Lucy Kornblith, MD
Associate Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine

628-206-5977

Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, M.D., F.A.C.S. received her undergraduate degree from University of California Santa Barbara, her M.D.

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from the University of Colorado, completed her General Surgery residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), a Trauma and Critical Care Clinical Translational Research Fellowship at UCSF, and subspecialty training in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at UCSF prior to joining the faculty at UCSF.

She clinically practices Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care. She has played a pivotal role in the translational study of blood system failure after injury, centrally focused on post-injury platelet biology. Her research program is multi-pronged, covering 1) Translational research to identify novel biology of blood system failure through the lens of platelets, 2) Large observational studies to identify predictors of bad outcomes after injury, and 3) Clinical trials investigating therapeutics and resuscitation strategies for injured patients. Her research program has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, the American College of Surgeons, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the UCSF School of Medicine Irene Perstein Award, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Dr. Kornblith is the Department of Surgery Director of Gender Equity and a co-chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery Muriel Steele Society, an inclusive community dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and promoting 400+ women surgeons so they can thrive at all stages of their careers.

Awards

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  • George H. A. Clowes Jr., MD, FACS, Memorial Research Career Development Award, The American College of Surgeons, 2023-2028
  • UCSF Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 2023
  • 40 under 40 female surgeons, The Association of Women Surgeons, The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 2022
  • Canizaro Award, The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 2021
  • UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Mentor of the Year, University of California San Francisco, 2021
  • Department of Surgery Muriel Steele Society Influential Women in Surgery Honor Roll, University of California San Francisco, 2019-2022
  • Irene Perstein Award, University of California San Francisco, 2019
  • Department of Surgery Robert C Lim Jr. MD & Arthur N Thomas M, University of California San Francisco, 2019
  • Trauma Research Scholarship, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 2018
  • Excellence in Research Award, Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society Board of Directors, 2017
  • Fred H. & Esther E. Nusz Resident Achievement Award, University of California San Francisco, 2016
  • Haile T. Debas Resident Teaching Award, University of California San Francisco, 2016
  • Earl G Young First Place Winner, Western Trauma Association, 2014

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California San Francisco 2019
  • Trauma Surgery University of California San Francisco 2018
  • Surgical Critical Care University of California San Francisco 2017
  • General Surgery Residency University of California San Francisco 2016
  • MD University of Colorado 2009
  • BS Biological Sciences University of California Santa Barbara 2005

Interests

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  • Platelets
  • Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy
  • Critical Care
  • Functional Coagulation
  • Whole Blood
  • General Surgery
  • Tracheostomy
  • Transfusion
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Genomics
  • Lung Injury

Websites

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (133)

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HemorrhageBrain Injuries, TraumaticThrombelastographyHemostasisPlasmaResuscitationCatecholaminesBlood PlateletsBlood Coagulation DisordersInjury Severity ScorePlatelet AggregationWounds and InjuriesFibrinogenBlood Component TransfusionTrauma Centers

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