Christopher Newton, MD
Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine
Dr. Christopher Newton is a pediatric surgeon at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, where he serves as medical director for the trauma and surgery services. As a member of the hospital's surgical team, he cares for newborns and children with all types of problems that may require surgery, including traumatic injuries, cancer, digestive disorders, and various conditions of the chest and abdomen.
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He is also the surgical director for perioperative services at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.
Newton is active in efforts to improve pediatric trauma care systems throughout California. He leads the Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management, a federally supported collaborative to expand and integrate pediatric-specific disaster preparedness and response capabilities. This work connects to other regional and national efforts to drive improvements for children affected by disasters throughout the U.S.
A California native from the Central Valley, Newton earned his medical degree at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences before returning to the West Coast to complete a residency in general surgery at UCSF. He completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at the Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and a fellowship in pediatric surgery at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
Prior to joining UCSF, Newton served as an active duty pediatric and trauma surgeon with the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis in Washington. He has received numerous awards for his army service and patient care. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is an active member of the American association for the Surgery of Trauma, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Pediatric Trauma Society and American Pediatric Surgical Association. Within these societies he serves on numerous committees elated to pediatric trauma, pediatrics in disasters and surgical critical care. He is a passionate educator, and a prolific lecturer on pediatric trauma and pediatric disaster response.
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
Publications (61)
Top publication keywords:
GallbladderVenulesAppendicitisInfertilityCapillary PermeabilityEmbryo TransferPregnancy, MultipleReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 1Wounds and InjuriesBlood Coagulation DisordersPatient Care PlanningAppendectomyReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 2AttitudeResuscitation
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Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2024 Stephens CQ, Melhado CG, Shui AM, Yap A, Moses W, Jensen AR, Newton C -
Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms.
Trauma surgery & acute care open 2023 Kelley KM, Toscano N, Gestring ML, Capella J, Newton C, Bukur M, Shatz DV, Winfield RD, Fox A, Fallat ME, Kuhls DA, Glinik G, Doucet J, Gates J, Remick KN -
Outcome of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pediatric Patients Without Congenital Cardiac Disease: Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Study.
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies 2023 Beni CE, Rice-Townsend SE, Esangbedo ID, Jancelewicz T, Vogel AM, Newton C, Boomer L, Rothstein DH -
Are trauma surgeons prepared? A survey of trauma surgeons' disaster preparedness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trauma surgery & acute care open 2023 Doucet J, Shatz DV, Kaplan LJ, Bulger EM, Capella J, Kuhls DA, Fallat M, Remick KN, Newton C, Fox A, Jawa R, Harvin JA, Blake DP, Bukur M, Gates J, Ficke J, Gestring ML, American Association for … -
Addressing Health-Care Disparities in Pediatric Disaster Planning: A Qualitative Study.
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 2023 Navis I, Shaikh A, McCarthy D, Perez E, Chanice M, Newton C, Burke RV
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Regional pediatric disaster network guides statewide telehealth initiation during COVID-19 pandemic.
American journal of disaster medicine 2022 Marcus BS, Newton C, Rafton SA, Belcher N, Shepard J, Chanice M, Williams T, Quinn H, King MA -
Universal Level Designations for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients in Evacuation.
Hospital pediatrics 2022 Lin A, King MA, McCarthy DC, Eriksson CO, Newton CR, Cohen RS -
Addressing Pediatric Mental Health During COVID-19 and Other Disasters: A National Tabletop Exercise.
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 2021 Gupta S, Schreiber M, McGuire T, Newton C -
Introduction of the Surgical Providers Assessment and Response to Climate Change (SPARC2) Tool: One Small Step Toward Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Surgical Care.
Annals of surgery 2021 Ewbank C, Stewart B, Bruns B, Deckelbaum D, Gologorsky R, Groen R, Gupta S, Hadley M, Harris MJ, Godfrey R, Jackson J, Leppäniemi A, Malone DL, Newton C, Traynor MD, Wong EG, Kushner AL -
Feasibility of PTSD risk identification in pediatric trauma patients using PsySTART: A pilot study.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2021 Jackson JE, Do-Nguyen A, Ewbank C, Anderson C, Newton C, Schreiber M -
The Development of a Surgical Care and Climate Change Matrix: A Tool to Assist With Prioritization and Implementation Strategies.
Annals of surgery 2021 Ewbank C, Stewart B, Bruns B, Deckelbaum D, Gologorsky R, Groen R, Gupta S, Harris MJ, Godfrey R, Leppäniemi A, Malone DL, Newton C, Traynor MD, Wong EG, Kushner AL -
Sharing strategies for safe delivery of surgical care for children in the COVID-19 Era.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2020 Ingram ME, Mehl S, Rentea RM, Lopez ME, Raval MV, Newton C, Berman L -
Characterization of initial North American pediatric surgical response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2020 Ingram ME, Raval MV, Newton C, Lopez ME, Berman L -
The Utility of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Enhanced Physical Examination in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma.
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2020 Kornblith AE, Graf J, Addo N, Newton C, Callcut R, Grupp-Phelan J, Jaffe DM -
Regionalization Patterns for Children with Serious Trauma in California (2005-2015): A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Prehospital emergency care 2020 Wang NE, Ewbank C, Newton CR, Spain DA, Pirrotta E, Thomas-Uribe M -
Patient, hospital and regional characteristics associated with undertriage of injured children in California (2005-2015): a retrospective cohort study.
Trauma surgery & acute care open 2019 Wang NE, Newton CR, Spain DA, Pirrotta E, Thomas-Uribe M -
Variations in access to specialty care for children with severe burns.
The American journal of emergency medicine 2019 Ewbank C, Sheckter CC, Warstadt NM, Pirrotta EA, Curtin C, Newton C, Wang NE -
Pediatric trauma-related coagulopathy: Balanced resuscitation, goal-directed therapy and viscoelastic assays.
Seminars in pediatric surgery 2019 Drucker NA, Wang SK, Newton C -
Comparing Percutaneous to Open Access for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Respiratory Failure.
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies 2018 Cairo SB, Arbuthnot M, Boomer L, Dingeldein MW, Feliz A, Gadepalli S, Newton CR, Puligandla P, Ricca R, Rycus P, Vogel AM, Yu G, Chen Z, Rothstein DH, American Pediatric Surgical Association Critical … -
Controversies in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) utilization and congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair using a Delphi approach: from the American Pediatric Surgical Association Critical Care Committee (APSA-CCC).
Pediatric surgery international 2018 Cairo SB, Arbuthnot M, Boomer LA, Dingeldein MW, Feliz A, Gadepalli S, Newton CR, Ricca R, Vogel AM, Rothstein DH, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Surgical Critical Care Committee -
Nationwide Assessment of Factors Associated with Nonoperative Management of Pediatric Splenic Injury.
The American surgeon 2018 Hakim IS, Newton C, Schoen MK, Pirrotta EA, Wang NE -
Rapid Retriage of Critically Injured Trauma Patients.
JAMA surgery 2017 Della Valle JM, Newton C, Kline RA, Spain DA, Pirrotta E, Wang NE -
Direct Gallbladder Indocyanine Green Injection Fluorescence Cholangiography During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A 2017 Graves C, Ely S, Idowu O, Newton C, Kim S -
Variations in Utilization of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services among Pediatric Trauma Patients.
The Journal of pediatrics 2016 Nguyen HT, Newton C, Pirrotta EA, Aguilar C, Wang NE -
Hepatocyte growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor activator and arginine in a rat fulminant colitis model.
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 2016 Zwintscher NP, Shah PM, Salgar SK, Newton CR, Maykel JA, Samy A, Jabir M, Steele SR -
Modification of U-Stitch Laparoscopic Gastrostomy Technique to Minimize Suture Knot Abscess Formation.
European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie 2015 McCagg J, Markham S, Idowu O, Newton C, Palmer B, Kim S -
The impact of perianal disease in young patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
International journal of colorectal disease 2015 Zwintscher NP, Shah PM, Argawal A, Chesley PM, Johnson EK, Newton CR, Maykel JA, Steele SR -
Variations in pediatric trauma transfer patterns in Northern California pediatric trauma centers (2001-2009).
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2014 Vogel LD, Vongsachang H, Pirrotta E, Holmes JF, Holmes JM, Sherck J, Newton C, D'Souza P, Spain DA, Wang NE -
The effect of race on outcomes for appendicitis in children: a nationwide analysis.
American journal of surgery 2014 Zwintscher NP, Steele SR, Martin MJ, Newton CR -
The increasing incidence of adolescent bariatric surgery.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2013 Zwintscher NP, Azarow KS, Horton JD, Newton CR, Martin MJ -
Laparoscopy utilization and outcomes for appendicitis in small children.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2013 Zwintscher NP, Johnson EK, Martin MJ, Newton CR -
Differences in inpatient glycemic control and response to subcutaneous insulin therapy between medicine and surgery patients with type 2 diabetes.
Journal of diabetes and its complications 2013 Smiley D, Umpierrez GE, Hermayer K, Newton C, Jacobs S, Olson DE, Khan A, Rizzo M, Peng L, Reyes D, Cardona S, Fonseca V -
Minimizing unnecessary parenteral nutrition after appendectomy in children.
The Journal of surgical research 2013 Bell R, Betts J, Idowu O, Su W, Hui T, Kim S, Newton C, Stehr W -
Effect of mood states and infertility stress on patients' attitudes toward embryo transfer and multiple pregnancy.
Fertility and sterility 2013 Newton C, Feyles V, Asgary-Eden V -
Risk factors for inpatient hypoglycemia during subcutaneous insulin therapy in non-critically ill patients with type 2 diabetes.
Journal of diabetes science and technology 2012 Farrokhi F, Klindukhova O, Chandra P, Peng L, Smiley D, Newton C, Pasquel F, Fereira ME, Umpierrez G -
Evaluation of preparatory psychosocial counselling for medically assisted reproduction.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 2012 Hakim LZ, Newton CR, MacLean-Brine D, Feyles V -
Erratum: 2-C-Hydro-xymethyl-2,3-O-iso-propyl-idene-d-ribono-1,5-lactam. Corrigendum.
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online 2010 Newton CR, Simone MI, Fleet GW, Blériot Y, Watkin DJ -
The inability of B-type natriuretic protein to predict short-term risk of death or myocardial infarction in non-heart-failure patients with marginally increased troponin levels.
Annals of emergency medicine 2010 Hubbard BL, Newton CR, Carter PM, Fowler JJ, Schaldenbrand J, Singal B, Cowen ME -
Gallbladder duplication: evaluation, treatment, and classification.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2010 Causey MW, Miller S, Fernelius CA, Burgess JR, Brown TA, Newton C -
A rare cause of vaginal bleeding in a 7-month-old female infant.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2008 Duke DS, Yoo EY, Newton C, Schwartz MZ -
Pediatric granular cell tumor of the tracheobronchial tree.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2008 Finck C, Moront M, Newton C, Timmapuri S, Lyons J, Rozans M, de Chadarevian JP, Halligan G -
Morbidity reduction in critically ill trauma patients through use of a computerized insulin infusion protocol: a preliminary study.
The Journal of trauma 2007 Toschlog EA, Newton C, Allen N, Newell MA, Goettler CE, Schenarts PJ, Bard MR, Sagraves SG, Rotondo MF -
Anxiety and sexual stress in men and women undergoing infertility treatment.
Fertility and sterility 2007 Peterson BD, Newton CR, Feingold T -
Factors affecting patients' attitudes toward single- and multiple-embryo transfer.
Fertility and sterility 2006 Newton CR, McBride J, Feyles V, Tekpetey F, Power S -
The relationship between coping and depression in men and women referred for in vitro fertilization.
Fertility and sterility 2006 Peterson BD, Newton CR, Rosen KH, Skaggs GE -
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor activation increases microvascular permeability via a calcium dependent process.
The Journal of surgical research 2005 Newton CR, Curran B, Victorino GP -
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor activation increases microvascular hydraulic permeability.
Surgery 2004 Newton CR, Curran B, Victorino GP -
Angiotensin II type 2 receptor effect on microvascular hydraulic permeability.
The Journal of surgical research 2004 Newton CR, Curran B, Victorino GP -
Lidocaine vaginal gel versus lidocaine paracervical block for analgesia during oocyte retrieval.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 2004 Tummon I, Newton C, Lee C, Martin J -
Endothelin-1 decreases microvessel permeability after endothelial activation.
The Journal of trauma 2004 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
Modulation of microvascular hydraulic permeability by platelet-activating factor.
The Journal of trauma 2004 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
Dose-dependent actions and temporal effects of angiotensin II on microvascular permeability.
The Journal of trauma 2003 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
The impact of albumin on hydraulic permeability: comparison of isotonic and hypertonic solutions.
Shock (Augusta, Ga.) 2003 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
Effect of hypertonic saline on microvascular permeability in the activated endothelium.
The Journal of surgical research 2003 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
Embryo donation: attitudes toward donation procedures and factors predicting willingness to donate.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 2003 Newton CR, McDermid A, Tekpetey F, Tummon IS -
Image of the month. Thoracic neurilemoma.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2003 Newton CR, Victorino GP -
Dextran modulates microvascular permeability: effect in isotonic and hypertonic solutions.
Shock (Augusta, Ga.) 2003 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
Examining congruence between partners' perceived infertility-related stress and its relationship to marital adjustment and depression in infertile couples.
Family process 2003 Peterson BD, Newton CR, Rosen KH -
Effect of angiotensin II on microvascular permeability.
The Journal of surgical research 2002 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
The effect of tonicity and hypertonic solutions on microvascular permeability.
The Journal of surgical research 2002 Victorino GP, Newton CR, Curran B -
Calcium and beta receptor antagonist overdose: a review and update of pharmacological principles and management.
Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine 2002 Newton CR, Delgado JH, Gomez HF