Irma D. Fleming
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Irma D. Fleming, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

Burn Center
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-3050
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  • Dr. Irma Fleming is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics. She received her general surgery training at the University of Chicago in Chicago, IL. Her specialties include acute burn care, burn surgery and reconstruction. Additionally, she has formal training in surgical critical care with an emphasis on trauma. Dr. Fleming completed a fellowship in Burn Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, and she continued her training in critical care at the University of Chicago in Chicago, IL.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Surgery
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)

  • Dr. Irma Fleming is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics. She received her general surgery training at the University of Chicago in Chicago, IL. Her specialties include acute burn care, burn surgery and reconstruction. Additionally, she has formal training in surgical critical care with an emphasis on trauma. Dr. Fleming completed a fellowship in Burn Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, and she continued her training in critical care at the University of Chicago in Chicago, IL.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions General Surgery
    Board Certification
    American Board of Surgery
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)

    Education history

    Fellowship Anesthesia Critical Care - University of Chicago Fellow
    Fellowship Burn Surgery - Vanderbilt University Medical Center Fellow
    Residency General Surgery - University of Chicago Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Meharry Medical College M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology - Spelman College B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Williams A, Curtis JA, Rhoads J, LaChapelle CR, Fleming ID, Lewis GM, Thompson CM, Madigan LM (2025). Improving identification of SJS/TEN and its mimics across a large geographic area: Outcomes from a novel telemedicine collaboration. J Am Acad Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    2. Vlasic K, Mwakyembe T, Sakita F, Fleming I, Lewis G, Nkini G, Mmary N, Marandu D, Fino N, Holiday J, Watt MH, Staton CA, Keating EM, Mmbaga BM (2025). A CHARACTERIZATION OF PEDIATRIC BURN INJURY PATIENTS PRESENTING TO A ZONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN NORTHERN TANZANIA. J Burn Care Res. (Read full publication)
    3. Vlasic K, Mwakyembe T, Fleming I, Lewis G, Jayaraman S, Staton CA, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT, Keating EM (2025). The time to care is now: a multidisciplinary call to action for addressing paediatric burn injuries globally. Int Health, 17(5), 609-611. (Read full publication)
    4. Lewis AE, Horns JJ, Fleming ID, Lewis GM, Thompson CM (2023). Healthcare Utilization After Thermal Injury: An Analysis Using a Commercial Claims Database. J Burn Care Res, 44(6), 1267-1272. (Read full publication)
    5. Labuz DR, Lewis G, Fleming ID, Thompson CM, Zhai Y, Firpo MA, Leung DT (2023). Targeted multi-omic analysis of human skin tissue identifies alterations of conventional and unconventional T cells associated with burn injury. Elife, 12. (Read full publication)
    6. Kim SM, DeFazio JR, Hyoju SK, Sangani K, Keskey R, Krezalek MA, Khodarev NN, Sangwan N, Christley S, Harris KG, Malik A, Zaborin A, Bouziat R, Ranoa DR, Wiegerinck M, Ernest JD, Shakhsheer BA, Fleming ID, Weichselbaum RR, Antonopoulos DA, Gilbert JA, Barreiro LB, Zaborina O, Jabri B, Alverdy JC (2020). Fecal microbiota transplant rescues mice from human pathogen mediated sepsis by restoring systemic immunity. Nat Commun, 11(1), 2354. (Read full publication)
    7. Thompson LR, Sanders JG, McDonald D, JK, Gilbert JA, Knight R, Fleming I, and The Earth Microbiome Project Consortium (2017). A communal catalogue reveals Earth's multiscale microbial diversity. Nature.
    8. Lax S, Sangwan N, Smith D, Larsen P, Handley KM, Richardson M, Guyton K, Krezalek M, Shogan BD, Defazio J, Fleming I, Shakhsheer B, Weber S, Landon E, Garcia-Houchins S, Siegel J, Alverdy J, Knight R, Stephens B, Gilbert JA (2017). Bacterial Colonization and Succession in a newly opened hospital. Sci Transl Med.
    9. Fleming ID, Krezalek MA, Belogortseva N, Zaborin A, Defazio J, Chandrasekar L, Actis LA, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC (2017). Modeling Acinetobacter baumannii wound infections: The critical role of iron. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 82(3), 557-565. (Read full publication)
    10. Shakhsheer BA, Versten LA, Luo JN, Defazio JR, Klabbers R, Christley S, Zaborin A, Guyton KL, Krezalek M, Smith DP, Ajami NJ, Petrosino JF, Fleming ID, Belogortseva N, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC (2016). Morphine Promotes Colonization of Anastomotic Tissues with Collagenase - Producing Enterococcus faecalis and Causes Leak. J Gastrointest Surg, 20(10), 1744-51. (Read full publication)
    11. Kim M, Christley S, Khodarev NN, Fleming I, Huang Y, Chang E, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC (2015). Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound infection involves activation of its iron acquisition system in response to fascial contact. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 78(4), 823-9. (Read full publication)
    12. Defazio J, Fleming ID, Shakhsheer B, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC (2014). The opposing forces of the intestinal microbiome and the emerging pathobiome. Surg Clin North Am, 94(6), 1151-61. (Read full publication)
    13. Fleming ID, Zaborina O, Alverdy J (2014). Murine Model for Induction of Acinetobacter baumannii Surgical Site Infection. J Surg Res, 186(2), 689.
    14. Defazio J, Zaborin A, Kaiser B, Kim S, Fleming I, Camp D, Jabri I, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC (2014). Intestinal Application of Pi-PEG Maintains the Health-promoting Microbiota, Suppresses the Effect of Gut Pathobiota on Immune Signaling, and Prevents Mortality in Mice. J Surg Res, 186(2), 591.
    15. Rhodes M, Akohoue SA, Shankar SM, Fleming I, Qi An A, Yu C, Acra S, Buchowski MS (2009). Growth patterns in children with sickle cell anemia during puberty. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 53(4), 635-41. (Read full publication)

    Book Chapter

    1. Fleming ID, Grudziak J, Colonna AL (2024). Chapter 291: Surgical Infections of Skin and Soft Tissue. In Ellison, E. C., Upchurch, G. R., Jr., Efron, P. A., Wexner, S. D., Perrier, N. D., Klimberg, V. S., Stewart, J. H., IV, Rusch, V. W., Gould, J. C., Galandiuk, S., Pawlik, T. M., Chapman, W. C., Poulose, B. K., Henke, P. K., Mohr, A. M., Islam, S., Agur, A. M. R., Scott-Conner, C., & Renton, D. (Eds.), Fischer's Mastery of Surgery (8, 2, pp. 2733-2739). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
    2. DeFazio JR, Fleming I, Alverdy JC (2017). Case Study: Nutritional Support of the GI Fistula Patient. In Corson JD, Williamson R (Eds.), Surgery: Core Principles and Practice (2nd Edition, p. 215). Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
    3. Fleming I, Defazio J, Zaborina O, Alverdy J (2015). Critical illness and intestinal microflora: Ph as a surrogate marker. In Fleming I|Defazio J|Zaborina O|Alverdy J (Ed.), Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care (pp. 397-404). (Read full publication)
    4. Fleming I, DeFazio JR, Zaborina O, Alverdy JC (2015). Critical Illness and the intestinal microflora: pH as a surrogate marker. In Rajendram R, Preedy VR, Patel V (Eds.), Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care. New York: Springer-Verlag.

    Abstract

    1. Graves C, LaChapelle CR, Thompson CM, Fleming ID, Lewis GM (2024). Nutritional Risk in Frostbite [Abstract]. 45(S1), 128.
    2. Graves C, Thompson CM, LaChapelle CR, Fleming ID, Lewis GM (2024). Weight Loss in Patients with Large Burns [Abstract]. 45(S1), 127-8.
    3. Rodgers AJ, Barth S, DuRose L, Fleming ID, Lewis GM, Thompson CM, LaChapelle CR (2024). Usage of Botulinum Toxin a in Acute Burn Care: A Case Study [Abstract]. 45(S1), 248.
    4. Lucio JX, Anyan WR, DuRose L, Ellsworth MP, Fleming ID, Lewis GM, Thompson CM, LaChapelle CR (2024). Preoperative Edema Management for the Burned Hand [Abstract]. 45(S1), 239-40.
    5. Rodgers A, Thompson C, Murphy D, Fleming I, Lewis G, LaChapelle C, Hobson G (2023). Posterior Spinal Cord Syndrome after High Voltage Electrical Injury [Abstract]. 44(S2), S116.
    6. Ewanowski KM, Bramble C, Anyan WR, Fleming ID, Hopkins R, Morris SE, Thompson CM, Lewis GM (2022). Utilization of Phase-Based Guidelines For Patient Care After Application of Cultured Epithelial Autograft [Abstract]. 43(S1), S143.
    7. Fleming ID, Tang, C, Lewis GM (2021). Outbreak of Carbapenem-Polymyxin-Quat-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Associated with Mafenide Acetate shortages: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Eradication [Abstract]. 42(SI), S164.