Natalie Escobar, MD
RESIDENT
Surgery
School of Medicine

Natalie Escobar, MD graduated from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and is currently a General Surgery resident at UCSF. She has a strong research background in trauma systems and disparities in care, and will be joining the lab for her research fellowship to study mechanisms of venous thromboembolism in injured patients. She will be full time in the Kornblith Lab for 2 years focused on the role of P-selectin in injury biology and outcomes for injured patients.

Awards

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• Dean Scholar Award, Boston College, 2017-2018
• William Worral Scholar, Mayo Clinic, 2016-2017

Education & Training

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• MD Medicine NYU Grossman School of Medicine 05/2023
• BS Biology Boston College 05/2018
• General Surgery University of California San Francisco

Grants and Projects

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• The Role of P-selectin in Development of Venous Thromboembolism in Injured Patients, American Heart Association, 2026-2028

Publications (11)

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Hospitals, PublicTrauma CentersHealth Services AccessibilityInternship and ResidencyWounds and InjuriesAccidental FallsHealthcare DisparitiesAccidents, TrafficFirearmsWounds, GunshotBreast NeoplasmsProlactinomaAmbulancesEmergency Medical ServicesFellowships and Scholarships

• The epidemiology of firearm-related injuries in the united states compared to other mechanisms: Recent trends in trauma center hospital discharges.
  Injury 2026 DiMaggio C, Curcio P, Escobar N, Velez-Rosborough AM, Burstein J, Bukur M, Frangos SG, Pfaff AC
• Rapid Access to Emergency Medical Services Within Historically Redlined Areas.
  JAMA network open 2025 Berry C, Obiajulu J, Mann NC, Duncan DT, DiMaggio C, Pfaff A, Frangos S, Sairamesh J, Escobar N, Ogedegbe G, Wei R
• Ambulance deserts and inequities in access to emergency medical services care: Are injured patients at risk for delayed care in the prehospital system?
  The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2025 Berry C, Escobar N, Mann NC, DiMaggio C, Pfaff A, Duncan DT, Frangos S, Sairamesh J, Ogedegbe G, Wei R
• A Call to Action to Train Underrepresented Minorities in Surgical Subspecialties and Fellowships.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2023 Escobar N, Keshinro A, Hambrecht A, Frangos S, Berman RS, DiMaggio C, Joseph KA, Bukur M, Klein MJ, Ude-Welcome A, Berry C
• ASO Author Reflections: Same but Different: Implications of Surgical Delays for Breast Cancer Patients Treated in NYC Public Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2022 Escobar N, Joseph KA

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• Effects of COVID-19 on Surgical Delays in Patients with Breast Cancer in NYC Public Hospitals: A Multicenter Study.
  Annals of surgical oncology 2022 Escobar N, DiMaggio C, Pocock B, Pescovitz A, McCalla S, Joseph KA
• Disparity in Transport of Critically Injured Patients to Trauma Centers: Analysis of the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS).
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2022 Escobar N, DiMaggio C, Frangos SG, Winchell RJ, Bukur M, Klein MJ, Krowsoski L, Tandon M, Berry C
• Correction to: Tumor volume improves preoperative differentiation of prolactinomas and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas.
  Endocrine 2021 Wright K, Lee M, Escobar N, Pacione D, Young M, Fatterpekar G, Agrawal N
• Correction: Tumor volume improves preoperative differentiation of prolactinomas and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas.
  Endocrine 2021 Wright K, Lee M, Escobar N, Pacione D, Young M, Fatterpekar G, Agrawal N
• Tumor volume improves preoperative differentiation of prolactinomas and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas.
  Endocrine 2021 Wright K, Lee M, Escobar N, Pacione D, Young M, Fatterpekar G, Agrawal N
• The Devastating Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Care Among Medically Underserved Populations at Two New York City Public Hospitals.
  Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches 2020 Escobar N, Crown A, Pocock B, Joseph KA