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, Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Dean for Veterans Affairs, Penn Medicine
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
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.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 Surgery & Acute Care Open 10(4): e001975, Nov. 4 2025.
Cannon JW: Battlefield medical supremacy. Strategika Oct. 2025 Notes: https://www.hoover.org/research/battlefield-medical-supremacy.
Van Gent JM, Clements TW, Cannon JW, Schreiber MA, Moore EE, Namias N, Sperry JL, Cotton BA: Intent versus execution: Failure to achieve balanced resuscitation in bleeding trauma patients. Annals of Surgery 282(3): 472-478, Sept. 1 2025 Notes: Epub June 17, 2025.
McLauchlan N, Chernysh IN, Gollomp K, Alshawi AB, Fisher L, Maghraoui S, Weisel JW, Cannon JW: Back to the drawing board: Exploring the composition and physical properties of traumatic hemothorax. Journal of Trauma & Acute Care Surg.ery 99(1): 120-127, July 1 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 2, 2025.
Cannon JW: Outmaneuvering the ultimate enemy. Defining Ideas June 2025 Notes: https://www.hoover.org/research/outmaneuvering-ultimate-enemy.
Gummadi S, Murali S, Chreiman K, Forsythe L, Yelon JA, Cannon JW, Seamon MJ: Emergency department thoracotomy: Time to stop - A trauma video review. Journal of Surgical Research 310: 203-208, June 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 26, 2025.
Cannon JW, Holt DB, Potter BK, Gurney JM, Tadlock MD, Wisbach G, Nealeigh M, Yelon JA, Bailey PV, Woodson J, Knudson MM, Elster EA: Partnerships to overcome the peacetime effect: Excelsior Surgical Society panel session. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 240(5): 728-737, May 1 2025 Notes: Epub Apr. 16, 2025.
Schmulevich D, Joergensen SM, Zone AI, Bishop KE, Morlok AP, Colyar TA, Hinkle AD, Beidas RS, Delgado MK, Cannon JW: The simplest solution may be good, but is it good enough? Evaluating the effect of a nudge to administer calcium during blood product resuscitation for traumatic injuries. Transfusion 65 Suppl 1(Suppl 1): S113-S122, May 2025 Notes: Epub Mar. 3, 2025.
Moheimani H, Sun X, Ozel M, Darby JL, Ong EP, Oyebamiji T, Kar UK, Yazer MH, Neal MD, Guyette FX, Wisniewski SR, Cotton BA, Cannon JW, Schreiber MA, Moore EE, Namias N, Minei JP, Barrett CD, Das J, Sperry JL, Billiar TR; SWAT study group: High-dimensional analysis of injured patients reveals distinct circulating proteomic profiles in plasma vs. whole blood resuscitation. Cell Reports Medicine 6(3): 102022, Mar. 18 2025.