Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
trauma and acute care surgery, vascular trauma with the evolution of vascular trauma care, advancing minimally invasive techniques into trauma and acute care surgery, ways to optimize resident education

Biography

Major Richard Betzold, M.D., FACS, is an active duty Air Force trauma surgeon with the Joint Special Operations Command. In 2021, he became a clinical assistant professor with the UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Before coming to UAB, Betzold was a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland's Medical System, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center from 2018 to 2021 and was a clinical instructor of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from 2017 to 2018. He attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for medical school and was a surgical critical care fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center until 2018.

Select Publications

Tummel E, Ochoa D, Kourian S, Betzold RD, Adkins L, McCarthy M, Hung S, Kalkwarf K, Gallagher K, Lee JY, Klimberg VS. Does Axillary Reverse Mapping Prevent Lymphedema After Lymphadenectomy? Ann Surg . 2017 May;265(5):987-992. (PMID: 27163955)

Johnsen NV, Betzold R, Guillamondegui O, et al. Surgical Management of Solid Organ Injuries. Surg Clin North Am 2017. Oct;97(5): 1077-1105. (PMID: 28958359)

Armstrong B, Betzold R, May A. Sepsis and Septic Shock Strategies. Surg Clin North Am 2017. Dec;97(6): 1339-1379. (PMID: 29132513)

Dennis B, Betzold R, Hopper A, Drake W, Patton D, Jenkins J, Fonnesbeck C, May A. Bacterial Burden in Critically Injured Ventilated Patients Does Not Correlate with Progression to Pneumonia. Surg Infect 2018. May/Jun 19(4): 369-375. (PMID: 29652241)

Stonko D, Dennis B, Betzold R, Peetz A, Gunter O, Guillamondegui O. Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Daily Trauma Volume and Average Acuity. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2018. Aug;85(2):393-397. (PMID: 29677082)

Stonko D, Dennis B, Callcut R, Betzold R, Smith M, Medvecz A, Guillamondegui O. Identifying Temporal Patterns in Trauma Admissions: Informing Resource Allocation. PLoS One 2018. Dec 3;12(12). (PMID: 30507930)

Stonko D, Betzold RD, Bellister SA, O’Neill DC, O’Neill DE, Evans PT, Goles JG, Dennis BM. Management of an Undetonated Intracranial Explosive: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach Including the Bomb Squad. ACS Case Reviews in Surgery. 2018;2(2):42-45.

Knipp B, Needham K, Nguyen P, Keville M, Brzuchalski T, Srivilasa C, Lewis C, Betzold R, Dubose J. Leaning Forward: Early Arterial Access Promotes REBOA Utilization in Battlefield Casualties. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020. May;89(2S Suppl 2):S88-92. (PMID: 32740298)

Marsh A, Betzold R, Rueda M, et al. Clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the AORTA (REBOA) in the Management of Hmoerrhage Control: Where Are We Now? Curr Surg Rep 2021. Feb 9(5).

Tung L, Leonard J, Lawless R, Cralley A, Betzold R, Pasley J, Inaba K, Kim J, Kim D, Kim K, Dennis B, Smith M, Moore M, Tran C, Jazelton J, Melillo A, Brahmbhatt T, Talutis S, Saillant N, Lee J, Seamon M. Temporary Intravascular Shunts After Civilian Arterial Injury: A Prospective Multicenter EAST Trial. Injury 2021. May;52(5). (PMID: 33455811)

Romagnoli A, Dubose J, Dua A, Betzold R, Bee T, Fabian T, Morrison J, Skarupa D, Podbielski J, Inaba K, Feliciano D, Kauvar D. Hard Signs Gone Soft: A Critical Evaluation of Presenting Signs of Extremity Vascular Injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021. Jan1;90(1). (PMID: 33017355)

Peetz A, Kuzemchak M, Streams J, Patel M, Guillamondegui O, Dennis B, Betzold R, Gunter O, Karp S, Beskow L. Regional Ethics of Surgeon Resuscitation for Organ Transplantation after Lethal Injury. Surgery 2021. Jun;169(6). (PMID: 33436273)

Kelley K, Galvagno S, Wallis M, Mazzeffi M, Deatrick K, Betzold R, Scalea T, Menaker J. Tracheostomy in Patients on Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Is it Safe? Am Surg 2020. Dec 19. (PMID: 33342297)

Richards J, Fedeles B, Chow J, Morrison J, Renner C, Trinh A, Schlee C, Koerner K, Grissom T, Betzold R, Scalea T, Kozar R. Is Tranexemic Acid Associated with Multiple Organ Failure in Fibrinolysis Shutdown Following Severe Injury. Shock 2021. Jan 1;55(1). (PMID: 33337787)

Betzold R, Dennis B, Bellister S, Guidry C, Guillamondegui O, May A. Antibiotic Exposure is Not Associated with Clearance of Bronchoalveolar Growth: Results from a Prospective Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Study. Am Surg 2020. Dec 19. (PMID: 33345582)

Lauerman M, Hasse D, Teeter W, Kufera J, Ghneim M, Betzold R, Murthi S. Surgical Intensivist-Led Training Program Improves Critical Care Ultrasound Knowledge and Skill. Am Surg 2021. Dec 19. (PMID: 33345585)

Herrold JA, Adnan S, Romagnoli A, Mardurska MJ, Betzold R, Dubose J, Scalea T, Morrison JJ. Certification in Endovascular Hemostasis for Trauma Surgeons: Possible and Practical? J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021. Apr 8. (online ahead of print) (PMID: 34108419)

Stonko D, Azar F, Betzold R, Morrison J, Fransman R, Holcomb J, Bee T, Fabian TC, Skarupa DJ, Stein DM, Kozar RA, O’Connor JV, Scalea TM, Dubose J, Feliciano DV. Contemporary Management and Outcomes of Injuries to the Inferior Vena Cava: A Prospective Multicenter Trial from PROspective Observational Vascular Injury Treatment. Am Surg 2021. Aug 13 (online ahead of print) (PMID: 34384266)

Honors and Awards

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Hero Award 2020

University of Maryland General Surgery Residency Faculty Teaching Award

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Teaching Fellow of the Year, 2017-2018

Gavin Family Fellowship Award

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Teaching Fellow of the Year, 2016-2017

Chief Resident of the Year - Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2015-2016

Resident of the Year - College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2014-2015

Resident of the Year - College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2013-2014

Outstanding Teaching Resident - Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2012-2013

Resident of the Year - College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2012-2013

Education

Medical School
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Residency
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Fellowship
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Contact

Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: 205-975-7521

Email
rdbetzold@uabmc.edu