Felix Lui, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma)Cards
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Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Director, Surgery Clerkship Program, Yale School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Lui is board certified in general surgery and in surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery. His clinical interests include trauma, surgical critical care, emergency and elective general surgery, re-operative surgery, sepsis and resuscitation, and shock. His research interests include shock physiology, resuscitation in trauma, pediatric trauma, and surgical infections, including necrotizing soft tissue infections, surgical education and bioethical issues in medicine.
He is certified in and is an instructor of Advanced Trauma Life Support and Advanced Trauma Operative Management. He is also certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
Dr. Lui earned his undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Ethics and Biology and his medical degree from Brown University. He completed his residency in general surgery at Berkshire Medical Center, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in Pittsfield, and was fellowship trained in trauma and surgical critical care at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. He is an Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine Department of Surgery (Trauma).
Dr. Lui is a member of the following organizations: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Society for Critical Care Medicine, Surgical Infection Society, Association for Surgical Education, Connecticut Committee on Trauma, Connecticut chapter of the American College of Surgeons, and Association for Academic Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Appointments
General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
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Education & Training
- Fellow
- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical School (2006)
- Chief Resident
- Berkshire Medical Center, University of Massachusetts, Pittsfield, MA (2005)
- Resident
- Berkshire Medical Center, University of Massachusetts, Pittsfield, MA (2004)
- Intern
- Berkshire Medical Center, University of Massachusetts, PIttsfield, MA (2000)
- MD
- Brown University (1999)
- BA
- Brown University, Biology (1995)
Research
Publications
2019
Surgeon as Double Agent: Surgeon Perceptions of Conflicting Expectations of Patient Care and Stewardship of Resources
Kopar P, Lui F. Surgeon as Double Agent: Surgeon Perceptions of Conflicting Expectations of Patient Care and Stewardship of Resources. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2019, 229: e18-e19. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.857.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Trauma and Musculoskeletal System Dysfunction in the Critically Ill Elderly
Lui F, Davis K. Trauma and Musculoskeletal System Dysfunction in the Critically Ill Elderly. 2018, 126-137. DOI: 10.1017/9781316676325.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Caring for the Geriatric Combat Veteran at the Veteran Affairs Hospital
Bhattacharya B, Pei K, Lui F, Rosenthal R, Davis K. Caring for the Geriatric Combat Veteran at the Veteran Affairs Hospital. Current Trauma Reports 2016, 3: 62-68. DOI: 10.1007/s40719-016-0068-5.Chapters
2012
Ethics, End‐of‐Life, and Organ Retrieval
Kaplan L, Lui F. Ethics, End‐of‐Life, and Organ Retrieval. 2012, 443-453. DOI: 10.1002/9781118274231.ch47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfounders in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Edema in Surgical Patients
Lui F, Luckianow G, Kaplan L. Confounders in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Edema in Surgical Patients. Annual Update In Intensive Care And Emergency Medicine 2012, 461-470. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25716-2_42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseExtravascular lung waterPulmonary edemaPre-existing comorbidityChronic renal insufficiencyMechanical ventilatory supportObstructive pulmonary diseaseRenal insufficiencyVentilatory supportSurgical patientsPulmonary diseaseSevere pneumoniaMedical patientsEdema componentInciting causeClinical examinationMyocardial ischemiaEndotracheal tubeRespiratory acidosisClinical signsClinical conditionsLung waterRadiographic analysisEdemaPatients
2011
When the ICU Is The OR
Kaplan L, Schuster K, Maerz L, Lui F, Maung A, Johnson D, Davis K. When the ICU Is The OR. Journal Of Surgical Research 2011, 165: 340. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.121.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Child Passenger Safety: An Evidence-Based Review
Barraco RD, Cheng JD, Bromberg WJ, Falcone RA, Hammond JS, Lui FY, Sandhu RS, Scaff DW. Child Passenger Safety: An Evidence-Based Review. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2010, 69: 1588-1590. PMID: 21150534, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181fbc69c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastroduodenal Perforation: Maximal or Minimal Intervention?
Lui FY, Davis KA. Gastroduodenal Perforation: Maximal or Minimal Intervention? Scandinavian Journal Of Surgery 2010, 99: 73-77. PMID: 20679040, DOI: 10.1177/145749691009900205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion?
Schuster KM, Davis KA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Kaplan LJ. The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion? Transfusion 2010, 50: 1545-1551. PMID: 20158684, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02587.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFresh frozen plasmaRed blood cellsTrauma surgeonsRatio of FFPUnited States trauma centersMassive transfusion protocolStates trauma centersSurgery of TraumaTransfusion protocolMassive transfusionTrauma centerEmergency departmentMost centersEastern AssociationAnesthesia staffWeb-based surveyLogistic regressionRBC ratioBlood bankStudy designBlood cellsOperating roomSurgeonsSurgeryProtocol utilizationEnd of Life Care in the ICU: Ethical Considerations.
Lui FY, Siegel MD, Rosenbaum SH. End of Life Care in the ICU: Ethical Considerations. In: Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies. Rabinovici R (Ed.) Informa Healthcare. 347-351, 2010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Care
Overview
Felix Lui, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in trauma, surgical critical care, emergency and elective general surgery, re-operative surgery, sepsis and resuscitation, shock, and necrotizing soft tissue infection, a severe condition that destroys a patient’s skin, muscle, and soft tissues.
Dr. Lui’s research interests include shock physiology, trauma resuscitation, pediatric trauma, and surgical infections. He also researches ways to advance surgical education and to call attention to bioethical issues in medicine. He serves as the director of Yale School of Medicine’s Surgery Clerkship Program, which helps improve medical students’ understanding of the benefits and limitations of surgery and teaches them how to assess surgical risks and outcomes.
Dr. Lui is an associate professor of surgery (trauma) at Yale School of Medicine.
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Board Certifications
Surgical Critical Care Surgery
- Certification Organization
- AB of Surgery
- Latest Certification Date
- 2018
- Original Certification Date
- 2007
Surgery General
- Certification Organization
- AB of Surgery
- Latest Certification Date
- 2015
- Original Certification Date
- 2006
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330 Cedar St BB 310, PO Box 208062
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