This curriculum vitae summarizes the career and qualifications of Dr. Mathew M. Edavettal. He is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care, and currently works as a trauma surgeon and critical care physician. He has extensive experience in trauma guidelines development and research presentations. He also has a background in teaching and international medical mission work.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Mathew M. Edavettal, M.D., Ph.D.
HOME ADDRESS:
19 Windsor Lane
Lititz, PA
17543
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
General Surgery: May 2009
Surgical Critical Care: September 2011
EMPLOYMENT AS ATTENDING:
Trauma Surgeon and Critical Care Physician: 2009-present
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Society of Critical Care Medicine: 2009-present
Association for Academic Surgery: 2014 -present
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: January 2015
EDITOR
Academic Editor: Medicine, 2015
COMMITTEES
Co-chair of the Organ Donation Committee
NATIONAL PRACTIC MANGAGEMENT GUIDELINE COMMITEES
1. EAST Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Reversal in Traumatic Intracranial
Hemorrhage
2. Penetrating Zone II Neck Trauma
GUIDELINE FORMULATON AND ONGOING EVALUATION OF THE
LITERATURE
1. Cervical Spine Management Guideline
2. Thoracolumbar Spine Management Guideline
3. Anticoagulant Reversal Management Guideline
4. Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Management Guideline
5. Massive Transfusion Process (MTP) Flow
6. Coagulopathy Management Protocol – TEG
7. Radiation Guideline
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Biology (August, 1992)
Louisiana College, Pineville, LA

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Ph. D. in Physiology (August, 1997)
Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Dissertation title: The effects of the Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial
performance.
Dissertation Research Advisor: Alastair H. Burns, Ph. D.
M.D. (May 2001)
Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
PGY-1 residency, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
(June 2001- June 2002)
PGY-2 residency, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, NC (June 2002- June 2003)
July 2003- July 2004: Evaluating General Surgery Residency Programs
PGY-2-5 residency, Department of Surgery, Seton Hall University School of Graduate
Medical Education, General Surgical Program at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton,
New Jersey (August 2004- July 2008)
PGY-6 fellowship, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, Cooper University Hospital, Camden
NJ (August 2008-July 2009)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster PA: trauma attending (Aug 2009-present)
St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, LA (1988-1992)
HONOR SOCIETIES:
Pi Kappa Delta - Debate honor society
Alpha Epsilon Delta – Pre-med honor society
ORGANIZATIONS:
Louisiana College debate team (1988-1992)
International Student Organization (1988-1992)
Kappa Omicron Fraternity (1990-1992)
LEADERSHIP:
President – International Student Organization (1991-1992)
President – Kappa Omicron (1991-1992)
Captain – Debate team (1991-1992)
Historian – Pre-med honor society (1991-1992)
Secretary – International Student Organization (1990-1991)
Chaplain – Kappa Omicron (1990-1991)

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AWARDS:
Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of Directors of the Lancaster
City & County Medical Society for mission work (2011)
Recipient of a travel grant to American Association for Cancer Research on
“Angiogenesis and Cancer” (1998)
LSUMC Sigma Xi Research Day Award 1st
place for poster presentation
(1995) Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Graduate School
(1997) Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Undergraduate
(1992) Deans List (1991, 1992)
Louisiana College debate team
3rd
place in the state of Louisiana (1992)
Two 1st
place (one at a national
tournament) Two 2nd
place
Three 3rd
place
Superior rating at Province Tournament (1990)
Two speaker trophies
Most valuable debater (1990)
Garrison Award – top school in the nation to start a debate program (1989)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lectures
Nursing Physiology -Muscle physiology (1995)
Allied Health Physiology -Gastrointestinal physiology (1995)
General and Oral Physiology -Renal physiology (1994, 1995,
1997)
-Cardiovascular physiology (1996)
-Pulmonary physiology (1997)
Trauma Attending -Mechanism of Injury (May, 2011,
September 2011)
-ATLS Instructor (June, 2011, July, 2012, October
20-12, January 2013, June 2013, June 2014,
November 2014, June 2015)
-Critical Care to Midlevels (Oct, 2010 – Current)
-FCCS (June, 2012, September, 2012, December
2013, August 2013, May 2013, October 2014)
-Monthly synopsis of Journal of Trauma articles
(July 2012 to January 2015)
- Trauma Course for Nurses: What is a Trauma
Center? (April 28, 2015)
Tutoring
Medical Physiology (1995, 1996, 1997)
Dental Physiology (1997)
Nursing Physiology (1995)
Allied Health Physiology (1995)
General and Oral Physiology (1994, 1995, 1996)
Physicians Assistants/Nurse Practitioner: 2009-

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2013
VOLUNTEER SERVICES:
Minority High School Career Day (1994, 1995, and 1998)
Minority Medical Student Physiology Orientation (1995)
Community debate judge for local high schools (1988-1992)
Community science fair judge (1991)
Coordinator for Christmas present giveaway for children in hospitals (1990)
Coordinator for program in which pre-med students were allowed to observe surgeries
(1992)
Coordinator for international meal to raise money for scholarships (1992)
Assistant in three medical mission trips to Mexico (1988-1992)
Surgeon Haiti (October 2010)
Surgeon Iraq (March 2011)
Surgeon Haiti (October 2011)
Surgeon Haiti (April 2012)
Surgeon Haiti (November 2012)
Surgeon Haiti (June 2013)
Surgeon Haiti (November 2013)
Surgeon Haiti (June 2014)
PRESENTATIONS:
1. “Intracranial hemorrhage and TEG.” Lancaster General Hospital, Nov, 2009
2. “Implementing Thromboelastography (TEG) Utilizing Outcome Data: Its not as
Hard as You Think.” Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, Harrisburg,
PA. October 23, 2014
3. “Thromboelastography (TEG): A Step Forward in Understanding
Coagulation” February 26, 2015
4. “Trauma Services Overview, Regulations, and EMS Handoff.” Lancaster
General Hospital. February 24, 2015 and March 4, 2015
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:
1. “The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial performance and iron
homeostasis”; Sigma Xi, LSUMC, New Orleans LA, March 1995
2. “The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial performance and
iron homeostasis”; FASEB, Atlanta, GA, April 1995
3. “The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial performance and
response to beta adrenergic stimulation in vitro”; Cardiovascular Research
Day, LSUMC, New Orleans, LA, September 1995

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4. “The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial performance
and response to beta adrenergic stimulation in vitro”; Cancer Research,
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, January 1996
5. “The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial performance
and response to beta adrenergic stimulation in vitro”; Sigma Xi, LSUMC,
New Orleans, LA, April 1996
6. “The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial performance and
response to beat adrenergic stimulation in vitro”; FASEB, Washington DC,
April 1996
7. “The effects of the Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial
performance”; Cardiovascular Research Day LSUMC, New Orleans, LA,
October 1996
8. “The effects of the Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial
performance”; Cancer Research, LSUMC, New Orleans, LA, January
1997“The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial
performance”; FASEB, New Orleans, LA, April 1997
9. “The effects of Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on myocardial performance”;
Sigma Xi, LSUMC, New Orleans, LA, May 1997
10. “Myorcardial Angiogenesis in Response to the Walker 256 Carcinosarcoma”;
Angiogenesis and Cancer, American Association for Cancer Research,
Orlando, FL. Jan. 1998.
11. “Pediatric Blunt Trauma”; Day of Trauma, Drexel University, Philadelphia
PA. December 2008.
12. “Coagulation and TEG in Trauma”; Research in Trauma, Lancaster
PA. November, 2009
13. “Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC) Shortens Time to
Anticoagulation Reversal in Head Injured Patients and Decreases Fresh
Frozen Plasma (FFP)
Administration” American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Kauai,
Hawaii. September 2012.
14. “The Effect of Pre-Injury Beta-Blocker Usage on Patients with Traumatic
Brain Injury” Academic Surgical Conference for the Association for Academic
Surgery. San Diego, PA. February 2014
15. “An Analysis of the Protective Benefits of Beta-Blockers on TBI Patients”
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Philadelphia, PA.
September 2014

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16. “An Analysis of Neurosurgical Practice Patterns and Outcomes for Moderate to
Severe Head Injuries in a Statewide Trauma System” American Association for
the Surgery of Trauma. Las Vegas, NV. September 2015 (Accepted).
17. “An Objective View of the Effectiveness of Platelet Transfusion in Trauma
Utilizing Thromboelastography” New England Surgical Society. Newport, RI.
September, 2015.
18. “The Anticoagulation and Trauma Alert: Results of a Novel Protocol to Assess
Geriatric Head Trauma Patients on Anticoagultion” Thrauma Quality
Improvement Program Annual Scientific Meeting. Nashville, TN. November
2015.
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Gagic K, LaBorde C, Edavettal M, Levine ER, Potter BJ, and Burns AH. The
effect of clenbuterol and recombinant erythropoietin on tumor growth and
anemia caused by the Walker 256 carcinosarcoma. Life Sci 61 (25): 2475-2484.
1997.
2. Legros T, McConnel D, Murry T, Edavettal M, Racey-Burns LA, Shepherd RE,
Burns AH. The effect of 17a methyltestosterone on myocardial function in vitro.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 32 (5): 897-903. 2000.
3. Schulze SM, Chokshi RJ, Edavettal M, Tarasov E. Acute abdomen secondary to
ascaris lumbricoides infestation of the small bowel. Am Surg. 71(6): 505-7.
2005.
4. Schulze SM, Edavettal M, Fares L, Costic J, Moser R, Steeger J. Malt Lymphoma
of the Lung Presenting With an IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy. Surigcal Rounds.
10: 476. 2006.
5. Rogers F, Hammaker S, Miller JA, Lee JC, Chandler R, Edavettal M,
Sakorafas L, Wu D, Evans T, Horn L, Horst M. Does Pre-Hospital Prolonged
Extrication (Entrapment) Place Trauma Patients at Higher Risk for Venous
Thromboembolism? The American Journal of Surgery 2010; 202(4):382-386
6. Rogers F, Osler T, Lee J, Sakorafas L, Wu D, Evans T, Edavettal M, Host M. In a
Mature Trauma System, There Is No Difference in Outcome (Survival) Between
Level I and Level II Trauma Centers. Journal of Trauma 2011; Vol. 70(6):1354-
1357
7. Rogers FB, Krasne M, Bradburn E, Rogers A, Lee J, Wu D, Evans T, Edavettal
M, Horst M, Osler T. Acute Care and Trauma Surgeons: We Can’t Get No
Satisfaction – What Do Satisfaction Surveys Mean? American Surgeon 2012;
78(7):731-734

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8. Rogers A, Rogers F, Bradburn E, Krasne M, Lee J, Wu D, Edavettal M, Horst M.
Old and Undertriaged: A Lethal Combination. American Surgeon 2012;
78(6):741-745
9. Rogers F, Horst M, To T, Rogers A, Edavettal M, Wu D, Anderson J, Lee J, Osler
T, Brosey L. Factors Associated with Patient Satisfaction scores for Physician
Care in Trauma Patients. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013
Jul;75(1):110-4 discussion 110-4
10. Rogers A, Rogers F, Krasne M, Bradburn E, Lee JC, Edavettal M, Horst M.
Increased Mortality With Undertriaged Patients in a Mature Trauma Center with
an Aggressive Trauma Team Activation System. Abstract accepted for
publication: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.
2013;39(6):599-603.
11. Rogers A, Clark EH, Rittehnouse K, Horst M, Edavettal M, Lee JC, Wu D, Evans
T, Rogers FB. Breaking Down the Barriers! Factors Contributing to Barrier
Days in Mature Trauma Center. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
2014 Jan;76(1):191-5.
12. Edavettal Mathew, Rogers A, Rogers F, Horst M, Wichitaw, M. Prothrombin
Complex Concentrate (PCC) Accelerates INR Reversal and Diminishes the
Extension of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Geriatric Trauma Patients. American
Surgeon; 2014 April; (80)4:372-376
13. Edavettal Mathew; Rogers, Frederick; Rittenhouse, Katelyn. Letter to the Editor;
Driving Intoxicated: Is Hospital Admission Protective Against Legal
Ramifications? Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; 2014
May;76(5):1335-1336.
14. Lee, JC, Horst MA, Roger AT, Rogers FB, Wu D, Evans T, Edavettal M.
“Checklist-Styled Daily Sign-Out Rounds Improve Hospital Throughput in
Major Trauma Center.” Am Surg. 2014; 80(5):434-440.
15. Edavettal M, Vellucci A, Rogers F: Traumatic brain injury is not associated
with coagulopathy out of proportion to injury in other body regions. Journal of
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2014;77 (5):799
16. Rittenhouse KJ, To T, Rogers A, Wu D, Horst M, Edavettal M, Miller JA, Rogers
FB. “Hyponatremia as a fall predictor in a geriatric Trauma population. Injury
2015; 46(1): 119-123.
17. Wu D, Rogers FB, Miller JA, Lee JC, Sakorafas LU, Edavettal MM, Evans TL,
Horn LA. The Epidemic of Radiation Exposure in Medicine: Trauma Patients at
Ground Zero. Submitted for publication
18. Edavettal M, Rittenhouse K, Miller JA, Rogers A, Gross B, Vellucci A, Bupp K,

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Rogers F. Beta-Blocker Use Pre and Post Traumatic Brain Injury. Injury
(Submitted for publication)