E80 Ken Mattox On Trauma Textbook, TCCACS Conference, And The Courage To Challenge The Status Quo

This week we were joined by an icon of surgery, Dr. Ken Mattox. Dr. Mattox talked to us about the evolution of trauma surgery, the development of the Trauma textbook, the Las Vegas Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Conference, and why he thinks we need to challenge the status quo.

Links:

1. Trauma textbook: https://www.amazon.ca/Trauma-Seventh-Kenneth-L-Mattox/dp/0071663517

2. Top Knife: https://www.amazon.ca/Top-Knife-Craft-Trauma-Surgery/dp/1903378222

3. Comment on trauma care systems in Saudi Arabia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931788/

4. Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery (TCCACS) Las Vegas course: https://www.trauma-criticalcare.com/tccacs/home/

5. Quiet Zone Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/538557893206223/

6. Randomized trial of pneumatic antishock garments in the prehospital management of penetrating abdominal injuries. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3578970/

7. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win. https://www.amazon.ca/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs/dp/1250067057

View full episode transcript: http://canjsurg.ca/cold-steel-episode-80-kenneth-mattox/ 

Bio (from https://www.bcm.edu/departments/surgery/meet-our-team/history-of-leadership/kenneth-l-mattox-m-d):

Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox is a distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and formerly chief of staff and surgeon-in-chief at Ben Taub Hospital, where he has worked since 1973.  One of his most remarkable contributions was his work in establishing and developing the internationally renowned Ben Taub Hospital Emergency Center and Trauma Center. Dr. Mattox is past President of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Secretary-Treasurer of the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society. He previously chaired the Mayor's Red Ribbon Committee to address the Houston Fire Department Emergency Medical Service. He sat on the Hospital Subcommittee of the Mayor's Special Task Force on the Medical Aspects of Disaster. Currently, Dr. Mattox serves as a consultant to the Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research of the FDA.

Dr. Mattox has served on the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Houston, Doctors’ Club of Houston, Wayland Baptist University, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Southeast Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council, the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors, and serves as Chairman of the Board of the John P. McGovern Museum for Health and Medical Science.