Thomas H. Shoultz
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Thomas H. Shoultz, MD, FACS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

General Surgery, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-585-1618
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Thomas Shoultz, MD, FACS, is a board-certified trauma and critical care surgeon with specialized expertise in the management of complex injuries, emergency surgical conditions, and critical illness. He provides comprehensive care in trauma surgery, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care, with additional expertise in abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia repair, and minimally invasive general surgery.

Clinical Expertise

  • Trauma surgery
  • Emergency general surgery
  • Surgical critical care
  • Surgical palliative care
  • Hernia surgery (abdominal, ventral, umbilical, incisional, and inguinal)
  • Gallbladder surgery
  • Appendectomy
  • Intestinal surgery

Education and Training

Dr. Shoultz earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also completed his residency in general surgery. He then completed a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Washington–Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, one of the nation’s leading trauma and critical care training programs.

Professional Experience and Leadership

In 2017, Dr. Shoultz was recruited to UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where he spent seven years advancing surgical education and training initiatives. During his tenure, he led interprofessional teams focused on enhancing the delivery of surgical palliative care and earned multiple awards for his contributions to resident education. Dr. Shoultz currently serves as Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency in the Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

Research and Academic Interests

Dr. Shoultz’s academic interests include integrating modern adult learning models into surgical education, developing palliative care and communication training for surgical residents, and strengthening community engagement to improve recruitment and retention within the healthcare workforce.

Personal Interests

Outside of medicine, Dr. Shoultz enjoys hiking, traveling, spending time with friends and family, exploring coffee culture in search of the perfect brew, and collecting vintage furniture.

Specialties

Board Certification

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

Thomas Shoultz, MD, FACS, is a board-certified trauma and critical care surgeon with specialized expertise in the management of complex injuries, emergency surgical conditions, and critical illness. He provides comprehensive care in trauma surgery, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care, with additional expertise in abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia repair, and minimally invasive general surgery.

Clinical Expertise

  • Trauma surgery
  • Emergency general surgery
  • Surgical critical care
  • Surgical palliative care
  • Hernia surgery (abdominal, ventral, umbilical, incisional, and inguinal)
  • Gallbladder surgery
  • Appendectomy
  • Intestinal surgery

Education and Training

Dr. Shoultz earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also completed his residency in general surgery. He then completed a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Washington–Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, one of the nation’s leading trauma and critical care training programs.

Professional Experience and Leadership

In 2017, Dr. Shoultz was recruited to UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where he spent seven years advancing surgical education and training initiatives. During his tenure, he led interprofessional teams focused on enhancing the delivery of surgical palliative care and earned multiple awards for his contributions to resident education. Dr. Shoultz currently serves as Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency in the Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

Research and Academic Interests

Dr. Shoultz’s academic interests include integrating modern adult learning models into surgical education, developing palliative care and communication training for surgical residents, and strengthening community engagement to improve recruitment and retention within the healthcare workforce.

Personal Interests

Outside of medicine, Dr. Shoultz enjoys hiking, traveling, spending time with friends and family, exploring coffee culture in search of the perfect brew, and collecting vintage furniture.

Board Certification and Academic Information

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

Education history

Undergraduate Biological Sciences - Loyola University New Orleans B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine M.D.
Internship Surgery - University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine Intern
Residency Surgery - University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Trauma and Surgical Critical Care - University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Hosseinpour H, Anand T, Bhogadi SK, Nelson A, Hejazi O, Castanon L, Ghaedi A, Khurshid MH, Magnotti LJ, Joseph B, AAST Frailty MIT Study Group (2024). The implications of poor nutritional status on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients. Surgery, 176(4), 1281-1288.
  2. Alizai Q, Colosimo C, Hosseinpour H, Stewart C, Bhogadi SK, Nelson A, Spencer AL, Ditillo M, Magnotti LJ, Joseph B, AAST Frailty MIT Study Group (2024). It is not all black and white: The effect of increasing severity of frailty on outcomes of geriatric trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 96(3), 434-442.
  3. Santos J, Kuza CM, Luo X, Ogunnaike B, Ahmed MI, Melikman E, Moon T, Shoultz T, Feeler A, Dudaryk R, Navas J, Vasileiou G, Yeh DD, Matsushima K, Forestiere M, Lian T, Grigorian A, Ricks-Oddie J, Nahmias J (2023). Comparison of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator and Trauma and Injury Severity Score Risk Assessment Tools in Predicting Outcomes in High-Risk Operative Trauma Patients. Am Surg, 89(10), 4038-4044.
  4. Diaz JJ, Barnes S, O'Meara L, Sawyer R, May A, Cullinane D, Schroeppel T, Chipman A, Kufera J, Vesselinov R, Zielinski M, MERIDIAN Study Group (2023). Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Rescue: Expanding the Definition. J Am Coll Surg, 236(4), 827-835.
  5. Joseph B, Saljuqi AT, Amos JD, Teichman A, Whitmill ML, Anand T, Hosseinpour H, Burruss SK, Dunn JA, Najafi K, Godat LN, Enniss TM, Shoultz TH, et al (2023). Prospective validation and application of the Trauma-Specific Frailty Index: Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional observational trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 94(1), 36-44.
  6. Kuhlenschmidt KM, Choi E, Moonmoon K, Blackwell J, Comish PB, Balentine C, Grant J, Park C, Dultz LA, Shoultz T, Cripps MW, Dumas RP (2022). Provider Perception of Time During Trauma Resuscitation: A Prospective Quantitative Trauma Video Review Analysis. J Surg Res, 274, 207-212.
  7. Diaz JJ, Zielinski MD, Chipman AM, O'Meara L, Schroeppel T, Cullinane D, Shoultz T, Barnes SL, May AK, Maung AA, MERIDIAN Study Consortium (2022). Effect of Antibiotic Duration in Emergency General Surgery Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Managed with Open vs Closed Abdomen. J Am Coll Surg, 234(4), 419-427.
  8. Stopenski S, Kuza CM, Luo X, Ogunnaike B, Ahmed MI, Melikman E, Moon T, Shoultz T, et al (2022). Comparison of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator, Trauma and Injury Severity Score, and American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status to predict operative trauma mortality in elderly patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 92(3), 481-488.
  9. Nagaraj MB, Weis HB, Weis JJ, Cook GS, Bailey LW, Shoultz TH, Farr DE, AbdelFattah KR, Dultz LA (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Education. J Surg Res, 267, 366-373.
  10. Zimmermann CJ, Zelenski AB, Buffington A, Baggett ND, Tucholka JL, Weis HB, Marka N, Schoultz T, Kalbfell E, Campbell TC, Lin V, Lape D, Brasel KJ, Phelan HA, Schwarze ML (2021). Best case/worst case for the trauma ICU: Development and pilot testing of a communication tool for older adults with traumatic injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 91(3), 542-551.
  11. El Hechi M, Kongkaewpaisan N,..., Shoultz T, et al (2021). The Emergency Surgery Score accurately predicts the need for postdischarge respiratory and renal support after emergent laparotomies: A prospective EAST multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 90(3), 557-564.
  12. Kongkaewpaisan N, El Hechi MW, Naar L, Kaafarani HMA, EAST Multicenter ESS Study Group (2021). Unplanned readmission after emergency laparotomy: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study. Surgery, 169(6), 1434-1440.
  13. El Hechi M, Kongkaewpaisan N, El Moheb M,..., Shoultz T, et al (2021). The emergency surgery score (ESS) and outcomes in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: A post-hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study. Am J Surg, 221(5), 1069-1075.
  14. Ross SW, Kuhlenschmidt KM, Kubasiak JC, Mossler LE, Taveras LR, Shoultz TH, Phelan HA, Reinke CE, Cripps MW (2020). Association of the Risk of a Venous Thromboembolic Event in Emergency vs Elective General Surgery. JAMA Surg, 155(6), 503-511.
  15. Hester CA, Pickett M, Abdelfattah KR, Cripps MW, Dultz LA, Dumas RP, Grant JL, Luk S, Minei J, Park C, Shoultz TH (2020). Comparison of Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis With and Without Abscess: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis. J Surg Res, 251, 159-167.
  16. Park C, Grant J, Dumas RP, Dultz L, Shoultz TH, Scott DJ, Luk S, Abdelfattah KR, Cripps MW (2020). Does simulation work? Monthly trauma simulation and procedural training are associated with decreased time to intervention. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 88(2), 242-248.
  17. Hester CA, Nassour I, Christie A, Augustine MM, Mansour JC, Polanco PM, Porembka MR, Shoultz TH, Wang SC, Yopp AC, Zeh HJ 3rd, Minter RM (2020). Predictors and outcomes of converted minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy: a propensity score matched analysis. Surg Endosc, 34(2), 544-550.
  18. Shoultz TH, Moore M, Reed MJ, Kaplan SJ, Bentov I, Hough C, Taitsman LA, Mitchell SH, So GE, Arbabi S, Phelan H, Pham T (2019). Trauma Providers' Perceptions of Frailty Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs. South Med J, 112(3), 159-163.
  19. Cook MR, O'Connell K, Qiu Q, Riggle AJ, Shoultz TH, Maine RG, Arbabi S, O'Keefe GE, Cuschieri J, Maier RV, Robinson BRH (2018). Duration of Respiratory Failure After Trauma Is Not Associated With Increased Long-Term Mortality. Crit Care Med, 46(8), 1263-1268.
  20. Bosarge PL, Shoultz TH, Griffin RL, Kerby JD (2015). Stress-induced hyperglycemia is associated with higher mortality in severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 79(2), 289-94.
  21. Reiff DA, Shoultz T, Griffin RL, Taylor B, Rue LW 3rd (2015). Use of a Bundle Checklist Combined With Physician Confirmation Reduces Risk of Nosocomial Complications and Death in Trauma Patients Compared to Documented Checklist Use Alone. Ann Surg, 262(4), 647-52.

Book Chapter

  1. Shoultz TH, Evans H (2017). Adjuncts to Clinical Trials: Telemedicine and Mobile Health Technology.