Address:
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
2100 Stantonsburg Road
Greenville, NC 27835
E-mail: cgoettle@pcmh.com
Phone: 252-847-4299
Education: 1987 - 1991 BS: Chemistry and Zoology (Cum Laude)
George Washington University
Washington, DC
1991 - 1995 MD (with distinction)
George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Postgraduate Training: 1995 - 2000 General Surgery Residency
Chief Resident: 1999 - 2000
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
2000 - 2002 Fellowship, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Appointments:
Faculty Appointments: 2000 – 2002 Instructor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
2002 – Present Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
Hospital Appointments: 2002 - Present Attending Surgeon
Center of Excellence for Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina
Administrative Appointments: 2001 – 2002 Administrative Fellow, Surgical Critical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003 – current Medical Director of Performance Improvement
Center of Excellence for Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina
2003 – current Member, OR trauma subcommittee
2003 – current Member, Pediatrics trauma subcommittee
2003 – current Member, Radiology trauma subcommittee
Certifications: American Board of Surgery Certification – General Surgery; September 2001
American Board of Surgery Certification – Surgical Critical Care; October 2002
ATLS Provider/Instructor – March 2001
PALS Provider/Instructor candidate – February 2004
Medical Licensure: Ohio: 1996 to current
Pennsylvania: 2000 to 2003 (inactive status)
North Carolina: 2002 to current
Memberships in Professional Societies: - Society of Critical Care Medicine, May 2001 – present
- American College of Surgeons, (Fellow as of October 10th)
- Alpha Omega Alpha, 1995
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), January 2003 – present
- Shock Society, 2003 – present
- North Carolina Medical Society, November 2002 – present
- Pitt County Medical Society
- Association for Academic Surgery, July 2003 – present
Committees: - Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Chair, 2002 – present
- OR/ Trauma Subcommittee, 2002 – present
- Radiology/ Trauma Subcommittee, 2002 – present
- Pediatric/ Trauma Subcommittee, member, 2002 – present
- Respiratory Care/Bronchoscopy Users Group, member, 2002 - present
Educational Experience: - Student mentor for third year surgical rotation
- Student lectures: Pancreas, Fluids and Electrolytes
- Faculty member of the Surgical Interest Group
Research Activities and Interests: My research interests lie in clinical care in the intensive care unit, specifically in optimizing the management of patients with respiratory failure.
Publications: 1. Sandoval BA, Goettler CE, Robinson AV, O’Donnell JK, Adler LP, Stellato TA: Cholescintigraphy in the diagnosis of bile leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The American Surgeon 63(7): 611-16, 1997.
2. Goettler CE, Stallion A, Grisoni E, Dudgeon D: An unusual late complication of necrotizing enterocolitis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2001; 36(12): 1853-4.
3. Goettler CE, Stallion A, Grisoni ER, Dudgeon DL: Delayed hemorrhage after blunt hepatic trauma: a case report. Journal of Trauma 2002; 52(3): 556-59.
4. Goettler CE, Stellato TA: Initial presentation of Crohn’s disease in pregnancy. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2003; 46(3): 406-10.
5. Goettler CE, Fallon WF: Blunt thoraco-abdominal injury. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology 2001; 14(2): 237-43.
6. Insko EK, Gracias VH, Gupta R, Goettler CE, Gaieski DF, Dalinka MK. Utility of flexion and extension radiographs of the cervical spine in the acute evaluation of blunt trauma. Journal of Trauma 2002; 53(3): 1-4.
7. Goettler CE, Pryor JP, Hoey BS, Phillip JK, Balas MC, Shapiro MB. Prone positioning does not affect cannula function during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or continuous renal replacement therapy. Critical Care 2002; 6(5): 452-5.
8. Goettler CE, Pryor JP, Reilly PM. Brachial plexopathy after prone positioning. Critical Care 2002; 6(6): 540-2.
9. Goettler CE, Gupta R, Gracia VH. Shock in penetrating injury to the chest. ALS Case Studies in Emergency Care, ed Dickinson and Stern. Pearson Education Inc, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2004, pp 170-175.
10. Toschlog EA, Blount KP, Rotondo MF, Sagraves SG, Bard MR, Schenarts PJ, Swanson MS, Goettler CE. Clinical Predictors of Subtherapeutic Aminoglycoside Levels in Trauma Patients Undergoing Once-Daily Dosing. Journal of Trauma 55(2), 255-62, August 2003.
11. Toschlog EA, MacElligot J, Sagraves SG, Schenarts PJ, Bard MR, Goettler CE, Rotondo MF, Swanson MS. The Relationship of Injury Severity Score and Glasgow Coma Score to Rehabilitative Potential in Patients Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury. The American Surgeon 69(6), 491-98, June 2003.
Abstracts: 1. Goettler CE, Pryor JP, Hoey BS, Phillips JK, Balas MC, Shapiro MB: Prone positioning does not effect cannula function during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or continuous renal replacement therapy. Crit Care Med 29(sup), A173, 2001.
2. Phade SV, Schenarts PJ, Sagraves SG, Bard MR, Goettler CE, Toschlog EA, Newell MA, Rotondo MF. Effect of Trauma Center Development on Surgical Resident Education. ACS (NC-COT)
3. Fugo J, Bard MR, Goettler CE, Toschlog EA, Schenarts PJ, Sagraves SG, Newell MA, Rotondo MF. Critically Injured Trauma Patients: Where do they belong? ACS (NC-COT)
4. Fugate M, Bard MR, Goettler CE, Toschlog EA, Sagraves SG, Schenarts PJ, Newell MA, Rotondo MF. Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Turning Minor Injuries into Major Problems. ACS (NC-COT)
Accepted, But Not Yet in Print: 1. Goettler CE, Rotondo MF. Blunt Colon Trauma. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery (December 2004 edition).
2. Bard MR, Goettler CE, Schenarts PJ, Collins BA, Toschlog EA, Sagraves SG, Rotondo MF. Language Barrier Leads to the Unneccesary Intubation of Trauma Patients. Journal of Trauma.
3. Goettler CE, Bard MR, Toschlog EA. Laparoscopy in Trauma. Current Surgery (November / December 2004 edition).
4. Goettler CE, Rotondo MF, Schwab CW. Surgical Management of the Open Abdomen after Damage Control or Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Chapter of “Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.”
Book Chapters: 1. Rotondo MF, Goettler CE: Retroperitoneal Injuries: Kidney and Ureter. In: Current Surgical Therapy, 8th Edition, Cameron JL (ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby, 2004.
2. Goettler CE, Fallon WF: Colorectal Injuries. In: Trauma Handbook, ed. Ascencio, Landes Biosciences, Georgetown, TX, 2000.
Abstract Presentations/ Invited Discussions: November 2001
"Prone Positioning Does Not Effect Cannula Function During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy”
Presentation, PACOT Paper Competition
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
January 2002
"Prone Positioning Does Not Effect Cannula Function During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy”
Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting
San Diego, California
Lectures: September 2001
“Peripheral Vascular Trauma”
Trauma Grand Rounds
Brandywine Trauma Center
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
February 2002
"Modern Resuscitation. How Did We Get Here?!”
Trauma Grand Rounds
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 2002
“(Everything You Wanted to Know About) Prone Positioning (But Were Afraid to Ask)”
Critical Care Grand Rounds
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 2003
“Novel Ventilation Strategies”
Chairman’s Conference
Department of Surgery
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
“(Everything You Wanted to Know About) Prone Positioning (But Were Afraid to Ask)”
Multidisciplinary Critical Care Conference
Department of Surgery
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
March 2003
“ICP – When the Pressure Rises”
Critical Care/ Intermediate Care Nursing Conference
Nurse Education
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville, North Carolina
September 2003
“Urological Trauma”
Multidisciplinary Critical Care Conference
Department of Surgery
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
July 2004 to date
“Benign Colon Disease”
Medical Student Lecture Series
Department of Surgery
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
July 2004 to date
“Hernia”
Medical Student Lecture Series
Department of Surgery
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
Awards: Emergency Department Off Service Teaching Award
ECU Brody School of Medicine, 2002 – 2003
“For Excellence and Dedication in the Teaching of Emergency Medicine Residents”
