About Dr. Hatchimonji
Justin is a second-year trauma and acute care surgery fellow. He attended the University of Pennsylvania school of medicine and stayed at Penn to complete general surgery residency prior to the start of the Penn trauma fellowship. Research interests include firearm injury, damage control laparotomy, and emergency general surgery outcomes.
Education
2020
MSCE - University of Pennsylvania
2015
MD - University of Pennsylvania
2015
MBE - University of Pennsylvania
2010
Post-baccalaureate, Columbia University
2006
BA - Yale University
Societies
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
Active Member; Injury Control and Violence Prevention Committee
Member; Subcommittee on Research and Scholarship - co-chair
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST)
Associate Member
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Member
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Resident Member
Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter, American College of Surgeons (MPACS)
Resident Member
Association for Academic Surgery
Candidate Member
Awards
2023
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) 20fortwenty Meeting Scholarship
2022 - 2023
Fellow of the Year, Penn Presbyterian Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit
2021
First Place, Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Research Competition
2021
Jonathan E. Rhoads Research Award, University of Pennsylvania
2020
Gold Medal Award Finalist, Southeastern Surgical Congress
2020
Bronze Snapshot Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine
2019
Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS) Symposium Travel Award
2014
Gold Humanism Society
Publications
- Hatchimonji JS, Seamon MJ. Emergency Department Thoracotomy in Penetrating Chest Trauma Patients with No Signs of Life: A Worthwhile Endeavor. World Journal of Surgery, in press.
- Dirago C, Poulson M, Hatchimonji JS, Byrne J, Scantling DR. Social Vulnerability and Firearm Violence in Chicago. Journal of Surgical Research, in press.
- Bakillah E, Sharoky CE, Haddad DN, Bader A, Liu Y, Martin ND, Kaufman EJ, Hatchimonji JS. Failure to Rescue in the Geriatric Surgical Population. Current Geriatrics Reports, in press.
- Beyer CA, Hatchimonji JS, Candido K, Chreiman K, Martin ND, Cannon JW, Reilly PM, Kaufman EJ, Seamon MJ. Effects of Prior Injury on Long Term Patient Reported Outcomes After Trauma. [published online ahead of print June 15, 2023] Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004027.
- Hynes AM, Weaver JL, Hatchimonji JS, Sperry JL, Sanchez SE, Seamon MJ, Kheirbek T, Scantling DR. Funding the War in America: A Look in the Mirror. [published online ahead of print April 4, 2023] Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003982.
- Hatchimonji JS, Bakillah E, Hynes AM, Torres CM, Sanchez SE, Seamon MJ, Scantling DR. A Tale of Two Cities: Policing and Firearm Homicides in Boston and Philadelphia. [published online ahead of print July 11, 2023] Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004008.
- Hatchimonji JS, Mavroudis C, Friedman A, Kaufman EJ, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Keele L, Reilly PM, Kelz RR. National Cohort Study of Resource Utilization in Older Adults with Emergency General Surgery Conditions. Journal of Surgical Research, 2023;290:310-318.
- Hornor MA, Blank JJ, Hatchimonji JS, Reilly PM, Cannon JW, Holena DN, Seamon MJ, Kaufman EJ. Higher Center Volume is Significantly Associated with Lower Mortality in Trauma Patients with Shock. Injury, 2023;54(5):1400-1405.
- Scantling DR, Kaufman EJ, Byrne JP, Hatchimonji JS, Holena DN, Seamon MJ. Modifiable Factors Related to Firearm Homicides: A Broader View of Our Lane. Annals of Surgery, 2023;278(2):e331-e340.
- Hatchimonji JS, Holena DN, Xiong R, Scantling DS, Hornor MA, Dowzicky PM, Reilly PM, Kaufman EJ. The Variable Role of Damage Control Laparotomy Over 19 Years of Trauma Care in Pennsylvania. Surgery, 2023;173:1289-1295.
Book Chapters
- Hatchimonji JS, Roses RE, and Pascual Lopez JL. Duodenum. Oncologic Surgical Emergencies: A Practical Guide for the General Surgeon. Tarasconi A, Bui S, Chirica M, Roth G, Nahmias J, eds. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023.
Podium Presentations
- Hatchimonji JS, Meredyth N, Gummadi S, Kaufman EJ, Yelon JA, Cannon JW, Martin ND, Seamon MJ. The Role of Emergency Department Thoracotomy in Patients with Cranial Gunshot Wounds. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Scientific Assembly, Orlando, FL, January 2024.
- Hatchimonji JS, McCurry IJ, Dowzicky PM, Shiroff AM, Braslow BM, Sharoky CE. Specialization Within Acute Care Surgery: The Role of the Dedicated Emergency General Surgeon. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Boston, MA, October 2023.
- Hatchimonji JS, Martinez Quinones P, Chreiman K, Bakillah E, Cannon J, Seamon M, Kaufman EJ. An Inconvenient Truth: The Association Between Time of Day and Use of Damage Control Laparotomy. Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, PA, October 2023.
- Haddad DN, Hatchimonji JS, Kumar S, Cannon JW, Reilly PM, Kim PK, Kaufman EJ. Changes in Payer Mix of new and Established Trauma Centers: The New Trauma Center Money Grab? American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, September 2023.
- Hatchimonji JS, Bakillah E, Hynes AM, Torres CM, Sanchez SE, Seamon MJ, Scantling DR. A Tale of Two Cities: Policing and Firearm Homicides in Boston and Philadelphia. Western Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Alberta, Canada, March 2023.
- Beyer CA, Hatchimonji JS, Candido K, Chreiman K, Martin N, Cannon JW, Reilly PM, Kaufman EJ, Seamon MJ. Effects of Prior Injury on Long Term Patient-Reported Outcomes After Trauma. Western Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Alberta, Canada, March 2023.
- Hynes AM, Kheirbek T, Weaver J, Neufeld M, Hatchimonji JS, Seamon MJ, Siegel MB, Sanchez S, Scantling DR. Funding the War In America: A Look in the Mirror. Western Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Alberta, Canada, March 2023.
- Whitlock AEG, Hatchimonji JS, Babalola D, Candido K, Seamon MJ, Kaufman EJ. Patient Reported Outcomes in Trauma and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Annual Meeting, Harrisburg, PA, October 2022.
- Whitehorn GL, Holena DN, Hatchimonji JS, Scantling DR, Kaufman EJ. Hemodynamic Deterioration in Interhospital Transfer for Trauma. Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL, February 2022.
- Rees J, Cannon JW, Hatchimonji JS, Hornor M, Kaufman EJ, Holena DN. Trauma Video Review Outperforms Chart and Prospective Review for Collection of Procedural Data. Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando, FL, February 2022.
Invited Presentations
- Hatchimonji JS. Assessing Hospital-Level EGS Quality. Session: “Creating Infrastructure to Assess Quality and Safety in Emergency General Surgery (EGS).” American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference, Virtual Meeting, July 2021.