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Giavonni Lewis
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Giavonni Lewis, MD, FACS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

University of Utah Hospital

Burn Center
Salt Lake City
801-581-3050

  • Dr. Giavonni Lewis is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics. She received her general surgery training at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL. Her specialties include acute burn care, burn surgery and reconstruction. Additionally, she has formal training in surgical critical care with an emphasis on trauma. Dr. Lewis completed a fellowship in Burn Surgery at the University of Washington Burn Center in Seattle, and she continued her training in critical care at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

    Dr. Lewis has a particular focus on the care of thermal and soft tissue injuries. She participates in a multidisciplinary team approach to the care of our burn patients. Dr. Lewis's training provides the utmost in quality of care and expertise to those admitted to the burn center. She is the current Medical Director for the University of Utah ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Burn Center.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 48 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    January 12, 2024
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr Lewis sat and explained things thoroughly, answered all of my questions, and never was in a rush.

    August 19, 2023
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Dr. Lewis is great, thanks for the great care for so long.

    April 13, 2023
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    She is an excellent physician. She was very concerned about providing the best care possible.

    March 05, 2023
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    Very good, answer all the questions I have regarding to my burner treatment. Very helpful & knowledge about my injury whats needed to be done. Thanks Dr. Lewis & nursing staff very much for your help. DVo

  • Dr. Giavonni Lewis is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics. She received her general surgery training at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL. Her specialties include acute burn care, burn surgery and reconstruction. Additionally, she has formal training in surgical critical care with an emphasis on trauma. Dr. Lewis completed a fellowship in Burn Surgery at the University of Washington Burn Center in Seattle, and she continued her training in critical care at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

    Dr. Lewis has a particular focus on the care of thermal and soft tissue injuries. She participates in a multidisciplinary team approach to the care of our burn patients. Dr. Lewis's training provides the utmost in quality of care and expertise to those admitted to the burn center. She is the current Medical Director for the University of Utah ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Burn Center.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Surgery
    Board Certification
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)

    Education history

    Graduate Training Clinical Investigation - University of Utah M.S.C.I
    Fellowship Surgical Critical Care - Washington Hospital Center Fellow
    Fellowship Burn Surgery - Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington Burn Center Fellow
    Residency General Surgery - Loyola University Medical Center Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Tufts University School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Major: Biology/ Minor: Chemistry - Barry University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Thompson CM, Acton A, Alexander W, Beyene R, Brownson EG, Carrougher GJ, Christensen B, Hoarle K, Irven J, Johnson LS, Kirkham MP, Lewis GM, Lucio JX, Matagi S, Morris L, Prazak AMB, Price-Smith E, Stuchly B, Webb C, Quinn K, Burn Survivor-Centered Outcomes Research BSCOR Collaborative (2024). Engaging Burn Survivors, Their Families, and the Burn Community in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: A Burn Survivor- and Burn Community Stakeholder-Generated and Prioritized Research Agenda. J Burn Care Res. ()
    2. Tonna JE, Pierce J, Brintz BJ, Bardsley T, Hatton N, Lewis G, Phillips JD, Skidmore CR, Selzman CH (2023). A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of sterile filtered human amniotic fluid for treatment of COVID-19. BMC Infect Dis, 23(1), 864. ()
    3. Labuz DR, Lewis G, Fleming ID, Thompson CM, Zhai Y, Firpo MA, Leung DT (2023). Targeted multi-omic analysis of human skin tissue identifies alterations of conventional and unconventional T cells associated with burn injury. Elife, 12. ()
    4. Greenhalgh DG, Cartotto R, Taylor SL, Fine JR, Lewis GM, Smith DJ Jr, Marano MA, Gibson A, Wibbenmeyer LA, Holmes JH 4th, Rizzo JA, Foster KN, Khandelwal A, Fischer S, Hemmila MR, Hill D, Aballay AM, Tredget EE, Goverman J, Phelan H, Jimenez CJ, Baldea A, Sood R (2021). Burn Resuscitation Practices in North America: Results of the Acute Burn ResUscitation Multicenter Prospective Trial (ABRUPT). Ann Surg, 277(3), 512-519. ()
    5. Tonna JE, Pierce J, Hatton N, Lewis G, Phillips JD, Messina A, Skidmore CR, Taylor K, Selzman CH (2021). Safety and feasibility of using acellular sterile filtered amniotic fluid as a treatment for patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. BMJ Open, 11(2), e045162. ()
    6. Selzman CH, Tonna JE, Pierce J, Vargas C, Skidmore C, Lewis G, Hatton ND, Phillips JD (2021). A pilot trial of human amniotic fluid for the treatment of COVID-19. BMC Res Notes, 14(1), 32. ()
    7. Frigerio A, Bleicher J, Pierce J, Reems JA, Vanderhooft SL, Lewis G (2019). Amnion membrane allografts in a critically ill infant with Netherton syndrome–like phenotype. JAAD Case Rep, 5(5), 395-397. ()
    8. Lebedoff N, Frech TM, Shanmugam VK, Fischer A, Erhardt D, Kolfenbach J, Kohler K, Bernhisel K, Lewis GM (2017). Review of local wound management for scleroderma-associated digital ulcers. J Scleroderma Relat Disord, 3(1), 66-70. ()
    9. Karimi K, Faraklas I, Lewis G, Ha D, Walker B, Zhai Y, Graves G, Dissanaike S (2017). Increased mortality in women: Sex differences in burn outcomes. Burns Trauma, 5(1). ()
    10. Lewis GM, Pham TN, Robinson E, Otto A, Honari S, Heimbach DM, Klein MB, Gibran NS (2012). Pressure ulcers and risk assessment in severe burns. J Burn Care Res, 33(5), 619-23. ()
    11. Ganai S, Donroe JA, St Louis MR, Lewis GM, Seymour NE (2007). Virtual-reality training improves angled telescope skills in novice laparoscopists. Am J Surg, 193(2), 260-5. ()
    12. Avichezer D, Grajewski RS, Chan CC, Mattapallil MJ, Silver PB, Raber JA, Liou GI, Wiggert B, Lewis GM, Donoso LA, Caspi RR (2003). An immunologically privileged retinal antigen elicits tolerance: major role for central selection mechanisms. J Exp Med, 198(11), 1665-76. ()
    13. Avichezer D, Liou GI, Chan CC, Lewis GM, Wiggert B, Donoso LA, Nickerson JM, Crawford MA, Caspi RR (2003). Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP)-deficient C57BL/6 mice have enhanced immunological and immunopathogenic responses to IRBP and an altered recognition of IRBP epitopes. J Autoimmun, 21(3), 185-94. ()
    14. DAniello A, Di Fiore MM, DAniello G, Colin FE, Lewis G, Setchell BP (1998). Secretion of D-aspartic acid by the rat testis and its role in endocrinology of the testis and spermatogenesis. FEBS Lett, 436(1), 23-7. ()

    Review

    1. Lebedoff N, Frech TM, Shanmugam VK, Fischer A, Erhardt D, Kolfenbach J, Kohler K, Bernhisel K, Lewis GM (2018). Review of local wound management for scleroderma-associated digital ulcers. [Review]. J Scleroderma Relat Disord, 3(1), 66-70. ()

    Book Chapter

    1. Lewis GM, Klein MB, Pham TN, Heimbach DM, Gibran NS (2012). Chapter 10 Evaluation of the burn wound: Management decisions. In Herndon, D. (Eds.), Total Burn Care (4th). Saunders.
    2. Lewis GM, Heimbach DM, Gibran NS (2012). Evaluation of the burn wound: Management decisions. In Lewis GM|Heimbach DM|Gibran NS (Ed.), Total Burn Care: Fourth Edition. ()

    Case Report

    1. Frigerio A, Bleicher J, Pierce J, Reems JA, Vanderhooft SL, Lewis G (2019). Amnion membrane allografts in a critically ill infant with Netherton syndrome-like phenotype. JAAD Case Rep, 5(5), 395-397. ()