Dr. Patrick McGraw, MD Trauma Surgery / Plastics & Chest wall Reconstruction specialist
• LT Colonel US Army Reserve (active)
Education
• University of Leicester, England 1989-1990
• University of Akron, Ohio, BA Political Science/BA English Literature 1989-1994
• Kent University, Ohio, Pre-Medicine 1994-1996
• The Ohio State University, Medical Degree 1997-2001
Postgraduate Training
• Memorial Health University Medical Center, Surgical Internship 2001-2002
• Memorial Health University Medical Center, Surgical Residency 2002-2005
• Memorial Health University Medical Center, Chief Surgical Resident 2005-2006
• Florida Hospital, Orlando, Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellow 2006-2007
• University of Alabama, Birmingham, Trauma/Critical Care Fellow 2014-2015
• Board Certification, General Surgery 2011
• Alabama Medial License Inactive
• Florida Medical License Active
• Louisiana Medial License Inactive
• Mississippi Medical License Inactive
Awards, Honors, Honorary Society Memberships
• Thomas J. Yeh Intern of the Year Award 2001
• Surgical Teaching Resident of the Year 2001 (As voted upon by the medical students of Mercer University School of Medicine.)
• Surgical Teaching Resident of the Year 2002 (As voted upon by the medical students of Mercer University School of Medicine.)
• Surgical Teaching Resident of the Year 2004 (As voted upon by the medical students of Mercer University School of Medicine.)
Military Decorations
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star (3rd award),
• Army Commendation Medal (4th award), Navy Achievement
• Medal (2nd award), National Defense Service Medal with Bronze
• Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army
• Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device, Navy
• 1992 Sea Service Medal, NATO Medal, Completed Army Airborne School
Membership
• The American College of Surgeons
• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
• Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
• HCA TQIP Collaborative
• Florida Department of Health TQIP Collaborative
Military Services
• Active Duty Navy 1986-1988
• Active Reserve Navy 1988-1990
• ROTC Army 1990-1993
• Federally Commissioned Army 1993-1998
• Active Reserve Army 1998-2005
• Inactive Reserve Army 6/2008-10/2008
• Chief Surgeon, Afghanistan, Task Force Med 7th Special Forces Group 6/2010-10/2010
• Trauma Surgeon, Afghanistan, Task Force Med 344th CSH 12/2013-4/2014
• Trauma Surgeon, Afghanistan, Task Force Med 915th FST
• LT Colonel US Army Reserve (active) Current
Appointments (academic, administrative, hospital, other)
• Private Practice: General Surgery, Leigh Acres, FL 2007-2010
• Private Practice: General Surgery, McComb, MS 2011-2014
• Trauma Medical Director, FDOH & ACS Verified Level 2 Trauma Center, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Fort Walton Beach, FL 2015-Present
• Assistant Director ICU Fort Walton Beach Medical Center 2015-present
Teaching, Lecture
• Adjunct Clinical Professor of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey College 2012-2014
• Assistant Professor of Surgical Education, South University 2003-2005
Teaching, Supervisory
• Assistant Professor Surgical Education, South University 2003-2005
• Adjunct Clinical Professor Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University 2012-2014
• Assistant Professor Osteopathic Medicine, Edward Via College 2017-Present
• Assistant Professor University of South Florida 2020- present
Lectures by Invitation (international, national, regional, local)
• DVT Prophylaxis – Fort Walton Beach Medical Center 11/2015
• Emergency War Surgery – District One Trauma Conference 11/2015
• Hemodynamic Drug Treatments – Fort Walton Beach Medical Center 10/2015
• War Surgery in Afghanistan – Fort Walton Beach Medical Center 01/2018
• Cardiac Evaluation and Isolated Hip Fractures in the Elderly – HCA North Florida Division Conference 01/2019
Clinical Activities or Innovations
• Da Vinci Multi Site Training, Console Surgeon 2012
• Da Vinci Single Site Training, Console Surgeon 2013
• Member of FWBMC Hospital Peer Review Committee 2015-Present
• Member of FWBMC MEC Committee 2015-Present
• Chair of FWBMC CME Committee 2015-Present
• Member of FWBMC Critical care Committee – 2015-Present
• Member of FWBMC EEOC committee – 2015-Present
• ATLS (Registering for instructor course 5/2/2019) – Current
• ACLS – Current
Other Research and Creative Achievements
• Research Assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory 1996-1997
• Poster Presentation before the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, February 2005: The Use of Cardiac MRI in the Evaluation of Patients with Pectus Excavatum.
• Poster Presentation before the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, February 2005: The use of Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed by TME in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer.
• Poster Presentation before the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, February 2005: Primary Squamous Cell Cancer of the Liver.
• Poster Presentation before the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, May 2005: The Use of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes in the Pediatric Population.
Other Leadership Achievements
As the Trauma Medical Director at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, I provided direct oversight and mentorship to the trauma administrative staff for multiple awards and accolades for the Trauma Program.
• 2015 – Developed Trauma Service and Emergency General Surgery combined
call model.
• 2016 – Only Non-Trauma Center to receive an award from the ACS-TQIP for Process Improvement for the development and implementation of The OFI System which was selected for podium presentation at the National TQIP Conference in 2016 which subsequently won the abstract podium presentation award in Process Improvement.
• 2017 – Achieved Full ACS Verification and Florida Department of Health Level 2 Trauma Center Designation within 17 months of implementation of the Trauma Service.
• 2017 TCAA “Hot Shots” Podium Presentation “Complete Trauma Charting and Best Practice.
• 2018 National TQIP Conference Abstract Podium Presentations for Process Improvement within the Trauma Administrative Department and an update to The OFI System.
• 2019 Podium Presentation at the Eastern Association for Surgical Trauma, CoxTempleton competition for Community Injury Prevention Program campaign “USING THE TRAUMA REGISTRY TO GUIDE YOUR INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS”. Publication Pending
