Victor C. Joe

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Director UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, Surgery
School of Medicine
M.D., Medical College of Virginia/VCU, 1995
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1990, Biology
Phone: (714) 456-5840
Email: vcjoe@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
333 City Blvd West
City Tower, Suite 705
Orange, CA 92697
Research Interests
Trauma Resuscitation, Burn Resuscitation, Critical Care Outcomes
Academic Distinctions
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
Publications
Book Chapters

1. Maximus S, Joe VC. Burn Epidemiology. In Greenhall, DG (ed): Burn Care for the Surgeon. Springer (in press, 2015)

2. Joe VC. Commentary for Evidence-Based Wound Care Management. In Cohn SM and Dolich MO (eds): Evidence-Based Practice, 2nd Edition. CRC Press (in press 2015)
Published Abstracts (Peer-Reviewed Journals)

1. Joe VC, McCague A, Lombardo A, Sheldon A. Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections in a Burn Center Not Utilizing Catheter Exchange Protocols. J Burn Care Res, March 2011; 32:S54.

2. Joe VC, Kwon G, Ramirez J. Utilizing a Revised Version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) to Characterize Chronic Pain in Burn Survivors. J Burn Care Res, March 2011; 32: S65.

3. McCague A, Joe VC. A Case of Argyria and Acute Leukopenia Associated with the Use of An Antimicrobial Soft Silicone Foam Dressing. J Burn Care Res, March 2012; 33: S137.

4. Bowman N, Joe VC. The Use of Apheresis Collected Plasma (ACP) During the Initial Resuscitation of Major Burn Injuries Helps to Limit “Fluid Creep.” J Burn Care Res, March 2012; 33: S204.

5. Maximus S, Phelan M, Joe VC. Patients with Burns vs. Patients with complex Skin and Soft Tissue Disease. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.

6. Joe VC, Martinez A, Cartotto R, Jeng JC, Wolf SE, Pressman MA. An Analysis of Survey-Based Abstracts Accepted to the American Burn Association Annual Meeting, 2009-2014. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.

7. Joe VC, Chung KK, Pressman MA, Lundy JB, Rhie RY, Cartotto R, McDermid RC, Mlcak RP, Hickerson WL, Jeng JC. A Survey of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Practices Across Burn Centers in the United States and Canada. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.
Victor C. Joe, MD, FACS, FCCP

8. Baldwin-Rodriguez B, Makamure M, Joe VC. Reducing CLABSI: A Focus on Nursing Care and Maintenance. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.

9. Chavez C, Cardona A, Bernal N, Joe VC. Sclerosing Lipogranulomatosis Secondary to Foreign Body Injection: Case Series and Review of Literature. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.

10. Driscoll IR, Joe VC, Chung KK, Lundy JB, Rhie RY, Faucher LD, McDermid RC, Mlcak RP, Hickerson WL, Jeng JC. A Survey of Tracheostomy Practices in North American Burn Centers. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.

11. Chung KK, Lundy JB, Rhie RY, Pressman MA, Henderson E, Joe VC, Faucher LD, Cartotto R, Mlcak RP, Jeng JC. A Survey of Mechanical Ventilator Practices Across Burn Centers in North America. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.

12. Conlon KM, Fast A, Kearns RD, Matherly A, Placek J, Joe VC, Jeng JC, Kaczmarek L, Postilion M. Conducting a National Burn Bed Census by ABA-Designated Regions. J Burn Care Res, May 2015; 36:S3.

13. Hickerson W, Shapiro GD, Jeng J, Joe V, Lee AF, Acton A, Merino ME, Schneider JC, Kazis LE, Ryan CE. The Effects of Burn Size on Long-Term Community Reintegration Outcomes: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study. J Burn Care Res, May 2016; 37:S109.

14. Maximus S, Phelan M, Joe VC. Patient with Burns Versus patients with Complex Skin and Soft-Tissue Disease: An Analysis of Outcomes in the United States. J Burn Care Res. 2016 Mar-Apr; 37(2):e125-30.

15. Gahagan JV, Maximus S, Phelan MJ, Demirjian A, Joe VC. Analysis of ERCP after Positive Intraoperative Cholangiogram. Am Surg. In Press. 15
Journal Articles (Peer-Reviewed)

1. Raines MA, Liu L, Quan SG, Joe VC, DiPersio JF, Golde DW. Identification and Molecular Cloning of a Soluble Human Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, Sept 15, 1991;88(18): 8203-8207.

2. Grant S, Turner AJ, Bartimole TM, Nelms PA, Joe VC, Jarvis WD. Modulation of 1-[ß-D-arabinofuranosyl] Cytosine-Induced Apoptosis in Human Myeloid Leukemia Cells by Staurosporine and Other Pharmacological Inhibitors of a Protein Kinase C. Oncology Research, 1994; 6(2): 87-99.

3. Tomsic JP, Conolly MC, Joe VC, Wong DT. Evaluation of Bronchoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Tracheostomy. Am Surg, Oct 2006; 72(10): 970-2. PMID: 17058747.

4. Huynh V, Lalezarzadeh F, Lawandy S, Wong DT, Joe VC. Abdominal Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Acute and Perforated Appendicitis in the Community Setting. Am Surg, Oct 2007; 73: 1002-5. PMID: 17983068.

5. De La Cruz EA, Jaber RK, Tabuenca AD, Joe VC. The “Celtic Cross” Technique for Immediate Umbilical Reconstruction Post-Laparotomy and Surgical Ablation of the Umbilicus. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, Feb 2009; 62(2): 258-61. PMID: 18024230.

6. Joe VC, as part of a Functional Outcomes Workgroup, American Burn Association. Functional Outcomes in Burn Care: A Consensus Statement. J Burn Care Res, July-August 2013; 34(4):361-85. PMID: 23835626.

7. Villaveces A, Peck M, Faraklas I, Hsu-Chang, N, Joe V, Wibbenmeyer L. Process Evaluation of Software Using the International Classification of External Causes of Injuries for Collecting Burn Injury Data at Burn Centers in the United States. J Burn Care Res, 2014 Jan-Feb;35(1): 28-40. 2013 Oct 11, [Epub ahead of print].
Victor C. Joe, MD, FACS, FCCP

8. Chung KK, Rhie RY, Lundy JB, Cartotto R, Henderson E, Pressman MA, Joe VC, Aden JK, Driscoll IR, Faucher LD, McDermid RC, Micak RP, Hickerson WL, Jeng JC. A Survey of Mechanical Ventilator Practices Across Burn Centers in North America. J Burn Care Res, 2015 Jun 26 [Epub ahead of print]

9. McCague A, Joe VC. A Case of Argyria and Acute Leukopenia Associated with the Use of an Antimicrobial Soft Silicone Foam Dressing. J Burn Care Res, 2015 Aug 17 [Epub ahead of print]

10. Maximus S, Phelan M, Joe VC. Patients with Burns vs. Patients with Complex Skin and Soft Tissue Disease: An Analysis of Outcomes in the United States. J Burn Care Res, 2015 Sept 10 [Epub ahead of print]

11. Gahagan JV, Maximus S, Phelan MJ, Demirjian A, Joe VC. Analysis of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography after Positive Intraoperative Cholangiogram: Is It Necessary? Am Surg, 2016. Oct;82(10):985-988. 2016 October.
Professional Societies
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American College of Surgeons
Southern CA Chapter of American College of Surgeons
American Burn Association
American College of Chest Physicians
Burn Institute - Inland Empire, San Diego
American Trauma Society
CA Medical Association
Int'l Society for Burn Injuries
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Last updated
11/03/2016