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David Gomez

MD, PhD

Scientist

Email: Research related enquires: david.gomez@unityhealth.to
Email: Patient related enquires: DrGomezclinic@smh.ca
Tel: 416-864-6060 x47143
Twitter: @acute_care_doc

Biography

Dr. David Gomez is an Acute Care and Trauma surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital,  a Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Surgery,  Adjunct Scientist at ICES, and an Associate member of the Institute for Medical Science.

His main research interests include the evaluation of enablers and barriers of access to timely and quality emergency surgery. Dr Gomez is highly experienced in the use of population-based administrative data and devotes 60% of his time to research.

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0926-2547

Please note: Dr. Gomez is not accepting any summer students at this time

Recent Publications

  1. Karanikas, A, Gomez, D, Raveendran, T, Saunders, N. Characterising firearm-related databases across Canada: opportunities for data linkage to inform understanding of injury burden and prevention. Int J Popul Data Sci. 2025;10 (2):2961. doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v10i2.2961. PubMed PMID:41256252 PubMed Central PMC12622364.
  2. Telesnicki, T, Stukel, TA, de Buck van Overstraeten, A, Wilton, A, de Mestral, C, Gomez, D et al.. Evaluating the association between a backlog of scheduled colectomies for diverticulitis and concurrent rates of emergency diverticulitis procedures: a natural experiment using population-based data. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025;29 (12):102257. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102257. PubMed PMID:41101380 .
  3. Haldane, V, Beckett, A, Engels, P, Forestier, C, Gomez, D, Klein, D et al.. Preparing for resilience - Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum. Can J Public Health. 2025; :. doi: 10.17269/s41997-025-01106-5. PubMed PMID:40932563 .
  4. Vattipally, VN, Ran, KR, Mukherjee, D, Suarez, JI, Huang, J, Bettegowda, C et al.. Operative neurosurgery for traumatic subdural hematoma: association between trauma center variation and patient outcomes. J Neurosurg. 2025;143 (5):1234-1244. doi: 10.3171/2025.3.JNS242811. PubMed PMID:40712171 .
  5. Roke, R, Lillie, E, Daneman, N, Mason, SA, Tomlinson, G, Jiang, Y et al.. Clinical evaluation of adults undergoing elective surgery utilizing intraoperative incisional wound irrigation (CLEAN Wound): protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2025;15 (7):e104375. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104375. PubMed PMID:40675632 PubMed Central PMC12273063.
  6. Omar, AT, Diestro, JDB, Aghanya, V, Dare, AJ, Spears, J, Gomez, D et al.. Cancer Health Disparities Affecting Glioblastoma Survival in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study. Neurology. 2025;105 (1):e213742. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213742. PubMed PMID:40489718 .
  7. Kirpalani, A, Viel, T, Hu, Z, Lin, HM, Hermans, S, Gomez, D et al.. External validation of an RSNA 2023 Abdominal Trauma AI Challenge high performing machine learning model in the detection and grading of splenic injuries on CT. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2025;50 (11):5581-5590. doi: 10.1007/s00261-025-04910-2. PubMed PMID:40312490 .
  8. Gomez, D, Wilton, AS, Brown, A, Black, B, Haas, B, Mason, S et al.. Resiliency of the Ontario health care system to care for casualties due to conflict with a near-peer adversary: A population-based modeling study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025;99 (3S Suppl 1):S61-S66. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004627. PubMed PMID:40269336 .
  9. Lu, S, Merko, R, Gomez, D, Castillo, F, Perl, J. PD-associated peritonitis: Something's fishy. Perit Dial Int. 2025; :8968608241312751. doi: 10.1177/08968608241312751. PubMed PMID:39973066 .
  10. Spota, A, Hassanpour, A, Gomez, D, Al-Sukhni, E. Use of risk assessment tools in emergency general surgery: a cross-sectional survey of surgeons and trainees. Updates Surg. 2025;77 (2):605-613. doi: 10.1007/s13304-025-02089-1. PubMed PMID:39825020 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Staff Surgeon, Division of General Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
  • Adjunct Scientist, Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences