Leaders in Surgical Care

Jessica Babcock, MD

Area of Focus:

  • Injury Prevention
  • Community Outreach
  • Resident Education and Simulation
  • Trauma Resuscitation
Jessica Babcock, MD
  • Clinical Activities
  • Certifications
  • Education/Training

Clinical Activities

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (2010 – Present)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (2010 – Present)
  • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (2010 – Present)
  • Stop the Bleed Instructor (2018)
  • Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET)  (2018)
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Ultrasound Course Completion (2018)

Certifications

  • Board Eligible, Surgical Critical Care

  • Board Certified, General Surgery

Education/Professional Training

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Doctor of Medicine (2006-2010)

Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences, Magna Cum Laude (2002-2006)

Jackson Health System/University of Miami, Miami, FL, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (2019-2020)

Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, General Surgery Residency (2010-2017)

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, Pediatric Surgery Research Fellowship (2012-2014)

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Honors/Awards/Grants

  • Drexel University College of Medicine Golden Apple Teaching Award (2012)
  • Lonestar Graduate Diversity Colloquium Choice Award Winner (2006)
  • International Education Week Choice Award Winner, Texas A&M University Student Research Week, Undergraduate Student Research Award (2006)
  • Second Place, Texas A&M Student Research Week, Undergraduate Student Research Award, Life Sciences National Dean’s List (2006)
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2004)
  • Texas A&M Lechner Scholarship (full tuition, room and board) (2002-2006)

Memberships/Professional Societies

  • American College of Surgeons Member (2012 – Present)
  • South Florida Chapter, American College of Surgeons Member (2019)
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine Member (2019)
  • Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Member EAST (2020)
  • Practice Management Guidelines Committee Member (2019)

Publications

Peer-reviewed

Robinson LA, Turco LM…Babcock JM, et al. Outcomes in Patients with Gunshot Wounds to the Brain Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Study. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2019 Nov 17;4(1)

J.M. Babcock, B.D. Babcock, M.Z. Schwartz. Maintaining aSufficient and Quality Physician Workforce: The Role of For-profitMedical Schools. Health Services Insights. 2013, 6:87-98.

K.S. Montgomery, J.M. Mackey, K. Thuett, S. Ginestra, J.L. Bizon, L.C. Abbott. Chronic, Low-Dose Prenatal Exposure to MethylmercuryImpairs Motor and Mnemonic Function in Adult C57/B6 Mice. BehavBrain Res. 2008, 191(1):55-61.

Case Reports

Pontell M, Scantling D, Babcock J, Trebelev A, Nunez A. Lateral Thoracic Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Result of Penetrating Chest Trauma. J Radiol Case Rep. 2017, 11(1):14-19.

Books, Textbooks, Chapters

Stein D.E., Babcock J.M., Shen A.W. Colon Resection. Medscape. Updated February 2019

Teaching, Lectures

Surgical Grand Rounds, University of South Florida/Kendall Regional Medical Center

Trauma Whole Blood in Massive Transfusion (2021)

Medical Student Lecture Series for General Surgery, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 20 medical students/session (2020 – 2021)

Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Journal Clubs, Jackson/Health System/ University of Miami, Fellows (2019-2020)

Medical Student Lecture Series for General Surgery, Loma Linda School of Medicine, 10 medical students/session (2017-2019)

General Surgery Intern Boot Camp Instructor, Loma Linda Department of Surgery, 6 residents/group (2018-2019)

Surgical Grand Rounds, Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine

A Case of Pneumothorax (2015)

A Case of Airway Compromise (2014)

Malrotation (2013)

Pediatric Thyroid Cancer (2013)

Acute Limb Ischemia (2012)

Choledochal Cyst (2012)

Trauma Conferences, Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine

Blunt Abdominal Trauma II (2017)

Blunt Abdominal Trauma I (2017)

Acute Renal Failure (2016)

Critical Care, Part II of III (2016)

Bleeding and Clotting II (2014)

Bleeding and Clotting I (2014)

Medical Student Suture Workshops, Drexel University College of Medicine, 15 students/group (2011, 2013-2015)

Teaching, Supervisory

  • Pig Lab Simulations, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 1 resident/pig (2019)
  • Standardized Patient Exams, Loma Linda Department of Surgery, 5 students/session (2019)
  • General Surgery Journal Club Moderator, Loma Linda Department of Surgery (2017-2018)
  • Trauma Conference Lecturer, Trauma/Critical Care Billing and Coding, Loma Linda Department of Surgery, Trauma Faculty (2018-2019)

Lectures by Invitation

  • Single-Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy Versus Traditional Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study in the Pediatric Population. J.M. Babcock, A.F. Whitehead, S.J. Timmapuri, R. Prasad, M.S. Katz, L.G. Arthur. American Academy of Pediatrics, San Diego, CA (2014)
  • Effects of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Glucagon-like Peptide on a Neonatal Rat Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. A.F. Whitehead, J.M. Babcock, M.Z. Schwartz. St. Christoper’s Hospital for Children Research Day, Philadelphia, PA (2014)
  • Hippocampal Cell Proliferation is Reduced in Adult Homozygous Leaner Mice Compared to Age-Matched Wild Type Mice. S.E. Wills, J.M. Mackey, M.A. Hughes, L.C. Abbott. Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C. (2005)