Jeremy W Cannon, MD
Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Active Surgeon, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Co-Director, Penn Acute Research Collaboration (PARC), Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Awards of Excellence Selection Committee, Pearlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Dean for Veterans Affairs, Penn Medicine
CPL Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center∙ Philadelphia (CMCVAMC), Center for Healthcare Evaluation, Research, and Promotion (CHERP) Expert and Stakeholder Forum, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery
51 N. 39th Street
Mailbox 118
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery
51 N. 39th Street
Mailbox 118
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-9425
Fax: 215-243-4679
Fax: 215-243-4679
Links
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Surgery online profile
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Surgery online profile
Education:
BS (Biochemistry)
United States Air Force Academy, 1994.
MD (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 1998.
SM (Mechanical Engineering)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003.
Permanent linkBS (Biochemistry)
United States Air Force Academy, 1994.
MD (Medicine)
Harvard Medical School, 1998.
SM (Mechanical Engineering)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Trauma surgery-Balloon aortic occlusion
-Hemothorax
-Rib plating
-Liver, spleen, pancreatic trauma
-Tourniquet/shunt for major vascular injury
-Damage control resuscitation
-Damage control surgery
Surgical critical care
-Respiratory failure
-Acute lung rescue
Emergency general surgery
Description of Research Expertise
Mechanistic modelingTrauma resuscitation
-Tourniquet application
-Balloon aortic occlusion
-Decision support
-Damage control
-Hemostatic agents
Hemothorax management
Extracorporeal life support, lung rescue
Selected Publications
Cannon JW: Modern Combat Requires Warrior Medics Modeled After Machaon. War on the Rocks May 2026 Notes: LINK PENDING.McLauchlan N, Chernysh IN, Weisel JW, Cannon JW: Response to Letter to the Editor: "Back to the drawing board: Exploring the composition and physical properties of traumatic hemothorax" J Trauma Acute Care Surg 100(4): e43, Apr 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004816.
Rasmussen TE, Cannon JW: War With Iran Is Testing The U.S. Military Health System. Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 2026 Notes: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/military-casualties-iran-medicine-health-war-20260429.html.
Hynes AM, Cannon JW, Yan R, Scantling DR, Benjamin AJ, Murphy PB, Byrne JP, Abella BS, Mitra N, Delgado MK: Do not forget the cryoprecipitate: The impact of the 2019 Joint Trauma System Damage Control Resuscitation Clinical Practice Guideline on mortality. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 100(2): 242-252, Feb 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004862.
Geng Z, Hynes AM, Moren AM, Christie JD, Mangalmurti NS, Li P, Gallagher JJ, Abella BS, Nam JJ, Schmulevich D, Nathens AB, Reilly PM, Zonies DH, Kaplan LJ, Cannon JW: Acute respiratory distress syndrome in trauma 2007-2019: Comprehensive patient and center-level retrospective cohort analysis. Critical Care Medicine 54(1): 76-86, Jan 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006936.
Bernhardt IM, Moore EE, Sauaia A, Cotton BA, Cannon JW, Schreiber MA, Namias N, Minei JP, Wisniewski SR, Guyette FX, Sperry JL; Shock, Whole Blood, and Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury (SWAT) Study Group: Timing of trauma deaths due to uncontrolled bleeding have not changed in three decades: A multicenter study of patients in hemorrhagic shock. American Journal of Surgery 250: 116510, Dec. 2025 Notes: Epub July 8, 2025.
Hughes J, Hussing M, Zhang E, Kannapiran S, Caswell J, Chaney K, Deng R, Feehery M, Kratimenos A, Li YF, Major B, Sanchez E, Shrote S, Wang Y, Wang J, Zein D, Zhang L, Zhang R, Zhou A, Zhouga T, Cannon J, Qasim Z, Yelon J, Cladera F, Daniilidis K, Taylor CJ, Eaton EA: Multi-Robot Platform for Robotic Triage Combining Onboard Sensing and Foundation Models. Available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08754 Dec 2025.
Bass GA, Duffy CC, Cannon JW, Yelon JA, Ferrada P, Evans S, Leonard JM, Kaplan LJ: Surgeon leadership in trauma resuscitation requires a competency-based multimodal training framework. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 10(4): e001975, Nov. 4 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2025-001975.
Dumas RP, Succar BE, Vella MA, Appelbaum RD, Neal MD, Dultz LA, Shah KH, Patel NJ, Brito AM, Kornblith LZ, Murphy PB, Bankhead BK, Sleet MC, Molavi I, Asfaw SH, Schreiber MA, Kutcher ME, Sperry JL, Yang W, Cannon JW, Martin MJ: The use of tranexamic acid in the management of injured patients at risk of hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis and an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Practice Management Guideline. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 99(5): 785-794, Nov 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004773.
Cannon JW: Battlefield medical supremacy. Strategika Oct. 2025 Notes: https://www.hoover.org/research/battlefield-medical-supremacy.