David Elwood
Overview
After completing his undergraduate degree at Yale University, Dr. Elwood served in the Peace Corps as a secondary school science teacher trainer in the Republic of Togo, West Africa. He received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where he also completed a fellowship in anatomic pathology. He went on to complete both his general surgery residency and his fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, MA.
Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Elwood served the community for over ten years at Kennestone Regional Medical Center as a general, hepatobiliary, and acute care surgeon. While there, he completed terms as vice chair and chair of the Department of Surgery. His clinical responsibilities at Emory include serving as co-director of the Acute and Critical Care Surgery Service at Emory University Hospital.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General/GI Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from University of Connecticut
Research
Publications
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Percutaneous Chemical and Mechanical Necrosectomy for Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis.
J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 454 - 459.e2
03/01/2023 Authors: Ghabili K; Shaikh J; Pollak J; Elwood D; Majdalany BS; Nezami N -
Percutaneous endoscopy (peritoneoscopy) and lithotripsy for retrieval of dropped gallstones post-cholecystectomy.
Clin Endosc Volume: 55 Page(s): 819 - 823
11/01/2022 Authors: Nezami N; Behbahani K; Elwood DR; Greene WR; Majdalany BS; Shaikh J -
A Novel Approach to Managing a Strangulated De Garengeot's Hernia.
Am Surg Volume: 87 Page(s): 83 - 85
01/01/2021 Authors: Simpson FJ; Fay K; Wang V; Elwood D -
Frailty assessment in the acute care surgery population - the agreement and predictive value on length of stay and re-admission of 3 different instruments in a prospective cohort.
Am J Surg Volume: 220 Page(s): 1058 - 1063
10/01/2020 Authors: Mahmooth Z; Carpenter E; Lin E; Foster M; Haack C; Sharma J; Patel D; Sarmiento J; Sweeney J; Greene W -
A Complex Game of Go Fish: A Hybrid Endoscopic and Surgical Approach to a Fish Bone Perforation of the Portal Vein.
Am Surg Volume: 86 Page(s): e153 - e155
03/01/2020 Authors: Wang VY; Wang VL; Kao L; Elwood DR -
Novel Use of Antibiotic Irrigating Solution in Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy for a Chronically Infected Abdominal Wall Biologic Mesh.
Am Surg Volume: 85 Page(s): e596 - e598
12/01/2019 Authors: Hardee I; Wang V; Frank C; Elwood D -
Frailty and Predictors of Discharge Disposition in the Acute and Critical Care Surgery Patient: A Comparison of Three Frailty Scoring Instruments.
Am Surg Volume: 85 Page(s): e504 - e507
09/01/2019 Authors: Carpenter E; Mahmooth Z; Elwood D; Lin E; Foster M; Haack C; Sharma J; Patel A; Sarmiento J; Sweeney J -
Cholecystitis.
Surg Clin North Am Volume: 88 Page(s): 1241 - viii
12/01/2008 Authors: Elwood DR -
Hepatobiliary surgery: lessons learned from live donor hepatectomy.
Surg Clin North Am Volume: 86 Page(s): 1207 - vii
10/01/2006 Authors: Elwood D; Pomposelli JJ -
Distal splenorenal shunt: preferred treatment for recurrent variceal hemorrhage in the patient with well-compensated cirrhosis.
Arch Surg Volume: 141 Page(s): 385 - 388
04/01/2006 Authors: Elwood DR; Pomposelli JJ; Pomfret EA; Lewis WD; Jenkins RL