Members
Soman Sen
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Residency Program Director
Burn Surgeon Attending
2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 453-2050
ssen (at) shrinenet.org
Education
- Bachelor of Science, University of California of Irvine 1996
- Masters of Science Applied Physiology, The Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine. July 1996 to June 1997
- Masters of Advanced Science: Mentored Clinical Training Program (NIH K30) University of California Davis July 2012 to current
- The Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine M.D. July 1996 to June 2000
- Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, July 2000 to June 2007
- National Institute of Health Trauma Training Research Fellow, Burn Shock Trauma Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, July 2002 to June 2004
- Burn Surgery, University of California Davis, Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California, July 2007 to June 2008
- Surgical Critical Care, University of California Davis, July 2008 to June 2009
- Fellow American College of Surgeon: September 2012
Research Interests
Brachial plexus birth palsy, peripheral nerve injuries in children, congenital hand differences
Current Research
- Treatment and Outcomes of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury (TOBI), a multicenter prospective study of outcomes in brachial plexus birth palsy
- Development of A Pediatric Elbow Evaluation Tool (PEET)
- Potential Barriers to Randomized Controlled Surgical Trials in Infants with Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy, a pilot study
Noteworthy Publications
| TITLE | AUTHOR(s) | YEAR | DOWNLOAD |
| A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Laboratory Interferences Caused by Frequently Administered Medications in Burn Patients. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016;37(1):e10-17. | Godwin Z, Lima K, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T, Sen S, Tran NK. | 2016 | HTML |
| Development and Implementation of an Innovative Burn Nursing Handbook for Quality Improvement. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016;37(1):20-24. | Olszewski A, Yanes A, Stafford J, et al. | 2016 | HTML |
| Cutaneous Functional Units Predict Shoulder Range of Motion Recovery in Children Receiving Rehabilitation. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016. | Parry I, Sen S, Sattler-Petrocchi K, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. | 2016 | HTML |
| Butane Hash Oil Burns: A 7-Year Perspective on a Growing Problem. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016. | Romanowski KS, Barsun A, Kwan P, et al. | 2016 | HTML |
| More Than One Third of Intubations in Patients Transferred to Burn Centers are Unnecessary: Proposed Guidelines for Appropriate Intubation of the Burn Patient. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016;37(5):e409-414. | Romanowski KS, Palmieri TL, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG. | 2016 | HTML |
| Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Bundle Significantly Reduces the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Burn Patients. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016;37(3):166-171. | Sen S, Johnston C, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. | 2016 | HTML |
| Cardiac Fatalities in Firefighters: An Analysis of the U.S. Fire Administration Database. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016;37(3):191-195. | Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2016 | HTML |
| Real-Time Prediction for Burn Length of Stay Via Median Residual Hospital Length of Stay Methodology. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016;37(5):e476-482. | Taylor SL, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Lawless M, Curri T, Palmieri TL. | 2016 | HTML |
| Point-of-care B-type natriuretic peptide and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin measurements for acute resuscitation: a pilot study. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2015;36(2):e26-33. | Howell E, Sen S, Palmieri T, et al. | 2015 | HTML |
| Burn center volume makes a difference for burned children. Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. 2015;16(4):319-324. | Palmieri TL, Taylor S, Lawless M, Curri T, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG. | 2015 | HTML |
| A Pilot Prospective Randomized Control Trial Comparing Exercises Using Videogame Therapy to Standard Physical Therapy: 6 Months Follow-Up. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2015;36(5):534-544. | Parry I, Painting L, Bagley A, et al. | 2015 | HTML |
| Frailty score on admission predicts outcomes in elderly burn injury. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2015;36(1):1-6. | Romanowski KS, Barsun A, Pamlieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S. | 2015 | HTML |
| Whole blood neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin predicts acute kidney injury in burn patients. The Journal of surgical research. 2015;196(2):382-387. | Sen S, Godwin ZR, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D, Steele AN, Tran NK. | 2015 | HTML |
| Tracheostomy in pediatric burn patients. Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. 2015;41(2):248-251. | Sen S, Heather J, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2015 | HTML |
| Review of Burn Research for Year 2014. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2015;36(6):587-594. | Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2015 | HTML |
| Gap analysis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in burn patients: a review. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2015;36(3):e194-211. | Steele AN, Grimsrud KN, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Tran NK. | 2015 | HTML |
| A competing risk analysis for hospital length of stay in patients with burns. JAMA surgery. 2015;150(5):450-456. | Taylor SL, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Lawless M, Curri T, Palmieri TL. | 2015 | HTML |
| Review of burn research for the year 2013. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2014;35(5):362-368. | Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2014 | HTML |
| Predicting mortality from burns: the need for age-group specific models. Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. 2014;40(6):1106-1115. | Taylor SL, Lawless M, Curri T, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. | 2014 | HTML |
| Peripherally Inserted Central Line Catheter Infections in Burn Patients. Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. Jul 22 2014. | Barsun A, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG. | 2014 | HTML |
| White phosphorus burns and arsenic inhalation: a toxic combination. Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. Mar-Apr 2014;35(2):e128-131. | Berndtson AE, Fagin A, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. | 2014 | HTML |
| Keeping up with video game technology: Objective analysis of Xbox Kinect and PlayStation 3 Move for use in burn rehabilitation. Burns: Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. Aug 2014;40(5):852-859. | Parry I, Carbullido C, Kawada J, et al. | 2014 | HTML |
| Strong Ion Gap is Associated With Mortality in Pediatric Burn Injuries. Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. Jul-Aug 2014;35(4):337-341. | Sen S, Wiktor A, Berndtson A, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. | 2014 | HTML |
| Predicting resource utilization in burn treatment. Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. May-Jun 2014;35 Suppl 2:S235-246. | Taylor S, Curri T, Lawless M, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. | 2014 | HTML |
| Redefining the outcomes to resources ratio for burn patient triage in a mass casualty. Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. Jan-Feb 2014;35(1):41-45. | Taylor S, Jeng J, Saffle JR, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. | 2014 | HTML |
| Predicting mortality from burns: The need for age-group specific models. Burns: Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. May 17 2014. | Taylor SL, Lawless M, Curri T, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. | 2014 | HTML |
| Nonsurgical scar management of the face: does early versus late intervention affect outcome? Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. Sep-Oct 2013;34(5):569-575. | Parry I, Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2014 | HTML |
| Reducing Postburn Injury Anemia in a Jehovah’s Witness Patient. Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. Oct 11 2013. | Barsun A, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG. | 2013 | HTML |
| Strong ion difference and gap predict outcomes after adult burn injury. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. Oct 2013;75(4):555-561. | Berndtson AE, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S. | 2013 | HTML |
| Estimating severity of burn in children: Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) score versus Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI). Burns: Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. Sep 2013;39(6):1048-1053. | Berndtson AE, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. | 2013 | HTML |
| A ten-year experience with pediatric face grafts. Journal of burn care & research: Official publication of the American Burn Association. Sep-Oct 2013;34(5):576-584. | Greenhalgh DG, Hinchcliff K, Sen S, Palmieri TL. | 2013 | HTML |
| Review of Burn Research for the Year 2011. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Jan 30 2013. | Sen S, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. | 2013 | HTML |
| Prospective comparison of packed red blood cell-to-fresh frozen plasma transfusion ratio of 4: 1 versus 1: 1 during acute massive burn excision. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. Jan 2013;74(1):76-83. | Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S. | 2013 | HTML |
| Surfactant therapy for acute respiratory distress in severe pediatric burn injury: a case series. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Mar-Apr 2012;33(2):e88-91. | Sen S, Tung K, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2012 | HTML |
| Herpes simplex activation prolongs recovery from severe burn injury and increases bacterial infection risk. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. May-Jun 2012;33(3):393-397. | Sen S, Szoka N, Phan H, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2012 | HTML |
| Review of burn research for the year 2010. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Sep-Oct 2012;33(5):577-586. | Sen S, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. | 2012 | HTML |
| Commercially available interactive video games in burn rehabilitation: therapeutic potential. Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. Jun 2012;38(4):493-500. | Parry IS, Bagley A, Kawada J, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. | 2012 | HTML |
| Harnessing the Transparent Face Orthosis for facial scar management: A comparison of methods. Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. Dec 19 2012. | Parry I, Hanley C, Niszczak J, Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2012 | HTML |
| Long-term functional outcomes in the elderly after burn injury. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Jul 2012;33(4):497-503. | Palmieri TL, Molitor F, Chan G, et al. | 2012 | HTML |
| The ABC daycare disaster of Hermosillo, Mexico. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Mar-Apr 2012;33(2):235-241. | Greenhalgh DG, Chang P, Maguina P, Combs E, Sen S, Palmieri TL. | 2012 | HTML |
| Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by severe burn injury. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Sep-Oct 2012;33(5):e243-246. | Fagin A, Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. | 2012 | HTML |
| A comparison of dexmedetomidine and midazolam for sedation in severe pediatric burn injury. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Nov 2012;33(6):759-763. | Fagin A, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D, Sen S. | 2012 | HTML |
| A 10-Year Review of Lower Extremity Burns in Diabetics: Small Burns That Lead to Major Problems. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Aug 27 2012. | Barsun A, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG. | 2012 | HTML |
| Blood product transfusion: does location make a difference? Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Jan-Feb 2011;32(1):61-65. | Palmieri TL, Sen S, Falwell K, Greenhalgh DG. | 2011 | HTML |
| Review of burn injury research for the year 2009. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Nov-Dec 2010;31(6):836-848. | Sen S, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. | 2010 | HTML |
| Long-term follow-up of patients treated for toxic epidermal necrolysis. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Jan-Feb 2006;27(1):26-33. | Oplatek A, Brown K, Sen S, Halerz M, Supple K, Gamelli RL. | 2006 | HTML |
| Gastric rupture after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a burn patient. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. Sep-Oct 2006;27(5):757-759. | Keldahl M, Sen S, Gamelli RL. | 2006 | HTML |
| Survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: the role of dementia. The journal of nutrition, health & aging. Jul-Aug 2005;9(4):255-259. | Shah PM, Sen S, Perlmuter LC, Feller A. | 2005 | HTML |
| Burn injury and pulmonary sepsis: development of a clinically relevant model. The Journal of trauma. Feb 2004;56(2):272-278. | Davis KA, Santaniello JM, He LK, et al. | 2004 | HTML |