20923-Neufeld, Miriam

Miriam Y. Neufeld, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

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MH B-235
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Indianapolis, IN
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Bio

Miriam Neufeld, MD, MPH, currently serves as Assistant Professor. Dr. Neufeld received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and their Masters of Public Health from Boston University.

Prior to joining Indiana University, Dr. Neufeld completed her residency in General Surgery at Boston Medical Center/Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and her Fellowship in Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Her clinical focus is in acute care surgery and includes the care of trauma, emergency general surgery, and critical care patients.

Dr. Neufeld’s research focus is in clinical outcomes and the public health aspects of trauma care. She is particularly interested in understanding the epidemiology and prevention of injury and violence. She has served as a principal investigator, co-investigator, and contributor to more than 20 peer-reviewed publications.

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Key Publications

  • Neufeld MY, Poulson M, Sanchez SE, Siegel MB. State firearm laws and nonfatal firearm injury-related inpatient hospitalizations: a nationwide panel study. JTACS. 2022; 92(3):581-587.
    doi:     10.1097/TA.0000000000003445
  • Neufeld MY, Plaitano E, Janeway MG, Scantling D, Allee L, Sanchez SE. History repeats itself: impact of mental illness on violent reinjury and hospital reencounters among female victims of interpersonal violence. JTACS. 2023; 95(1):143-150.
    doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003984
  • Neufeld MY, Janeway MG, Lee SY, Miller MI, Smith EA, Kalesan B, Dechert T, Allee L, Sanchez SE. Utilization of Mental Health Services in Pediatric Patients Surviving Penetrating Trauma Resulting from Interpersonal Violence. Am J Surg. 2021; 221(1):233-239.
    doi:     10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.031
  • Neufeld MY, Jang H, Caron E, Brahmbhatt TS, Sanchez SE. Social vulnerability and violence: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trauma activations at a safety-net hospital. Journal of Surgical Research. 2022; 276:100-109.
    doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.01.033
  • Neufeld MY, Bauerle W, Eriksson E, Azar FK, Evans HL, Johnson M, Lawless RA, Lottenberg L, Sanchez SE, Simianu VV, Thomas CS, Drake FT. Where Did the Patients Go? Changes in Acute Appendicitis Presentation and Severity of Illness during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Surgery. 2021; 169(4):808-815.
    doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.10.035

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