Biography
Michael Farrell, M.D., M.S. is a clinical fellow in surgery critical care/trauma and emergency surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Farrell completed his general surgery residency at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE in 2019. He graduated in 2014 with his Medical Degree and in 2009 with a Master of Biomedical Science from The Commonwealth Medical College (now the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine). He previously graduated cum laude from Gettysburg College in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology.
Dr. Farrell has both clinical and research interests in trauma resuscitation and trauma/emergency systems. He has received multiple research awards including first place in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma Region III clinical research competition. He received the Delaware ACS chapter clinical research award multiple times during his residency. He was also a research gold medal finalist at the Southeastern Surgical Congress.
Dr. Farrell has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented at both national and international conferences including but not limited to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the Southeast Surgical Congress.
Education
Gettysburg College, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, 2009
The Commonwealth Medical College, Master of Biomedical Science, 2010
The Commonwealth Medical College, Medical Degree, 2014
Christiana Care Health System, General Surgery, 2014-2019
Board Certifications
General Surgery - Board Eligible
Clinical Interests
Trauma Resuscitation
Coagulopathy
Trauma Systems
Multi-organ failure
“The Death Diamond: A Black Hole for Resuscitation”, 2019, Southeastern Surgical Congress Scientific Assembly, Oral Presentation
“The Death Diamond: Death Beyond Trauma”, 2019, Society of Critical Care Medicine Scientific Assembly, Oral Presentation
“Improving Decannulation Rates in Trauma Patients”, 2019, Society of Critical Care Medicine Scientific Assembly, Oral Presentation
“Early Signs of Postoperative Hemorrhage in Bariatric Surgery”, 2019, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Scientific Assembly, Poster Presentation
“Outcomes with Advances vs Basic Life Support in Blunt Trauma”, 2018, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Region 3 Annual Meeting and Delaware Day of Surgery, Oral Presentation
“Futility in Trauma – When is Enough, Enough?”, 2018, Christiana Care Surgical Grand Rounds, Oral Presentation
“Improving Decannulation Rates in a Trauma Population”, 2018, Trauma Quality Improvement Program Clinical Assembly, Poster Presentation
“Outcomes with Advanced vs Basic Life Support in Blunt Trauma”, 2018, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Poster Presentation
“An Analysis of Outcomes after Administration of Kcentra for Urgent Reversal of Anticoagulation in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage”, 2018, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Poster Presentation
“Relationship of Hemorrhagic Complications with Perioperative Blood Pressure in Bariatric Surgery”, 2018, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Scientific Assembly, Poster Presentation
“An Analysis of Outcomes After Administration of Four Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Reversal of Warfarin-Related Intracranial Hemorrhage”, 2017, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Region 3 Annual Meeting and Delaware Day of Surgery, Oral Presentation
“Achieving Competency Today – Improvement Project Plan: Goals of Care, Do You Care Enough to Ask”, 2017, Christiana Care Health System, Oral Presentation
“Outcomes in Appendicitis with Implementation of Acute Care Surgery Model in Community Hospital”, 2017, Southeastern Surgical Congress Scientific Meeting, Poster Presentation
”Utility of Web-based Support for Acute Surgical Wound Care”, 2016, World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Poster Presentation
“Co-Morbidity of Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases in a Lupus Diagnosed Population”, 2012, Pennsylvania Public Health Association, Poster Presentation
“Identification of Cell-trafficking Intermediates of Cathepsin D in Breast Cancer Tissue and Cell Lines”, 2011, The Commonwealth Medical College Research Symposium, Oral Presentation
"Genetic Analysis of a J1-C Patient with Mitochondrial Myopathy”, 2009, Gettysburg College Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Oral Presentation
Research Interests
Trauma Resuscitation
Coagulopathy
Trauma and Emergency Systems