Stephanie A. Savage, MD, MS

Professor

  • Director of Emergency General Surgery
  • Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery

savage@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-6246

600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792

Education

  • MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1999
  • Residency, General Surgery, UTHSCSA/Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2005
  • Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, University of Tennessee Memphis, 2007
  • MS, Bioepidemiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2013

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Savage is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. Her clinical practice focuses on care of the acute injured patient, the management of emergent general surgical diseases and providing critical care in the Intensive Care Unit setting. Dr. Savage is nationally recognized and serves on multiple committees for the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Western Trauma Association, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the American Board of Surgery.

Research Interests

Dr. Savage’s research interests focus on massive hemorrhage and the interaction between abnormal clot formation and inflammation following injury. Dr. Savage is also well-published in research surrounding Emergency General Surgery grading systems and management.

Recent Publications

  • Admission Thromboelastography at the Intersection of Traumatic Coagulopathy and Inflammation: A Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios (PROPPR) Study Sub-Analysis.
    Savage SA, Zarzaur BL, Fox EE, Wade CE, Carney PR, Do TV, Holcomb JB
    J Am Coll Surg 2023 Mar 15;
    [PubMed ID: 36919936]

  • Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury.
    Carr B, Li SW, Hill JG, Feizpour C, Zarzaur BL, Savage S
    Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2023; 8(1): e001054
    [PubMed ID: 36919025]

  • Which hospital-acquired conditions matter the most in trauma? An evidence-based approach for prioritizing trauma program improvement.
    Lee PT, Krecko LK, Savage S, O'Rourke AP, Jung HS, Ingraham A, Zarzaur BL, Scarborough JE
    J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022 Oct 01; 93(4): 446-452
    [PubMed ID: 35393378]

  • Patients Follow Different Financial Hardship Trajectories in the Year after Injury.
    Nishtala MV, Robbins SE, Savage S, Timsina LR, Murphy PB, Marka NA, Venkatesh M, Zarzau BL
    Ann Surg 2022 Dec 01; 276(6): 959-966
    [PubMed ID: 36346893]

  • Variations in clot phenotype following injury: The MA-R ratio and fragile clots.
    Harrington J, Zarzaur BL, Fox EE, Wade CE, Holcomb JB, Savage SA
    J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022 Mar 01; 92(3): 504-510
    [PubMed ID: 35196304]

All Publications on PubMed