Mary K. Kimbrough

Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Twitter (United States) (2022); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2018); Institut de Virologie (2021); Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2017)

Faculty Researcher

Surgery, College of Medicine

14 h-index 57 pubs 687 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Research Group UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Mary K. Kimbrough, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine. Her research focuses on disparities in surgical education and operative experience among general surgery residents. Dr. Kimbrough has investigated factors associated with differences in operative experience based on gender and race/ethnicity, as well as the frequency and characteristics of social media use among surgical trainees.

Her work also examines the integration of technology into graduate medical education, including usability studies for web analytics. Dr. Kimbrough has co-authored publications with key collaborators from UAMS, including Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Kevin W. Sexton, Joseph Margolick, and Karen J. Dickinson. She leads a research group and holds certifications as an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor. Dr. Kimbrough is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Research Overview

Mary Katherine (Katie) Kimbrough M.D. is a physician and Associate Professor in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at UAMS Medical Center. Dr. Kimbrough received her bachelor's degree at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana and completed medical school and general surgery residency at Louisiana State University Medical School in Shreveport. Dr. Kimbrough completed a trauma/surgical critical care fellowship at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Dr. Kimbrough is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Card Surgery. She is also an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certified Instructor. Dr. Kimbrough is Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Metrics

h-index: 14
Publications: 57
Citations: 687

Selected Publications

ASO Visual Abstract: Defining the Surgical Oncology Experience During General Surgery Residency: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium (2025)

Annals of Surgical Oncology DOI OpenAlex
Defining the Surgical Oncology Experience during General Surgery Residency: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium (2025)

Annals of Surgical Oncology DOI OpenAlex
ASO Visual Abstract: Characterizing the General Surgery Experience of Future Breast Surgeons—A Multi-institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium (2025)

Annals of Surgical Oncology DOI OpenAlex
Characterizing the General Surgery Experience of Future Breast Surgeons: A Multi-institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium (2025)

Annals of Surgical Oncology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Trends in Surgical Society Membership and Meeting Attendance Costs (2025)

The American Surgeon 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Resident level is associated with operative time in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2024)

Surgery in Practice and Science 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Using implementation science to decrease variation and high opioid administration in a surgical ICU (2024)

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Readmissions After Traumatic Brain Injury in the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2024)

Journal of Surgical Research 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
A closed surgical intensive care unit organization improves cardiac surgical patient outcomes (2024)

Journal of Thoracic Disease 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
A multi-institutional study from the US ROPE consortium examining factors associated with endocrine surgery exposure for general surgery residents (2023)

Surgery 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
The association of closed-collaborative SICU modeling on emergency general surgery patient outcomes (2023)

Surgery in Practice and Science DOI OpenAlex
The Effect of Closed Collaborative Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Model on Patient Outcomes After Vascular Surgery (2023)

Journal of the American College of Surgeons DOI OpenAlex
Disparities in the Operative Experience Between Female and Male General Surgery Residents (2023)

Annals of Surgery 42 citations DOI OpenAlex
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Operative Experience Among General Surgery Residents (2023)

Annals of Surgery 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
Closed Collaborative Surgical Intensive Care Unit Modeling and Its Association With Trauma Patient Outcomes (2022)

Journal of Surgical Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

FY2021 Hospital’s Trauma Grant Arkansas Department of Health Co-Investigator
Trauma System Grant - Revision Arkansas Department of Health Co-Investigator
Trauma System Grant Arkansas Department of Health Co-Investigator
FY2023 Hospital Trauma Center Grant Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
FY2024 Hospital Trauma Grant Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator