- Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship: University of Indiana
- General Surgery Residency: University of Wisconsin
- Medical Degree: Loyola University
- Bachelors in Science: University of Wisconsin (Genetics)
American Board of Surgery (Surgery Critical Care) (Certification Date: 20160912)
American Board of Surgery (Certification Date: 20160309)
Surgery-Critical Care
- Surgical Research Unit
- Office 513-558-5661
- Email janowacr@ucmail.uc.edu
Interests in Trauma and General Surgical clinical outcomes research, including Chest Wall Injuries and comprehensive management of thoracic trauma (rib fracture, sternal fracture, pulmonary contusion) with particular emphsis on large volume data sets, chest wall reconstruction, mechanical ventilation, and surgical critical care.
Clinical Interests
Critical Care Surgery
General Surgery
Abdominal Hernia
Acalculous Cholecystitis
Appendicitis
Bile Duct Stones
Biliary Dyskinesia
Billiary Disease
Bleeding in the Small Bowel
Bowel Obstruction
Cholecystolithiasis
Choledocholithiasis
Cholelithiasis
Colonic Diverticulitis
Diverticular Disease
Diverticulitis
Femoral Hernia
Fractured Ribs
Gallbladder Disease
Gallbladder Inflammation (Cholecystitis)
Gallstones
Groin Hernias
Hernia
Lung Collapse (Pneumothorax)
Peritonitis
Pilonidal Cyst
Pilonidal Dimple
Pilonidal Sinus
Pyloric Stenosis
Traumatic Injury
Umbilical Hernia
Ventral Hernia
Peer Reviewed Publications
Niziolek, Grace; Goodman, Michael D; Makley, Amy; Millar, D Anderson; Heh, Victor; Pritts, Timothy A; Janowak, Christopher 2021. "Early results after initiation of a rib fixation programme: A propensity score matched analysis". Injury, ,
Skinner, Mitchell; Baker, Jennifer; Heh, Victor; Goodman, Michael; Pritts, Timothy; Janowak, Christopher 2021. Rib Season: Temporal Variation in Chest Wall Injuries. The Journal of surgical research, 260 , 129-133
Zingg, S Whitney; Millar, D A; Goodman, Michael D; Pritts, Timothy A; Janowak, Christopher F 2021. The Association Between Pulmonary Contusion Severity and Respiratory Failure. Respiratory care, ,
Baker, Jennifer E; Millar, D Anderson; Heh, Victor; Goodman, Michael D; Pritts, Timothy A; Janowak, Christopher F 2020. Does chest wall Organ Injury Scale (OIS) or Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) predict outcomes? An analysis of 16,000 consecutive rib fractures. Surgery, 168 1, 198-204
Baker, Jennifer E; Skinner, Mitchell; Heh, Victor; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D; Millar, D Anderson; Janowak, Christopher F 2019. Readmission Rates and Associated Factors Following Rib Cage Injury. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, ,
Janowak, Christopher F; Agarwal, Suresh K; Zarzaur, Ben L 2019. What's in a Name? Provider Perception of Injured John Doe Patients. The Journal of surgical research, 238 , 218-223
Dolejs, Scott C; Janowak, Christopher F; Zarzaur, Ben L 2017. Medication Errors in Injured Patients. The American surgeon, 83 7, 780-785
Janowak, Christopher F; Dolejs, Scott; Zarzaur, Ben L 2017. Who is John Doe? A Case-Match Analysis. The American surgeon, 83 8, 294-296
Janowak, Christopher F; Blasberg, Justin D; Taylor, Lauren; Maloney, James D; Macke, Ryan A 2015. The Surgical Apgar Score in esophagectomy. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 150 4, 806-12
Abstract Publications
Janowak, CF Mercier, PJ Agarwal, SK 2014. The Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality in Trauma Outcomes Journal of Surgical Research, 186 2, 511