Christine Castater, MD, MBA

Christine Castater, MD, MBA 

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery

Vice Chair of Operational Diversity

Department of Inclusive Excellence, Equity, and Belonging
Location: Grady - 80 Jesse Hill Drive Atlanta Georgia 30303
Phone: (404)789-3900
E-mail: surgerydept@msm.edu

Education

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:
Vice Chair of Operational Diversity
Department Inclusive Excellence, Equity, and Belonging

Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Assistant Director Surgery Clerkship
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Trauma Surgery Site Director
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Acute Care Surgery Wards Medical Director
Grady Memorial Hospital

Trauma Surgeon
Grady Memorial Hospital

POSTGRADUATE:
Emory University Hospital
Fellowship: Acute Care Surgery/Surgical Critical Care

University of California San Francisco - East Bay
Residency: General Surgery

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Degree: MD

GRADUATE:
University of Connecticut School of Business
Degree: MBA

UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Connecticut 
Degree: BA Health and Science

Research Interests

Trauma informed care, violence prevention, healthcare disparities and equity, diversity and inclusion, and post traumatic stress disorder.

Clinical Interests

  • Complex Trauma
  • Surgical Critical Care
  • Wraparound Trauma Care

Specialties

  • General Surgery
  • Surgical Critical Care

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care

Publications

  • Taarea, R, Florence, A, Bendixen, B, & Castater, C (2024) Early Experience with Ovine Forestomach Matrix for the
  • Reconstruction of Abdominal Defects Following Emergency Open Abdomen Surgery at a Level 2 Trauma Center. Trauma Cases Rev 10:102. doi.org/10.23937/2469-5777/1510102
  • Campbell, B., Castater, C., Smith, R. N., Sciaretta, J. D., & Nguyen, J. (2023). Use of Kaolin-Impregnated Gauze Aids in Hemostasis and Blood Loss Mitigation in a Penetrating Injury to the Bladder and Small Bowel. Cureus, 15(10), e46583.
  • Kim, P., Noorbakhsh, S., Weeks, A., Roorbach, M., Dantes, G., Adora Santos, Freedberg, M. E., Ramos, C., Smith, R., Castater, C. A., Nguyen, J., Benarroch-Gampel, J., Rajani, R. R., Todd, S. R., & Sciarretta, J. D. (2023). Lower Extremity Vascular Injury in the Pediatric Trauma Patient: Management and Outcomes at an Adult Level I Trauma Center. Annals of vascular surgery, S0890-5096(23)00736-7. Advance online publication.
  • Meyer, C. H., Aworanti, E., Santos, A., Castater, C., Bauman, Z. M., Archer-Arroyo, K., Sola, R., Jr, Grant, A., Smith, R. N., Sciarretta, J. D., & Nguyen, J. H. (2023). Is Traumatic Anterior Stove-In Chest Truly so Rare? A Single Institution Experience. The American surgeon, 31348231209530. Advance online publication.
  • Castater C, Bishop E, Santos A, Freedberg M, Kim P, Sciarretta C. Diabetic Soft Tissue Infections. Surg Clin North Am. 2023;103(6):1191-1216. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2023.06.002
  • Melmer, P. D., Taylor, R., Vera, L., Wong, D., Santos, A. P., Chung, T., Sola, J. R., Castater, C. A., Nguyen, J., Nottingham, J. M., Berg, A. F., Sleeman, D., Namias, N., Daley, B. J., Procter, L., Aboutanos, M. B., Davis, J. M., Koganti, D., & Sciarretta, J. D. (2023). Optimizing Transitions of Care and Enhancing Surgical Education on Acute Care Surgery: A Multi-Institutional Survey Study. Journal of surgical education, S1931-7204(23)00227-1. Advance online publication.
  • Castater CA, Meyer C, Phillips S, et al. Complete Heart Block After Low Dose Octreotide Infusion for Esophageal Variceal Bleeding [published online ahead of print, 2023 May 5]. Am Surg. 2023;31348231173937. doi:10.1177/00031348231173937
  • Castater C, Noorbakhsh S, Harousseau W, et al. Missing Bullets: Bullet Embolization Case Series and Review of the Literature [published online ahead of print, 2022 Nov 21]. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2022;15385744221141295. doi:10.1177/15385744221141295
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Honors and Awards

  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ’s Teaching Academy Mentee Program
  • American College of Surgeons - Surgeons as Educators Course 2024
  • AAST/SBAS Visiting Professorship Program Recipient- 2025 UCLA Visiting Professor
  • ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Teaching Competition- First Place Winner- 2023
  • Wellstar Kennestone Research Day Poster Winner- 2022
  • UCSF East Bay General Surgery Intern of the Year- 2015
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine Student Affairs Award- 2014
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine Health Career Opportunity Programs Bridge Mentoring Award- 2014
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine Jennifer Smith Scholarship Award- 2014
  • HCOP Full Tuition Scholarship to UCONN School of Medicine 2009
  • Greater Hartford Alumni Association Book Scholarship UCONN- 2008
  • Soroptomist Women's Opportunity Award- 2008
  • Hartford Campus Scholarship UCONN- 2008
  • Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors Society UCONN- 2008
  • Babbidge Scholar UCONN (for 4.0 GPA two or more semesters in a row)- 2007-2008
  • Dean's list Spring 2007, Fall 2007, and Spring 2008