Barbara A. Latenser , MD
Clara L. Smith Professor of Burn Treatment
Department of Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgery
barbara-latenser@uiowa.edu
Office Telephone: 319-356-8940
Request Appointment or Make Referral
To request an appointment with or make a referral to this surgeon call:
- Burn Treatment Center: 319-356-2496
Emergency Room and Inpatient Transfer requests should use the UI Transfer Center or call:
- UI Transfer Center: 866-890-5969
Medical School:
- University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
Residency:
- University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada (General Surgery)
Fellowship:
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Trauma)
Certification:
- American Board of Surgery
Societies, Organizations, and Honors:
- American Medical Women's Association
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Western Trauma Association
- Pan-American Trauma Association
- American Burn Association
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- International Association for the Surgery of Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care
- American Association of Tissue Banks
- North American Burn Society
- American Association of University Women
Research Interests
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Burn Resuscitation
- International Relief Work
- Burn prevention
Recent Peer-Reviewed Papers:
- Light TD, Latenser BA, Heinle J, Stolpen MS, Quinn K, Ravindarin V, Chacko J: The Partnership of the ABA, Children’s Burn Foundation, and the Pediatric Burn Team in Vellore, India—A Progress Report. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(1): 46-49, January/February 2009.
- Light TD, Latenser BA, Heinle J, Stolpen MS, Quinn K, Ravindarin V, Chacko J: Demographics of Pediatric Burns in Vellore, India. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(1): 50-54, January/February 2009.
- Latenser BA: Use of Antithrombin III in Inhalation Injury. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(1): 186-188, January/February 2009.
- Latenser BA, Wolf SE: Proposed Multicenter Studies. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(1): 188-189, January/February 2009.
- Boral L, Kowal-Vern A, Yogore MG, Patel H, Latenser BA: Transfusions in Burn Patients With/Without Co-Morbidities. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(2): 268-273, March-April 2009. Selected Readings in General Surgery 36(1), article 57, 2010.
- Light TD, Latenser BA, Heinle J, Stolpen MS, Quinn K, Ravindran V, Chacko J. Jaggery: An Avoidable Cause of Severe, Deadly Pediatric Burns. Burns: 35(3):430-432, May 2009.
- Hayek SN, Wibbenmeyer LA, Kealey LD, Williams IM, Oral R, Onwuameze O, Light TD, Latenser BA, Lewis RW, Kealey GP: The Efficacy of Hair and Urine Toxicology Screening on the Detection of Child Abuse by Burning. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(4): 587-592, July-August 2009.
- Wibbenmeyer LA, Appelgate D, Williams IM, Light TD, Latenser BA, Lewis RW, Kealey GP, Chen Y, Onwuameze O: Effectiveness of Universal Screening for Vancomycin-Resistant enterococcus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Admission to a Burn-Trauma Step-Down Unit. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(4): 648-656, July-August 2009.
- Light TD, Latenser BA, Kealey GP, Wibbenmeyer LA, Rosenthal G, Sarrazin M: The Effect of Burn Center and Burn Center Volume on the Mortality of Burned Adults-An Analysis of the Data in the National Burn Repository. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 30(5): 776-782, September/October 2009.
- Latenser BA: Critical Care of the Burn Patient: The First 48 Hours. Invited author. Critical Care Medicine 37(10):2819-2826, October 2009. Selected Readings in General Surgery, 36(1): Article 28, 2010.
- Wibbenmeyer LA, Sevier A, Liao J, Williams I, Light TD, Latenser BA, Lewis RW II, Kealey GP, Rosenquist R: The Impact of Opioid Administration on Resuscitation Volumes in Thermally Injured Patients. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 31(1):48-56, January/February 2010.
- Light TD, Choi KC, Thomsen TA, Skeete DA, Latenser BA, Born JM, Lewis RW II, Wibbenmeyer LA, Shyamalkumar ND, Lynch CF, Kealey GP: Long Term Outcomes of Patients with Necrotizing Fasciitis. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 31(1):93-99, January/February 2010.
- Kastenmeier A, Faraklas I, Cochran A, Pham TN, Young SR, Gibran NS, Gamelli R, Halerz M, Light TD, Kealey GP, Wibbenmeyer LA, Latenser BA, Jenabzadeh K, Mohr WJ, Ahrenholz DH, Saffle JR: The Evolution of Resource Utilization in Regional Burn Centers. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 31(1):130-136, January/February 2010.
- Wibbenmeyer LA, Williams I, Ward M, Xiao X, Light TD, Latenser BA, Lewis RA, Kealey GP, Herwaldt L: Risk Factors for Acquiring Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus on a Burn-Surgery Step-Down Unit. Journal of Burn Care and Research: 31(2):269-279, March/April 2010.
- Edwards D, Heard J, Latenser BA, Quinn KY, van Bruggen J, Jovic G: Burn Injuries in Eastern Zambia: Impact of Multidisciplinary Teaching Teams. Journal of Burn Care and Research 32(1):31-38, January/February 2011.
- Wibbenmeyer LA, Sevier An, Liao J, Williams I, Latenser BA, Lewis RW II, Kealey GP, Rosenquist R: Evaluation of the Usefulness of Two Established Pain Assessment Tools in a Burn Population. Journal of Burn Care and Research 32(1):52-60, January/February 2011.
- Latenser BA: Burn Treatment Guidelines. In Conn’s Current Therapy, 61st edition, Rakel RE and Bope ET eds: W. B. Saunders Company, 2009. Invited contributor.
- Latenser BA: Chapter 286 Burn Treatment Guidelines. In Conn’s Current Therapy, 62nd edition, Rakel RE and Bope ET eds: W. B. Saunders Company, 2010. Invited contributor.