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Victor F. Garcia, MD

Professor of Clinical

Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Pediatric Surgery Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • General Surgery Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
  • Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania
  • Bachelor's Degree: United States Military Academy (Engineering)
Contact Information
Research Interests

Pediatric Injuries, Chest Wall Deformities, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Weight Loss, Minority Health Care

Peer Reviewed Publications

Walter, Charlotte M; Lee, Christopher S; Moore, David L; Abbasian, Niekoo; Clay, Smokey J; Mecoli, Marc D; Olbrecht, Vanessa A; Batra, Meenu; Ding, Lili; Yang, Fang; Nair, Manu; Huq, Abraar; Simpson, Blair E; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Chidambaran, Vidya 2023. Retrospective study comparing outcomes of multimodal epidural and erector spinae catheter pain protocols after pectus surgery. Journal of pediatric surgery, 58 3, 397-404

Abbasian, Niekoo; Clay, Smokey J; Batra, Meenu; Walter, Charlotte M; Olbrecht, Vanessa A; Mecoli, Marc; Lee, Christopher S; Nair, Manu; Huq, Abraar; Simpson, Blair E; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Chidambaran, Vidya 2022. Multimodal continuous ambulatory erector spinae catheter pain protocol for early recovery following Nuss procedure: a retrospective cohort study. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 47 7, 421-423

Chidambaran, Vidya; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L 2022. Are We Ready for Cryoablation in Children Undergoing Nuss Procedures? Anesthesia and analgesia, 134 4, 881-884

Gonzalez, Gabriel C; Berazaluce, Alejandra M Casar; Jenkins, Todd M; Hardie, William D; Foster, Karla E; Tretter, Justin T; Moore, Ryan A; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L 2022. Does age matter? Cardiopulmonary profiles of adolescents versus adults with pectus excavatum presenting for surgical evaluation. Pediatric surgery international, 39 1, 52

Zens, Tiffany J; Casar Berazaluce, Alejandra M; Jenkins, Todd M; Hardie, William; Alsaied, Tarek; Tretter, Justin T; Moore, Ryan; Foster, Karla; Fleck, Robert J; Hanke, Rachel E; Colvin, Brandon E; Garrison, Aaron P; Kraemer, Aimee; Crotty, Eric; Taylor, Michael; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L 2022. The Severity of Pectus Excavatum Defect Is Associated With Impaired Cardiopulmonary Function. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 114 3, 1015-1021

Hardie, William; Powell, Adam W; Jenkins, Todd M; Foster, Karla; Tretter, Justin T; Fleck, Robert J; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L 2021. Ventilatory limitations are not associated with dyspnea on exertion or reduced aerobic fitness in pectus excavatum. Pediatric pulmonology, 56 9, 2911-2917

Casar Berazaluce, Alejandra M; Jenkins, Todd M; Garrison, Aaron P; Hardie, William D; Foster, Karla E; Alsaied, Tarek; Tretter, Justin; Moore, Ryan A; Fleck, Robert J; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L 2020. The chest wall gender divide: females have better cardiopulmonary function and exercise tolerance despite worse deformity in pectus excavatum. Pediatric surgery international, 36 11, 1281-1286

Gurria, Juan P; Simpson, Blair; Tuncel-Kara, Setenay; Bates, Christina; McKenna, Emily; Rogers, Tracy; Kraemer, Aimee; Platt, Michael; Mecoli, Marc; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L 2020. Standardization of clinical care pathway leads to sustained decreased length of stay following Nuss pectus repair: A multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative. Journal of pediatric surgery, 55 12, 2690-2698

Falcone, Richard A; Milliken, William J; Bensard, Denis D; Haas, Lynn; Daugherty, Margot; Gray, Lisa; Tuggle, David W; Garcia, Victor F 2016. A paradigm for achieving successful pediatric trauma verification in the absence of pediatric surgical specialists while ensuring quality of care. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 80 3, 433-9

Miyano, Go; Jenkins, Todd M; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Garcia, Victor F; Inge, Thomas H 2013. Perioperative outcome of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a children's hospital experience. Journal of pediatric surgery, 48 10, 2092-8

Beaudin, Marianne; Daugherty, Margot; Geis, Gary; Moody, Suzanne; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Falcone, Richard A 2012. Assessment of factors associated with the delayed transfer of pediatric trauma patients: an emergency physician survey. Pediatric emergency care, 28 8, 758-63

Chatoorgoon, Kaveer; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Falcone, Richard A 2012. Role of computed tomography and clinical findings in pediatric blunt intestinal injury: a multicenter study. Pediatric emergency care, 28 12, 1338-42

Goldberg, Jillian; McClaine, Rebecca J; Cook, Becky; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L; Crone, Kerry; Falcone, Richard A 2011. Use of a mild traumatic brain injury guideline to reduce inpatient hospital imaging and charges. Journal of pediatric surgery, 46 9, 1777-83

McClaine, Rebecca J; Garcia, Victor F 2011. Unnatural causes: social determinants of child health and well-being. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 165 5, 476

Chatoorgoon, Kaveer; Huezo, Karen; Rangel, Erika; François, Nathaly; Schweer, Lynn; Daugherty, Margot; Koehn, Margie; Ricketts, Crystal; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Falcone, Richard A 2010. Unnecessary imaging, not hospital distance, or transportation mode impacts delays in the transfer of injured children. Pediatric emergency care, 26 7, 481-6

Inge, Thomas H; Jenkins, Todd M; Zeller, Meg; Dolan, Lawrence; Daniels, Stephen R; Garcia, Victor F; Brandt, Mary L; Bean, Judy; Gamm, Kimberlee; Xanthakos, Stavra A 2010. Baseline BMI is a strong predictor of nadir BMI after adolescent gastric bypass. The Journal of pediatrics, 156 1, 103-108.e1

Martin, Colin A; Care, Marguerite; Rangel, Erika L; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Falcone, Richard A 2010. Severity of head computed tomography scan findings fail to explain racial differences in mortality following child abuse. American journal of surgery, 199 2, 210-5

Inge, Thomas H; Miyano, Go; Bean, Judy; Helmrath, Michael; Courcoulas, Anita; Harmon, Carroll M; Chen, Mike K; Wilson, Kimberly; Daniels, Stephen R; Garcia, Victor F; Brandt, Mary L; Dolan, Lawrence M 2009. Reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and improvements in cardiovascular risk factors after surgical weight loss in adolescents. Pediatrics, 123 1, 214-22

Falcone, Richard A; Daugherty, Margot; Schweer, Lynn; Patterson, Mary; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F 2008. Multidisciplinary pediatric trauma team training using high-fidelity trauma simulation. Journal of pediatric surgery, 43 6, 1065-71

Falcone, Richard A; Martin, Colin; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F 2008. Despite overall low pediatric head injury mortality, disparities exist between races. Journal of pediatric surgery, 43 10, 1858-64

Ippisch, Holly M; Inge, Thomas H; Daniels, Stephen R; Wang, Baiyang; Khoury, Philip R; Witt, Sandra A; Glascock, Betty J; Garcia, Victor F; Kimball, Thomas R 2008. Reversibility of cardiac abnormalities in morbidly obese adolescents. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 51 14, 1342-8

Rangel, Shawn J; Martin, Colin A; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Falcone, Richard A 2008. Alarming trends in the improper use of motor vehicle restraints in children: implications for public policy and the development of race-based strategies for improving compliance. Journal of pediatric surgery, 43 1, 200-7

Falcone, Richard A; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F 2007. Disparities in child abuse mortality are not explained by injury severity. Journal of pediatric surgery, 42 6, 1031-6; discussion 1

Falcone, Richard A; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F 2007. The epidemiology of infant injuries and alarming health disparities. Journal of pediatric surgery, 42 1, 172-6; discussion 17

Allen, Steven R; Ignacio, Romeo; Falcone, Richard A; Alonso, Maria H; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Inge, Thomas H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Warner, Brad W; Azizkhan, Richard G; Tiao, Gregory M 2006. The effect of a right-sided aortic arch on outcome in children with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. Journal of pediatric surgery, 41 3, 479-83

Falcone, Richard A; Brentley, Anita L; Ricketts, Crystal D; Allen, Sheryl E; Garcia, Victor F 2006. Development, implementation and evaluation of a unique African-American faith-based approach to increase automobile restraint use. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98 8, 1335-41

Fanta, Kaaren; Cook, Becky; Falcone, Richard A; Rickets, Crystal; Schweer, Lynn; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F 2006. Pediatric trauma nurse practitioners provide excellent care with superior patient satisfaction for injured children. Journal of pediatric surgery, 41 1, 277-81

Fernández Meré, Luis Angel; García, Violeta Fernández; Blanco, María Alvarez 2006. Positioning of intragastric balloon under sedation in super-super-obese patients. Obesity surgery, 16 10, 1395-6

Frey, Ala Stanford; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L; Inge, Thomas H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Cohen, Aliza P; Durrett, Greg; Azizkhan, Richard G 2006. Nonoperative management of pectus carinatum. Journal of pediatric surgery, 41 1, 40-5; discussion 40-

Garcia, Victor F; DeMaria, Eric J 2006. Adolescent bariatric surgery: treatment delayed, treatment denied, a crisis invited. Obesity surgery, 16 1, 1-4

Giss, Steven R; Dobrilovic, Nick; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F 2006. Complications of nonoperative management of pediatric blunt hepatic injury: Diagnosis, management, and outcomes. The Journal of trauma, 61 2, 334-9

Lawson, M Louise; Kirk, Shelley; Mitchell, Terry; Chen, Mike K; Loux, Tara Jean; Daniels, Stephen R; Harmon, Carroll M; Clements, Ronald H; Garcia, Victor F; Inge, Thomas H 2006. One-year outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbidly obese adolescents: a multicenter study from the Pediatric Bariatric Study Group. Journal of pediatric surgery, 41 1, 137-43; discussion 1

Garcia, Victor F 2005. Adolescent bariatric surgery: treatment delayed may be treatment denied. Pediatrics, 115 3, 822-3

Inge, Thomas H; Donnelly, Lane F; Vierra, Mark; Cohen, Aliza P; Daniels, Stephen R; Garcia, Victor F 2005. Managing bariatric patients in a children's hospital: radiologic considerations and limitations. Journal of pediatric surgery, 40 4, 609-17

Inge, Thomas H; Krebs, Nancy F; Garcia, Victor F; Skelton, Joseph A; Guice, Karen S; Strauss, Richard S; Albanese, Craig T; Brandt, Mary L; Hammer, Lawrence D; Harmon, Carol M; Kane, Timothy D; Klish, William J; Oldham, Keith T; Rudolph, Colin D; Helmrath, Michael A; Donovan, Edward; Daniels, Stephen R 2004. Bariatric surgery for severely overweight adolescents: concerns and recommendations. Pediatrics, 114 1, 217-23

Inge, Thomas H; Zeller, Meg; Garcia, Victor F; Daniels, Stephen R 2004. Surgical approach to adolescent obesity. Adolescent medicine clinics, 15 3, 429-53

Towbin, Alexander; Inge, Thomas H; Garcia, Victor F; Roehrig, Helmut R; Clements, Ronald H; Harmon, Carroll M; Daniels, Stephen R 2004. Beriberi after gastric bypass surgery in adolescence. The Journal of pediatrics, 145 2, 263-7

Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L 2003. Pediatric trauma: beyond the brain. Critical care clinics, 19 3, 551-61, x

Garcia, Victor F; Langford, Linda; Inge, Thomas H 2003. Application of laparoscopy for bariatric surgery in adolescents. Current opinion in pediatrics, 15 3, 248-55

Brown, Rebeccah L; Koepplinger, Matthew E; Mehlman, Charles T; Gittelman, Michael; Garcia, Victor F 2002. All-terrain vehicle and bicycle crashes in children: epidemiology and comparison of injury severity. Journal of pediatric surgery, 37 3, 375-80

Brown, R L; Brunn, M A; Garcia, V F 2001. Cervical spine injuries in children: a review of 103 patients treated consecutively at a level 1 pediatric trauma center. Journal of pediatric surgery, 36 8, 1107-14

Connors, J M; Ruddy, R M; McCall, J; Garcia, V F 2001. Delayed diagnosis in pediatric blunt trauma. Pediatric emergency care, 17 1, 1-4

Emery, K H; McAneney, C M; Racadio, J M; Johnson, N D; Evora, D K; Garcia, V F 2001. Absent peritoneal fluid on screening trauma ultrasonography in children: a prospective comparison with computed tomography. Journal of pediatric surgery, 36 4, 565-9

Fein, H; Naseem, S; Witte, D P; Garcia, V F; Lucky, A; Staat, M A 2001. Tungiasis in North America: a report of 2 cases in internationally adopted children. The Journal of pediatrics, 139 5, 744-6

Grisoni, E; Stallion, A; Nance, M L; Lelli, J L; Garcia, V F; Marsh, E 2001. The New Injury Severity Score and the evaluation of pediatric trauma. The Journal of trauma, 50 6, 1106-10

Mehlman, C T; Scott, K A; Koch, B L; Garcia, V F 2000. Orthopaedic injuries in children secondary to airbag deployment. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 82 6, 895-8

Vazquez, W D; Garcia, V F 1993. Pediatric pelvic fractures combined with an additional skeletal injury is an indicator of significant injury. Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, 177 5, 468-72

Truong V.;Li C.;Brown R.;Moore R.;Garcia V.;Crotty E.;Taylor M.;Ngo T.;Mazur W. 12-01-2017. Occult RV systolic dysfunction detected by CMR derived RV circumferential strain in patients with pe PLoS ONE, 12 12,

Barnett S.;Garcia V.;Inge T. 12-01-2012. Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents Pediatric Surgery, , 1041-1050

Brown R.L.;Falcone R.A.;Garcia V.F. 12-01-2012. Genitourinary Tract Trauma Pediatric Surgery, , 311-325

Miyano G.;Garcia V.F.;Inge T.H. 12-01-2010. Bariatric Surgical Procedures in Adolescence Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery, , 1055-1064

Garcia V. 12-01-2007. Adolescent bariatric surgery Surgical Management of Obesity, , 315-323

Kane T.;Garcia V.;Inge T. 12-01-2007. Bariatric surgery in adolescents Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, , 419-427

Laraque D.;Bull M.;Agran P.;Dowd M.;Garcia V.;Gardner H.;Smith G.;Tenenbein M.;Weiss J.;Wright J. 11-01-2004. Injury risk of nonpowder guns Pediatrics, 114 5, 1357-1361

Bull M.;Agran P.;Gardner H.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Tanz R.;Garcia V.;Katcher M.;Lee B.;McLaurin J.;Newland H.;Melinkovich P.;Bell W.;Cora-Bramble D.;DuPlessis H.;Handal G.;Holmberg R.;Lavin A.;Varrasso D.;Wood D.;Drum A.;Laraque D.;Barnett S.;Garcia A. 10-20-2001. Prevention of agricultural injuries among children and adolescents Pediatrics, 108 4, 1016-1019

Garcia V. 09-01-2007. Editorial comment Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 3 5, 541-542

Allen S.;Lawson L.;Garcia V.;Inge T. 09-01-2005. Attitudes of bariatric surgeons concerning adolescent bariatric surgery (ABS) Obesity Surgery, 15 8, 1192-1195

Haut E.;Nance M.;Keller M.;Groner J.;Ford H.;Kuhn A.;Tuchfarber B.;Garcia V.;Schwab C.;Stafford P. 09-01-2004. Management of penetrating colon and rectal injuries in the pediatric patient Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 47 9, 1526-1532

Bull M.;Agran P.;Gardner H.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Garcia V.;Tanz R.;Katcher M.;Pickering L.;Newland H. 08-25-2001. School bus transportation of children with special health care needs Pediatrics, 108 2 II, 516-518

Apelt N.;Schaffzin J.;Bates C.;Brown R.;Mecoli M.;Sadhasivam S.;Garcia V. 08-01-2017. Surgical site infection related to use of elastomeric pumps in pectus excavatum repair. Lessons lear Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 52 8, 1292-1295

Bull M.;Agran P.;Gardner H.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Garcia V.;Tanz R.;Newland H. 07-10-2001. Fireworks-related injuries to children Pediatrics, 108 1, 190-191

Garcia V. 07-01-2005. Editorial Comment Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1 4, 405-407

Bull M.;Agran P.;Gardner H.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Garcia V.;Tanz R.;Katcher M.;Newland H. 06-21-2001. Lawn mower-related injuries to children: Committee on injury and poison prevention Pediatrics, 107 6, 1480-1481

Katcher M.;Agran P.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith B.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tully S.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Tully W.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Bull M.;Garcia V.;Anderson S.;Bolduc S.;Grieser B.;Johnson M.;McLain L.;Rowl T.;Small E.;Keely K.;Malacrea R.;Young J.;Washington R.;Reed F. 05-05-1998. In-line skating injuries in children and adolescents Pediatrics, 101 4 I, 720-722

Buchwald H.;Owen H.;Wangensteen S.;Billington C.;Detre K.;Garcia V.;Jensen M.;Kelley D.;Klein S.;Danforth W.;O'Leary J.;Sheldon G.;Wadden T.;Wittgrove A.;Wolfe B. 05-01-2005. Consensus Conference Statement. Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity: Health implications for patien Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1 3, 371-381

Bull M.;Agran P.;Garcia V.;Gardner H.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Tenenbein M.;Wright J.;Newland H. 03-09-2002. Skateboard and scooter injuries Pediatrics, 109 3, 542-543

Xanthakos S.;Miles L.;Bucuvalas J.;Daniels S.;Garcia V.;Inge T. 02-01-2006. Histologic spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in morbidly obese adolescents Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 4 2, 226-232

Tsur E.;Last M.;Garcia V.;Udassin R.;Klein M.;Brotfain E. 01-01-2019. Hypotensive episode prediction in icus via observation window splitting Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 11053 LNAI , 472-487

Garcia V. 01-01-2010. Comment on: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: Fi Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 6 5, 475-476

Brown R.;Garcia V. 01-01-2006. Genitourinary Tract Trauma Pediatric Surgery: Sixth Edition, 1-2 , 317-336

Garcia V.;Inge T. 01-01-2006. Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents Pediatric Surgery: Sixth Edition, 2-2 , 1242-1259

Schweer L.;Cook B.;Bivens K.;Van Kuiken D.;Garcia V.;Falcone R. 01-01-2006. Family perception: Quality of life following a child’s traumatic injury Journal of Trauma Nursing, 13 1, 6-14

Kalra M.;Inge T.;Garcia V.;Daniels S.;Lawson L.;Curti R.;Cohen A.;Amin R. 01-01-2005. Obstructive sleep apnea in extremely overweight adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery Obesity Research, 13 7, 1175-1179

Inge T.;Garcia V.;Daniels S.;Langford L.;Kirk S.;Roehrig H.;Amin R.;Zeller M.;Higa K.;Caniano D.;Geiger J. 01-01-2004. A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Adolescent Bariatric Surgical Patient Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 39 3, 442-447

Bull M.;Agran P.;Garcia V.;Gardner H.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Tenenbein M.;Wright J. 01-01-2002. Selecting and using the most appropriate car safety seats for growing children: Guidelines for couns Pediatrics, 109 3, 550-553

Cushman J.G.;Agarwal N.;Fabian T.C.;Garcia V.;Nagy K.K.;Pasquale M.D.;Salotto A.G. 01-01-2001. Practice management guidelines for the management of mild traumatic brain injury: The EAST practice Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 51 5, 1016-1026

Bull M.;Agran P.;Gardner H.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Garcia V.;Tanz R.;Katcher M.;Tully S.;Newland H. 01-01-2000. Snowmobiling hazards: Committee on injury and poison prevention Pediatrics, 106 5 I, 1142-1144

Bull M.;Agran P.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Tully S.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Garcia V.;Tanz R.;Katcher M.;Newland H. 01-01-2000. Children in pickup trucks Pediatrics, 106 4 I, 857-859

Bull M.;Agran P.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Tully S.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Tully W.;Garcia V.;Katcher M.;Newland H. 01-01-2000. All-terrain vehicle injury prevention: Two-, three-, and four-wheeled unlicensed motor vehicles Pediatrics, 105 6, 1352-1354

Bull M.;Agran P.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Tully S.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Tully W.;Garcia V.;Tanz R.;Smith B.;Katcher M. 01-01-2000. Personal watercraft use by children and adolescents Pediatrics, 105 2, 452-453

Bull M.;Agran P.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.;Smith G.;Spivak H.;Tenenbein M.;Tully S.;Brenner R.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Tully W.;Tanz R.;Garcia V.;Katcher M.;Christoffel K. 01-01-2000. Firearm-related injuries affecting the pediatric population Pediatrics, 105 4 I, 888-895

Bull M.J.;Agran P.;Laraque D.;Pollack S.H.;Smith G.A.;Spivak H.R.;Tenenbein M.;Tully S.B.;Brenner R.A.;Bryn S.;Neverman C.;Schieber R.A.;Stanwick R.;Tinsworth D.;Tully W.P.;Garcia V.;Appy M.K.;Hall J.;Katcher M.L.;Newland H. 01-01-2000. Reducing the number of deaths and injuries from residential fires Pediatrics, 105 6, 1355-1357

Grisoni E.;Pillai S.;Volsko T.;Mutabagani K.;Garcia V.;Haley K.;Schweer L.;Marsh E.;Cooney D. 01-01-2000. Pediatric airbag injuries: The Ohio experience Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 35 2, 160-163

Arya G.;Garcia V. 01-01-1995. Hypoxia/reoxygenation affects endotoxin tolerance Journal of Surgical Research, 59 1, 13-16

Chaet M.;Garcia V.;Arya G.;Ziegler M. 01-01-1994. Dietary fish oil enhances macrophage production of nitric oxide Journal of Surgical Research, 57 1, 65-68

Garcia V.;Eichelberger M.;Ziegler M.;Templeton J.;Koop C. 01-01-1981. Use of military antishock trouser in a child Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 16 4 SUPPL. 1, 544-546