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

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

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Fleming ID, Zaborina O, Alverdy J (2014). Murine Model for Induction of Acinetobacter baumannii Surgical Site Infection. J Surg Res, 186(2), 689.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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)
    5. 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)
    6. Rhodes M, Akohoue SA, Shankar SM, Fleming I, Qi An A, Yu C, Acra S, Buchowski M (2009). Growth patterns in children with sickle cell anemia during puberty. Pediatric blood & cancer, 53(4), 635-41. (Read full publication)
    7. 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 J (2017). Bacterial Colonization and Succession in a newly opened hospital. Science translational medicine,
    8. 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 J (2020). Fecal microbiota transplant rescues mice from human pathogen mediated sepsis by restoring systemic immunity. Nature communications, 11(1), 2354. (Read full publication)
    9. Kim M, Christley S, Khodarev NN, Fleming I, Huang Y, Chang E, Zaborina O, Alverdy J (2015). Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound infection involves activation of its iron acquisition system in response to fascial contact. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 78(4), 823-9. (Read full publication)
    10. Fleming ID, Krezalek MA, Belogortseva N, Zaborin A, Defazio J, Chandrasekar L, Actis LA, Zaborina O, Alverdy J (2017). Modeling Acinetobacter baumannii wound infections: The critical role of iron. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 82(3), 557-565. (Read full publication)
    11. Labuz DR, Lewis G, Fleming ID, Thompson CM, Zhai Y, Firpo MA, Leung D (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)
    12. Lewis AE, Horns JJ, Fleming ID, Lewis GM, Thompson C (2023). Healthcare Utilization After Thermal Injury: An Analysis Using a Commercial Claims Database. Journal of burn care & research, 44(6), 1267-1272. (Read full publication)
    13. Williams A, Curtis JA, Rhoads J, LaChapelle CR, Fleming ID, Lewis GM, Thompson CM, Madigan L (2025). Improving identification of SJS/TEN and its mimics across a large geographic area: Outcomes from a novel telemedicine collaboration. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, (Read full publication)
    14. 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 B (2025). A CHARACTERIZATION OF PEDIATRIC BURN INJURY PATIENTS PRESENTING TO A ZONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN NORTHERN TANZANIA. Journal of burn care & research, (Read full publication)
    15. Vlasic K, Mwakyembe T, Fleming I, Lewis G, Jayaraman S, Staton CA, Watt MH, Mmbaga BT, Keating E (2025). The time to care is now: a multidisciplinary call to action for addressing paediatric burn injuries globally. International health, 17(5), 609-611. (Read full publication)

    Book Chapter

    1. 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.
    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 ID, Grudziak J, Colonna A (2024). Chapter 291: Surgical Infections of Skin and Soft Tissue. 2, 2733-2739.
    4. Fleming I,Defazio J,Zaborina O,Alverdy (2015). Critical illness and intestinal microflora: Ph as a surrogate marker. Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care, 397-404. (Read full publication)

    Abstract

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