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Department of Surgery College of Medicine – Jacksonville
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Brian K Yorkgitis

Brian K Yorkgitis, D.O., FACS

Associate Professor; Associate Chair, Community Outreach; Associate Director, TraumaOne Flight Services; Medical Director, PICU/Pediatric Trauma

Department: MD-SURG TRAUMA DAYTONA
Business Phone: (904) 244-3416
Business Email: brian.yorkgitis2@jax.ufl.edu

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About Brian K Yorkgitis

Brian Yorkgitis, D.O., is a University of Florida Associate Professor of Surgery and a board-certified acute care surgeon and ECMO physician at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also serves as Associate Chair for Community Outreach for the Department of Surgery; Associate Director of UF Health TraumaOne Flight Services; Medical Director of Pediatric Trauma and the PICU at UF Health Jacksonville; and Associate Medical Director of the Adult Trauma. Dr. Yorkgitis received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his surgery residency in surgery at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, as well as a fellowship in surgical critical care at Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Yorkgitis is the tactical physician for Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Additional Positions:
Associate Medical Director
2023 – Current · Trauma Program
Associate Professor
2021 – Current · University of Florida
Associate Chair, Community Outreach
2021 – Current · Department of Surgery
Medical Director
2021 – Current · Pediatric Trauma and PICU
Associate Director, Flight Operations
2020 – Current · UF Health TraumaOne

Accomplishments

  1. 40 Under 40

    Jacksonville Business Journal

  2. Future Trauma Leader

    American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. MDC7600 – Surgery Clerkship

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Certified Physician Assistant
    National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
  • General Surgery
    American Board of Surgery
  • Surgical Critical Care
    American Board of Surgery

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Surgery

Subspecialties

  • Surgical Critical Care

Areas of Interest

  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Pediatric Trauma
  • Shock
  • Spinal Cord Trauma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Traumatic Injury

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Conducting Research leveraging AIM-AHEAD centralized? patient-level data resource – Outpatient Opioid Use and Consequences (Model C)

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    UNIV OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CTR via NATL INST OF HLTH OD

  2. CSL Behring TAP Study

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    CSL BEHRING

  3. 2018 Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial Junior Investigator Award

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    EASTERN ASSO FOR THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA

Education

  1. Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

    Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  2. Surgery Residency

    Temple University Hospital

  3. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

  4. B.S., Physician Assistant Studies

    Gannon University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-3416
Emails:
Business:
brian.yorkgitis2@jax.ufl.edu
Senior Medical Secretary:
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Addresses:
Business Mailing:
653 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209
Business Street:
311 N CLYDE MORRIS BLVD STE 500
 DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114