David E. Skarda,
MD
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
Pediatric Surgery801-662-2950
Fax: (801) 662-2980
Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Riverton
801-662-2950
Pediatric Surgery
801-357-1700
Fax: (801) 357-1699
St. Vincent Healthcare
SCL Health Medical Group - Fortin Pediatric Specialty Clinic406-237-5300
Fax: (406) 237-5305
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Associate Professor (Clinical) Pediatrics - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Administration Pediatric Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery (Sub: Pediatric Surgery) |
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Associate Professor (Clinical) Pediatrics - Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Administration Pediatric Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery (Sub: Pediatric Surgery) |
Research Interests
- Appendicitis
- Gastroparesis
- Cholecystectomy
Education History
| Fellowship | The Ohio State University - Nationwide Children's Hospital Pediatric Surgery Fellow, 2011 |
| Fellowship | University of Minnesota Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Surgery Fellow, 2009 |
| Residency | University of Minnesota Medical Center General Surgery Resident, 2008 |
| Fellowship | University of Minnesota Surgical Infectious Disease Fellow, 2006 |
| Research Fellow | University of Minnesota Surgical Critical Care, basic science and clinical research, Greg Beilman MD, grant from ONR Research Fellow, 2006 |
| Professional Medical | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Medicine M.D., 2001 |
| Undergraduate | Brigham Young University Molecular Biology/Chemistry B.S., 1997 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Shi J, Hurdle JF, Johnson SA, Ferraro JP, Skarda DE, Finlayson SRG, Samore MH, Bucher BT (2021). Natural language processing for the surveillance of postoperative venous thromboembolism. (Epub ahead of print) Surgery.
- Glissmeyer EW, Ryan S, Dudley NC, Schunk JE, Nielsen J, Weng C, Skarda DE (2020). An Administrative Data-based Surrogate Definition Identifies Children Evaluated Beyond Physical Examination for Suspected Appendicitis. Pediatric Quality and Safety, 5(6), e343.
- Bucher BT, Shi J, Ferraro JP, Skarda DE, Samore MH, Hurdle JF, Gundlapalli AV, Chapman WW, Finlayson SRG (2020). Portable Automated Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections Using Natural Language Processing: Development and Validation. Ann Surg, 272(4), 629-636.
- Pruitt LCC, Casazza GC, Newberry CI, Cardon R, Ramirez A, Krakovitz PR, Meier JD, Skarda DE (2019). Opioid Prescribing and Use in Ambulatory Otolaryngology. Laryngoscope, 130(8), 1913-1921.
- Pruitt LCC, Skarda DE, Barnhart DC, Bucher BT (2020). Impact of consolidation of cases on post-operative outcomes for index pediatric surgery cases. J Pediatr Surg, 55(6), 1048-1052.
- Pruitt LCC, Swords DS, Vijayakumar S, Ostlund B, Prochazka J, Richards NG, Bucher BT, Skarda DE (2019). Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Opioid Prescribing in General Surgery. J Surg Res, 247, 514-523.
- Newberry CI, Casazza GC, Pruitt LC, Meier JD, Skarda DE, Alt JA (2019). Prescription patterns and opioid usage in sinonasal surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, 10(3), 381-387.
- Pruitt LCC, Skarda DE, Rollins MD, Bucher BT (2019). Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis in children treated at US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg, 55(3), 535-540.
- Pruitt LCC, Swords DS, Russell KW, Rollins MD, Skarda DE (2019). Prescription vs. consumption: Opioid overprescription to children after common surgical procedures. J Pediatr Surg, 54(11), 2195-2199.
- Berman L, Ottosen M, Renaud E, Hsi-Dickie B, Fecteau A, Skarda D, Goldin A, Rangel S, Tsao K, APSA Quality and Safety Committee (2019). Preventing patient harm via adverse event review: An APSA survey regarding the role of morbidity and mortality (M&M) conference. J Pediatr Surg, 54(9), 1872-1877.
- Swords DS, Skarda DE, Sause WT, Gawlick U, Cannon GM, Lewis MA, Scaife CL, Gygi JA, Tae Kim H (2019). Surgeon-Level Variation in Utilization of Local Staging and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Stage II-III Rectal Adenocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg, 23(4), 659-669.
- Roybal J, Tsao K, Rangel S, Ottosen M, Skarda D, Berman L (2018). Surgical Safety Checklists in Children's Surgery: Surgeons' Attitudes and Review of the Literature. Pediatric Quality and Safety, 3(5), e108.
- Berman L, Rangel S, Goldin A, Skarda D, Ottosen M, Bliss D, Valusek P, Fallat M, Tsao K, APSA Quality and Safety Committee (2017). Safety culture among pediatric surgeons: A national survey of attitudes and perceptions of patient safety. J Pediatr Surg, 53(3), 381-395.
- Skarda DE, Rollins M, Andrews S, McFadden M, Barnhart D, Meyers R, Scaife E (2015). One hospital, one appendectomy: The cost effectiveness of a standardized doctor's preference card. J Pediatr Surg, 50(6), 919-22.
- Skarda D, Henricksen JW, Rollins M (2012). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation promotes survival in children with trauma related respiratory failure. ASCP CheckSample Series, 28(7), 711-4.
- George ME, Rueth NM, Skarda DE, Chipman JG, Quickel RR, Beilman GJ (2009). Hyperbaric oxygen does not improve outcome in patients with necrotizing soft tissue infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt), 10(1), 21-8.
- Mulier KE, Skarda DE, Taylor JH, Myers DE, McGraw MK, Gallea BL, Beilman GJ (2008). Near-infrared spectroscopy in patients with severe sepsis: correlation with invasive hemodynamic measurements. Surg Infect (Larchmt), 9(5), 515-9.
- Skarda DE, Mulier KE, George ME, Bellman GJ (2008). Eight hours of hypotensive versus normotensive resuscitation in a porcine model of controlled hemorrhagic shock. Acad Emerg Med, 15(9), 845-52.
- George ME, Skarda DE, Watts CR, Pham HD, Beilman GJ (2008). Aggressive red blood cell transfusion: no association with improved outcomes for victims of isolated traumatic brain injury. Neurocrit Care, 8(3), 337-43.