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Alistair Kent

Alistair Kent, MD, MPH

Surgical Critical Care

Trauma Surgery

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Male

About Alistair Kent

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Background

Alistair Kent, M.D., M.P.H., joins Johns Hopkins as assistant professor of surgery and trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Kent’s areas of clinical expertise include general surgery, trauma and acute care surgery, surgical critical care, and surgical care of medically fragile patients.

Dr. Kent earned bachelor of science degrees in chemistry and mathematics from Harding University. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and went on to earn his master of public health degree from George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. He completed his general surgery residency at Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center and a trauma and acute care surgery fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. 

He is a member of several professional societies, including the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American College of Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, Academy Health, and the American Medical Association. 

Dr. Kent’s research interests include studies of health care delivery systems, health care economics, geographic analysis, trauma care, and systems of care for patients with life-threatening or time sensitive illness.

Selected Publications

  • Kent A, Bahner DP, Boulger CT, Eiferman DS, Adkins EJ, Evans DC, Springer AN, Balakrishnan JM, Valiyaveedan S, Galwankar S, Njoku C, Lindsey DE, Yeager S, Roelant GJ, Stawicki SP. Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status in the surgical intensive care unit: a prospective comparison of subclavian vein and inferior vena cava collapsibility index. J Surg Res 2013; 184(1):561-6. PMID: 23764308 

  • Kent A, Patil P, Davila V, Bailey JK, Jones C, Evans DC, Boulger CT,  Adkins E, Balakrishnan JM, Valiyaveedan S, Galwankar SC, Bahner DP, Stawicki SP. Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status: Can internal jugular or femoral vein collapsibility be used in the absence of IVC visualization? Annals of Thoracic Medicine. 2015; 10(1): 44-49 PMID: PMC4286845

  • Genin G, Kent A, Birman V, Wopenka B, Pasteris J, Marquez P, Thomopoulos S.  Functional grading of mineral and collagen in the attachment of tendon to bone. Biophysical Journal 2009; 97(4): 976-985 PMID: 19094386

  • Stawicki S, Kent A, Patil P, Jones C, Stoltzfus J, Vira A, Kelly N, Springer A, Vazquez D, Evans D, Papadimos T, Bahner, D.  Dynamic behavior of venous collapsibility and central venous pressure during standardized crystalloid bolus: A prospective, observational pilot study.  Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2015; 5(2): 80-84 PMID: PMC4477400

  • Wopenka B, Kent A, Pasteris J, Yoon Y, Thomopoulos S. The tendon-to-bone transition of the rotator cuff: a preliminary Raman spectroscopic study documenting the gradual mineralization across the insertion in rat tissue samples. Applied Spectroscopy 2008; 62(12): 1285-1294 PMID: 19094386

Honors

  • Best Poster Presentation, OSU Department of Surgery Research Conference, 5/1/13
  • Chair's Scholarship, George Washington University, Department of Health Policy, 1/1/10
  • Harvey Butcher Prize in Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 5/1/08
  • National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 5/1/00
  • Distinguished Governor's Scholarship, State of Arkansas, 1/1/00

Lectures & Presentations

  • Comparison of inferior vena cava collapsibility versus central venous pressure responses to fluid bolus in critically ill surgical patients, Poster, 9th Annual Summit of the INDO-US Emergency & Trauma Collaborative, Peers within Field, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 10/1/13
  • Faster = Better? Pilot Sonographic Evaluation of Internal Jugular Vein Collapsibility versus Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility Indices in Critically Ill Patients, Podium Presentation, Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine
  • Sonographic Assessment of Intravascular Volume Status in Trauma and Critical Illness: Equivalency of Subclavian Vein Collapsibility and Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility indices, Podium Presentation, Ohio Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition, Dublin, Ohio, 10/27/12
  • Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status in the SICU: comparison of subclavian vein and inferior vena cava collapsibility indices, Podium Presentation, Proceedings of the 2013 Meeting of the Association of Academic Surgeons
  • Sonographic evaluation of intravascular volume status: Can internal jugular and femoral vein collapsibility be utilized in the absence of IVC visualization?, Poster, 9th Annual Summit of the INDO-US Emergency & Trauma Collaborative, Peers within Field, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 10/1/13

Memberships

  • American Medical Association,

    Member

  • American College of Surgeons,

    Member

  • Academy Health,

    Member

  • Association for Academic Surgery,

    Member

  • American College of Surgeons Political Action Committee,

    Member

  • Society of Critical Care Medicine,

    Member

Locations

  1. Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
    • 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2016

    The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Residency, General Surgery, 2015

    The George Washington University

    Graduate School, Health Policy and Management, MPH, 2012

    The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Residency, General Surgery, 2010

    Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

    Medical Education, MD, 2008

    Board Certifications

    Surgical Critical Care

    American Board of Surgery, 2016

    Surgery

    American Board of Surgery, 2015

    Insurance

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    • CareFirst
    • Cigna
    • First Health
    • Geisinger Health Plan
    • HealthSmart/Accel
    • Humana
    • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
    • MultiPlan
    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
    • Point Comfort Underwriters
    • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
    • UnitedHealthcare
    • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)