
@EAST_TRAUMA v. @WesternTrauma
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RT @IU_Surgery: ✨ Looking ahead to an exciting 2025 and beyond! 🔬At IU Surgery, we're driving innovation in research, education, and care.…
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Join our amazing ACS team @EskenaziHealth the 1st Trauma Center in the state! The surgeon will join an awesome team providing trauma/EGS/SCC/elective general surgery. @IU_Surgery
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RT @IU_Surgery: In the spirit of the holiday season, we’re grateful for our faculty, staff, trainees and our IU Surgery community who make…
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RT @IU_Surgery: That's a wrap on 2024!🎁 From groundbreaking research, innovations in surgical education and exceptional patient care, we'r…
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>80% of injured kids seen initially at non-pediatric centers. Are you #pedsready? Visit to learn more. @C_Melhado @IUHealthTrauma @IU_Surgery ED pediatric readiness of United States... : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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Congrats @LindaSchutzman for all your efforts as a master surgeon and researcher! 🔥🔥@IUHealthTrauma
🎉Congratulations to the 2025 Madura Scholars: Linda Schutzman, MD, Cary Schlick, MD, and Trista Stankowski, MD, MS! The Madura Scholars program provides support to help junior faculty in the Department of Surgery further their research. #IUSurgery #2025MaduraScholars
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A superstar ACS surgeon Dr. Rodriguez shares her experience to improve EGS patients! @IUHealthTrauma @IU_Surgery
EAST In The Arena: EGS Alert! The #EASTInTheArena crew discuss ins & outs of #EGS patients w/ @rrod617 of @IUHealthTrauma & the innovative way those at the highest risk are triaged. @jeremyhlevin @smuramed @RadomskiMD @AndreaTsoris @katierieramd @IU_Surgery @kbilimoria
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RT @InjuryFreeJax: 💚 Happy National Injury Prevention Day! While the mission of our Trauma Injury Prevention Program is always safety, toda…
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RT @cliffreid: 🧵 Managing Challenging Behaviours in Resuscitation Teams: A Thread for Team Leaders (1/13) Every resuscitation team leader…
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@acsTrauma Future Trauma Leaders Program is a true investment in the future of trauma care. Panel has FTL pushing the envelope on telehealth trauma care. The future is now! @CPark_MD @ZainHashmiMD @katierussellmd
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Congrats Sharven! Can’t wait to see the amazing things your division achieves! @TempleSurgery alumni are moving medicine forward!
Dr. Sharven Taghavi has been appointed Division Chief of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, & Surgical Critical Care and the William Henderson Endowment Chair. Join us in congratulating Dr. Taghavi! #TraumaSurgery #EndowedChair
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Great job @ScottEldredgeMD We need to work on standardize c-spine clearance! Good thing @katierussellmd is leading the way!
Presenting our study on protocols for clearing the pediatrics cervical spine #WesternPediatricCervicalSpineStudy @PediTraumaSoc @WesternPedSurg @katierussellmd @DrBYork
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Sorry I didn’t warn the audience onions were being cut
Inviting a trauma patient and their parents back to speak about their experience is such a special moment with trauma conferences. Thank you for including this sweet patient and his family @PediTraumaSoc
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Thanks @kbilimoria, I can't wait to start! The future is bright!
Excited to have Brian lead this division. He brings tremendous experience and energy to the role. The division is one of the largest in the country and includes two incredibly busy Level I trauma centers. Welcome to Indy!
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