Robert G Sawyer, MD, FSIS, FACS, FCCM, FIDSA
Senior Associate Dean, Research
Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences
Biosketch
Robert Sawyer graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Biomedical Sciences in 1984 and an MD in 1986. He finished a general surgery residency at the University of Virginia in 1994 and a transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan in 1996. He finished a surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Virginia in 2003. He became professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia in 2008. He became Professor and Chair of Surgery at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine in 2017. After years of research dedicated to infectious diseases, surgery, critical care and nutrition he was named Senior Associate Dean for Research in 2023. He served as the Hal B. Jenson MD Dean at Western Michigan University School of Medicine from 2024-2026.
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- American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
- American Board of Surgery (Surgical Critical Care)
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- Residency 2003, Surgical Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
- Fellowship 1996, Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Residency 1994, Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
- Fellowship 1991, Surgical Infectious Disease Fellowship, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
- MD 1986, Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- BS 1984, Biomedical Sciences, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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- Trauma Care
- Nutrition
- Infectious Diseases
- Adult Critical Care
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- The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): An iterative approach to optimize residents' performance in the American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE). Ajine M, Shebrain S, Cookenmaster C, Ferrin N, Elian A, Timmons J, Munene G, Sawyer R, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, United States, 04/2024
- A comparison of commercial hernia meshes with a new alternative. Moody M, Kenter M, Sawyer R, Akkouch A, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Morbidity and mortality: Laparoscopic vs. open approaches in acute complications of peptic ulcer disease. Saroya G, Shebrain S, Floth T, Dillon C, Munene G, Sawyer R, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- To leak or not to leak: Is Enterococcus the answer to the question?. Moody M, Hranjec T, Sawyer R, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Mortality and morbidity outcomes in acute appendicitis and generalized peritonitis: A comparative study of laparoscopic and open appendectomy outcomes. Madani R, Christensen B, Rice R, Liu G, Khalil S, Elian A, Munene G, Sawyer R, Shebrain S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Blood clots used as natural biomaterials for antibiotic delivery. Ku J, Pan H, Pham J, Minor A, Abd G, Sawyer R, Li Y, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Autologous Blood Clots Improve Wound Healing. Ku J, Elhaj S, Haj D, Nguyen L, Sawyer R, Li Y, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- Comparing Patient Characteristics and Mortality of Gram-Negative versus Gram-Positive Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Wames W, Sawyer R, Shebrain S, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- Development of Antibacterial Mesh for Abdominal Wall Repair. Zhang M, Kenter M, Nachiappan C, Kenter K, Sawyer R, Akkouch A, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- Hot Patient? Stay Cool.. Moody M, Sawyer R, Shebrain S, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA): An Iterative Approach to Optimize Residence Performance in ABSITE. Shebrain S, Cookenmaster C, Elian A, Timmons J, Munene G, Sawyer R, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Treatment and Mortality in the ICU Setting. Chen K, Schuler M, Ranat K, Grosh K, Sawyer R, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
- 30-day Outcomes of Extremity and Non-extremity Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTI) in ACS-NSQIP Data. Duong J, Ferrin N, Shebrain S, Sawyer R, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
- Is there a community microbial community? A comparison of pathogens between two hospital SICUs in a single city. Sawyer R, Moody M, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
- Outcomes of Emergency Laparoscopic vs. Open Surgery for Complicated Acute Peptic Ulcer Disease. Floth T, Dillon C, Shebrain S, Munene G, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
- Outcomes of Splenectomy on Hematologic and Non-Hematologic Splenic Conditions. Tessman D, Liu G, Dewey J, Shebrain S, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
- Is Bloodstream Infection an Epiphenomenon in Surgical Patients?. Jose J, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
- To Culture or Not to Culture: Does Microbiology Affect Mortality After Intra-Abdominal Infection?. Stearns L, Khalil S, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021