Biography
Rebecca Plevin, M.D. received her undergraduate degree from University of California Berkeley, with a major in molecular & cellular biology and a minor in toxicology. She received her M.D. from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 2009. She completed her residency in General Surgery at the University of Washington in 2016. While at the University of Washington in 2012-2014, Dr. Plevin completed two years of research investigating the immunologic response to trauma, funded by a NIH Trauma Training Grant.
Dr. Plevin completed her fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco from 2016-2018. In 2018, she accepted a position at University of California San Francisco as an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Division of General Surgery. Her clinical practice includes Trauma Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery, and elective General Surgery. Her research interests include injury prevention with particular focus on underserved/vulnerable populations.
Dr. Plevin is the Director of the San Francisco Wraparound Project, the hospital-based violence intervention program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center. She is also a member of the San Francisco Vision Zero Injury Prevention Research (VZIPR) Collaborative, a group comprised of trauma surgeons, epidemiologists, geospatial analysts, and other key staff who conduct research using traffic-related injury data in support of Vision Zero SF– San Francisco’s policy and commitment to eliminate traffic deaths on city streets.
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2019 | |
University of California | Surgical Critical Care | 2017 | |
University of Washington | General Surgery Residency | 2016 | |
University of Southern California | MD | 2009 | |
University of California | BA | Molecular & Cellular Biology | 2004 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Expertise
Acute Care Surgery
General Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Trauma Surgery
In the News
Research Interests
- Trauma Care
- Injury Prevention
- Underserved Populations
- Ultrasound in trauma
- Resuscitation
Publications
- Repeat computed tomography head scan is not indicated in trauma patients taking novel anticoagulation: A multicenter study.| | PubMed
- "You don't want anyone who hasn't been through anything telling you what to do, because how do they know?": Qualitative analysis of case managers in a hospital-based violence intervention program.| | PubMed
- Effect of mass shootings on gun sales-A 20-year perspective.| | PubMed
- Update in sepsis guidelines: what is really new?| | PubMed
- A Posterolateral Approach to the Scapula for Evacuation of a Subscapular Abscess: A Case Report.| | PubMed
- Evaluating the Potential Benefits of Advanced Automatic Crash Notification.| | PubMed
- The Role of Lipopolysaccharide Structure in Monocyte Activation and Cytokine Secretion.| | PubMed
- Helicopter transport: help or hindrance?| | PubMed