Kathleen S. Romanowski, MD

Specialties

Burn Surgery
Surgery Critical Care

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Biography

Kathleen Romanowski, M.D., FACS, is a burn surgeon at Shriners Children's Northern California and assistant professor at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. She completed fellowships in burn surgery and surgical critical care at UCDMC. She worked as clinical assistant professor at the University of Iowa Department of Surgery before returning to Sacramento to treat critical care needs of children and adults.

Dr. Romanowski's research interests include frailty of burn patients, the use of long-acting pain medications, and disparities in burn care. Her work has been published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Journal of Burn Care & Research and other professional journals.

Dr. Romanowski is a member of the American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Association of Academic Surgeons and Association of Women Surgeons.

Dr. Romanowski strives to provide comprehensive burn care from injury through reconstruction. She believes that while burn injury is life changing, people can recover from their injuries to lead happy and productive lives. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and knitting, as well as hiking and camping with her family on the weekends.

Pediatric Care

Specialties

Burn Care
Burn Surgery
Surgery Critical Care
Wound Care & Skin Disorders

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Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, Surgery - General
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Education and Training

Medical Education
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
6/9/2006

Internship
University of Chicago Medical School
Chicago, IL
6/30/2007

Residency
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
United States of America
6/30/2013

Fellowship
UC Davis Dept of Surgery
Sacramento, CA
6/30/2014

Fellowship
UC Davis Dept of Surgery
Sacramento, CA
6/30/2015

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Leadership and Memberships

Member, Academic Burn Association
Member, American College of Surgeons
Member, Association of Academic Surgeons
Member, Association of Women Surgeons
Member, Editorial Board Journal of Burn Care and Research
Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine

Editorial Positions

2017-Present: Member, Digital Media Editor, Editorial Board, Journal of Burn Care and Research
2016-Present: Member, Editorial Board, Burns Open Journal

Awards and Honors

2014, Off-Service Teacher of the Year Nominee, The Iowa Emergency Medicine Residency Program
2011, Outstanding Consultant of the Year Award, University of Chicago Emergency Medicine Residency
2010, First Place Resident Oral Presentation, Surgical Infection Society Annual Meeting
2010, Post-Graduate Award for Basic Science Research, 17th Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, University of Chicago
2006, Association for Academic Surgery Student Research Award, Alpha Omega Alpha
2006, Glasgow-Rubin Commendation, American Medical Women's Association

Scholarly Activities

Academic Lectures and Presentations

Presentation: Monterrey Burn Conference, Monterrey, California - What is new in Pediatric Burn (8/2019)
Presentation: American Burn Association 51st Annual Meeting, American Burn Association, Las Vegas, Nevada - Frailty Data Collection in the Burn ICU (04/2019)
Presentation: American Burn Association 51st Annual Meeting, American Burn Association, Las Vegas, Nevada - Mentorship Plenary (04/2019)

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