Philip A Efron, MD, FACS, FCCM

Critical Care Surgeon

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Research at a glance

Top areas of exploration

Sepsis , 110 publications
Critical Illness , 46 publications
Disease Models, Animal , 43 publications
Wounds and Injuries , 34 publications

Research activity

373 publications

11,299 citations

Why is this important?

Focus

Dr. Efron has a professional interest in surgical critical care and trauma, both clinically as well as in the laboratory. He conducts basic science and translational research in sepsis and inflammation. He is currently one of the principal investigators for an NIH-funded P50 center grant for the UF Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center to study the persistent inflammation, immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome (PICS) following sepsis in surgical intensive care unit patients.