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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
- 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
2016
Godwin Z, Lima K, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T, Sen S, Tran NK. A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Laboratory Interferences Caused by Frequently Administered Medications in Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2016 Jan-Feb;37(1):e10-7. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000298. PMID: 26536541; PMCID: PMC4691365.
Olszewski A, Yanes A, Stafford J, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL, Sen S, Tran N. Development and Implementation of an Innovative Burn Nursing Handbook for Quality Improvement. J Burn Care Res. 2016 Jan-Feb;37(1):20-4. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000299. PMID: 26284646; PMCID: PMC4691381.
Parry I, Sen S, Sattler-Petrocchi K, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. Cutaneous Functional Units Predict Shoulder Range of Motion Recovery in Children Receiving Rehabilitation. J Burn Care Res. 2017 Mar/Apr;38(2):106-111. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000429. PMID: 27606559.
Romanowski KS, Barsun A, Kwan P, Teo EH, Palmieri TL, Sen S, Maguina P, Greenhalgh DG. Butane Hash Oil Burns: A 7-Year Perspective on a Growing Problem. J Burn Care Res. 2017 Jan/Feb;38(1):e165-e171. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000334. PMID: 27058582.
Romanowski KS, Palmieri TL, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG. More Than One Third of Intubations in Patients Transferred to Burn Centers are Unnecessary: Proposed Guidelines for Appropriate Intubation of the Burn Patient. J Burn Care Res. 2016 Sep-Oct;37(5):e409-14. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000288. PMID: 26284640.
Sen S, Johnston C, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Bundle Significantly Reduces the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2016 May-Jun;37(3):166-71. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000228. PMID: 25501774.
Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Cardiac Fatalities in Firefighters: An Analysis of the U.S. Fire Administration Database. J Burn Care Res. 2016 May-Jun;37(3):191-5. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000225. PMID: 25501775.
Taylor SL, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Lawless M, Curri T, Palmieri TL. Real-Time Prediction for Burn Length of Stay Via Median Residual Hospital Length of Stay Methodology. J Burn Care Res. 2016 Sep-Oct;37(5):e476-82. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000332. PMID: 27355650; PMCID: PMC5014656. Download PDF
2015
Howell E, Sen S, Palmieri T, Godwin Z, Bockhold J, Greenhalgh D, Tran NK. Point-of-care B-type natriuretic peptide and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin measurements for acute resuscitation: a pilot study. J Burn Care Res. 2015 Mar-Apr;36(2):e26-33. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000098. PMID: 25188271.
Palmieri, Tina L. MD1,2; Taylor, Sandra PhD3; Lawless, MaryBeth RN2; Curri, Terese MS2; Sen, Soman MD1,2; Greenhalgh, David G. MD1,2 Burn Center Volume Makes a Difference for Burned Children*, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: May 2015 – Volume 16 – Issue 4 – p 319-324
Parry I, Painting L, Bagley A, Kawada J, Molitor F, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. A Pilot Prospective Randomized Control Trial Comparing Exercises Using Videogame Therapy to Standard Physical Therapy: 6 Months Follow-Up. J Burn Care Res. 2015 Sep-Oct;36(5):534-44. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000165. PMID: 26335108.
Romanowski KS, Barsun A, Pamlieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S. Frailty score on admission predicts outcomes in elderly burn injury. J Burn Care Res. 2015 Jan-Feb;36(1):1-6. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000190. PMID: 25383979.
Sen S, Godwin ZR, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D, Steele AN, Tran NK. Whole blood neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin predicts acute kidney injury in burn patients. J Surg Res. 2015 Jun 15;196(2):382-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.033. Epub 2015 Mar 20. PMID: 25890435; PMCID: PMC4447708. Download PDF
Sen S, Heather J, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Tracheostomy in pediatric burn patients. Burns. 2015 Mar;41(2):248-51. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.10.005. Epub 2014 Nov 1. PMID: 25459218. Download PDF
Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Review of Burn Research for Year 2014. J Burn Care Res. 2015 Nov-Dec;36(6):587-94. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000289. PMID: 26204384.
Steele AN, Grimsrud KN, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Tran NK. Gap analysis of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in burn patients: a review. J Burn Care Res. 2015 May-Jun;36(3):e194-211. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000120. PMID: 25942648.
Taylor SL, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Lawless M, Curri T, Palmieri TL. A competing risk analysis for hospital length of stay in patients with burns. JAMA Surg. 2015 May;150(5):450-6. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3490. PMID: 25761045; PMCID: PMC4968081. Download PDF
2014
Soman Sen, MD, FACS, Tina Palmieri, MD, FACS, FCCM, David Greenhalgh, MD, FACS, Review of Burn Research for the Year 2013, Journal of Burn Care & Research, Volume 35, Issue 5, September-October 2014, Pages 362–368 Download PDF
Taylor SL, Lawless M, Curri T, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. Predicting mortality from burns: the need for age-group specific models. Burns. 2014 Sep;40(6):1106-15. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.03.010. Epub 2014 May 17. PMID: 24846014; PMCID: PMC4143432. Download PDF
Barsun A, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG. Peripherally inserted central line catheter infections in burn patients. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Nov-Dec;35(6):514-7. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000045. PMID: 25055005.
Berndtson AE, Fagin A, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. White phosphorus burns and arsenic inhalation: a toxic combination. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Mar-Apr;35(2):e128-31. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31828c73dd. PMID: 24503966.
Parry I, Carbullido C, Kawada J, Bagley A, Sen S, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. Keeping up with video game technology: objective analysis of Xbox Kinect™ and PlayStation 3 Move™ for use in burn rehabilitation. Burns. 2014 Aug;40(5):852-9. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.11.005. Epub 2013 Dec 2. PMID: 24296065. Download PDF
Sen S, Wiktor A, Berndtson A, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. Strong ion gap is associated with mortality in pediatric burn injuries. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Jul-Aug;35(4):337-41. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000043. PMID: 24823334.
Taylor S, Curri T, Lawless M, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. Predicting resource utilization in burn treatment. J Burn Care Res. 2014 May-Jun;35 Suppl 2(0 2):S235-46. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000076. PMID: 24642762; PMCID: PMC4105127. Download PDF
Taylor S, Jeng J, Saffle JR, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. Redefining the outcomes to resources ratio for burn patient triage in a mass casualty. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Jan-Feb;35(1):41-5. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000034. PMID: 24270085; PMCID: PMC3935344.
Taylor SL, Lawless M, Curri T, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. Predicting mortality from burns: the need for age-group specific models. Burns. 2014 Sep;40(6):1106-15. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.03.010. Epub 2014 May 17. PMID: 24846014; PMCID: PMC4143432. Download PDF
Parry I, Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Nonsurgical scar management of the face: does early versus late intervention affect outcome? J Burn Care Res. 2013 Sep-Oct;34(5):569-75. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318278906d. PMID: 23816994.
2013
Barsun A, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG. Reducing postburn injury anemia in a Jehovah’s Witness patient. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Jul-Aug;35(4):e258-61. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182a366c5. PMID: 24121804.
Berndtson AE, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S. Strong ion difference and gap predict outcomes after adult burn injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Oct;75(4):555-60; discussion 560-1. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182a53a03. PMID: 24064866.
Berndtson AE, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. Estimating severity of burn in children: Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) score versus Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI). Burns. 2013 Sep;39(6):1048-53. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.05.001. Epub 2013 Jun 13. PMID: 23768709.
Greenhalgh DG, Hinchcliff K, Sen S, Palmieri TL. A ten-year experience with pediatric face grafts. J Burn Care Res. 2013 Sep-Oct;34(5):576-84. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182a22ea5. PMID: 23966114.
Sen S, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. Review of burn research for the year 2011. J Burn Care Res. 2013 Mar-Apr;34(2):211-8. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182839b34. PMID: 23370995.
Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S. Prospective comparison of packed red blood cell-to-fresh frozen plasma transfusion ratio of 4: 1 versus 1: 1 during acute massive burn excision. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jan;74(1):76-83. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827891b7. PMID: 23271080.
2012
Sen S, Tung K, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Surfactant therapy for acute respiratory distress in severe pediatric burn injury: a case series. J Burn Care Res. 2012 Mar-Apr;33(2):e88-91. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31823356fc. PMID: 22002204.
Sen S, Szoka N, Phan H, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Herpes simplex activation prolongs recovery from severe burn injury and increases bacterial infection risk. J Burn Care Res. 2012 May-Jun;33(3):393-7. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182331e28. PMID: 22079915. Download PDF
Sen S, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. Review of burn research for the year 2010. J Burn Care Res. 2012 Sep-Oct;33(5):577-86. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182644fba. PMID: 22878497. Download PDF
Parry IS, Bagley A, Kawada J, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. Commercially available interactive video games in burn rehabilitation: therapeutic potential. Burns. 2012 Jun;38(4):493-500. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.02.010. Epub 2012 Mar 3. PMID: 22385641.
Parry I, Hanley C, Niszczak J, Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Harnessing the Transparent Face Orthosis for facial scar management: a comparison of methods. Burns. 2013 Aug;39(5):950-6. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.11.009. Epub 2012 Dec 20. PMID: 23265280.
Palmieri TL, Molitor F, Chan G, Phelan E, Shier BJ, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG. Long-term functional outcomes in the elderly after burn injury. J Burn Care Res. 2012 Jul-Aug;33(4):497-503. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31825aeaac. PMID: 22777398.
Greenhalgh DG, Chang P, Maguina P, Combs E, Sen S, Palmieri TL. The ABC daycare disaster of Hermosillo, Mexico. J Burn Care Res. 2012 Mar-Apr;33(2):235-41. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182335948. PMID: 21983648.
Fagin A, Sen S, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by severe burn injury. J Burn Care Res. 2012 Sep-Oct;33(5):e243-6. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182644e6c. PMID: 22878496.
Fagin A, Palmieri T, Greenhalgh D, Sen S. A comparison of dexmedetomidine and midazolam for sedation in severe pediatric burn injury. J Burn Care Res. 2012 Nov-Dec;33(6):759-63. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318254d48e. PMID: 23147214.
Barsun A, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG. A ten-year review of lower extremity burns in diabetics: small burns that lead to major problems. J Burn Care Res. 2013 Mar-Apr;34(2):255-60. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318257d85b. PMID: 22929524.
2011
Palmieri TL, Sen S, Falwell K, Greenhalgh DG. Blood product transfusion: does location make a difference? J Burn Care Res. 2011 Jan-Feb;32(1):61-5. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318204b3ea. PMID: 21107270.
2010
Sen S, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. Review of burn injury research for the year 2009. J Burn Care Res. 2010 Nov-Dec;31(6):836-48. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318200ccb6. PMID: 20966759.
2006
Oplatek A, Brown K, Sen S, Halerz M, Supple K, Gamelli RL. Long-term follow-up of patients treated for toxic epidermal necrolysis. J Burn Care Res. 2006 Jan-Feb;27(1):26-33. doi: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000194268.01514.f8. PMID: 16566534.
Keldahl M, Sen S, Gamelli RL. Gastric rupture after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a burn patient. J Burn Care Res. 2006 Sep-Oct;27(5):757-9. doi: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000238093.33660.B7. PMID: 16998412.
2005
Shah PM, Sen S, Perlmuter LC, Feller A. Survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: the role of dementia. J Nutr Health Aging. 2005 Jul-Aug;9(4):255-9. PMID: 15980926.
2004
Davis KA, Santaniello JM, He LK, Muthu K, Sen S, Jones SB, Gamelli RL, Shankar R. Burn injury and pulmonary sepsis: development of a clinically relevant model. J Trauma. 2004 Feb;56(2):272-8. doi: 10.1097/01.TA.0000108995.64133.90. PMID: 14960967. Download PDF