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Michael Poulson MD, MPH

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Surgery
Division: Surgery Trauma and Acute Care

Publications (20)

  • Association Between School Closure and Neighborhood Firearm Violence: Evidence from Chicago and Implications for Prevention. (Hatchimonji JS, Tristano RI, Haddad DN, Poulson M, Benjamin AJ, Hatchimonji DR, Rogers SO Jr) J Am Coll Surg 2026 Aug 10 PMID: 42573145 08/10/2026    
  • Impact of Academic Pedigree on Surgery Faculty for Top-Ranked Medical Schools. (Lewis HR 2nd, van Vleet J, Purayil R, Bolaji T, Poulson M, Rogers SO Jr, Zakrison TL, Hampton D, Plackett TP) J Surg Educ 2026 Oct;83(10):104093 PMID: 42570498 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105046850102 08/09/2026    
  • Interpreting Firearm Mortality and Trauma Care Access in Chicago-Reply. (Poulson MR) JAMA Surg 2026 Aug 01;161(8):848-849 PMID: 42307933 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105042949471 06/17/2026    
  • Closure of an urban level 1 trauma center and firearm assault mortality: The death of Hahnemann University Hospital. (Counihan D, Byrne J, Poulson M, Hatchimonji J, Hynes A, Seamon M, Holena D, Torres C, Saillant N, Scantling D) Surgery 2026 Jul;195:110239 PMID: 42156264 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105042070631 05/20/2026    
  • Evolving Mechanisms of Inequality: Historical Redlining, Contemporary Mortgage Discrimination, and Firearm Violence. (Poulson MR, Green KA, Tristano R, Hatchimonji JS, Rogers SO, Kenzik K, Haddad DN) Ann Surg 2026 May 12 PMID: 42115825 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105040570799 05/12/2026       1 Citation
  • Invited Commentary: Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Pediatric Trauma Triage: Promising Innovation or Premature Implementation? (Zakrison TL, Poulson M, Richardson J) J Am Coll Surg 2026 Jul 01;243(1):165-167 PMID: 41894599 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105042393369 03/27/2026    
  • Firearm Mortality and Equitable Access to Trauma Care in Chicago. (Poulson MR, Benjamin A, Scantling DR) JAMA Surg 2026 Apr 01;161(4):406-411 PMID: 41739460 PMCID: PMC12936966 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105032219117 02/25/2026       4 Citations
  • Equity of Access to Care in an Urban Trauma System. (Stolarski AE, Smith SM, Poulson M, Holena D, Galea S, Kang D, Torres C, Saillant N, Scantling D) J Surg Res 2025 Oct;314:298-304 PMID: 40784246 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105012767000 08/11/2025       1 Citation
  • Understanding racial differences in financial hardship among older adults surviving cancer. (Davis ES, Poulson MR, Yarbro AA, Franks JA, Bhatia S, Kenzik KM) Cancer 2024 Oct 15;130(20):3487-3495 PMID: 38888939 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196281771 06/18/2024       11 Citations
  • The Carceral State, Social Disorganization, and Firearm Homicides in Chicago. (Poulson M, Riley K, Haqqani M, Green KA, Kenzik K, Scantling D) JAMA Surg 2024 Aug 01;159(8):910-916 PMID: 38837148 PMCID: PMC11154366 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195843954 06/05/2024       5 Citations
  • The effect of urban racial residential segregation on ovarian cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival. (LaRaja A, Connor Y, Poulson MR) Gynecol Oncol 2024 Aug;187:163-169 PMID: 38788513 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193915830 05/25/2024       4 Citations
  • Death by the minute: Inequities in trauma care for victims of firearm violence. (Poulson M, Jay J, Kenzik K, Torres C, Sanchez SE, Saillant N, Holena D, Galea S, Scantling D) J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024 Apr 01;96(4):589-595 PMID: 37994476 PMCID: PMC10978261 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189374791 11/23/2023       13 Citations
  • Geospatial Analysis of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Firearm Violence in Chicago. (Dirago C, Poulson M, Hatchimonji J, Byrne J, Scantling D) J Surg Res 2024 Feb;294:66-72 PMID: 37866068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85174457080 10/23/2023       18 Citations
  • Gun Laws, Stay-at-Home Orders, and Poverty: Surges in Pandemic Firearm Violence in Large US Cities. (Duraiswamy S, Dirago C, Poulson M, Torres C, Sanchez S, Kenzik K, Dechert T, Scantling D) J Surg Res 2024 Jan;293:204-216 PMID: 37778088 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173442723 10/02/2023       3 Citations
  • The effect of historic redlining on firearm violence. (Poulson MR, Neufeld MY, Laraja A, Allee L, Kenzik KM, Dechert T) J Natl Med Assoc 2023 Aug;115(4):421-427 PMID: 37365061 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85162904788 06/27/2023       12 Citations
  • The effect of medicare and screening guidelines on colorectal cancer outcomes. (Poulson MR, Geary A, Papageorge M, Laraja A, Sacks O, Hall J, Kenzik KM) J Natl Med Assoc 2023 Feb;115(1):90-98 PMID: 36470707 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143274901 12/06/2022       5 Citations
  • Historic redlining, social mobility, and firearm violence. (Poulson MR, Neufeld MY, LaRaja A, Allee L, Kenzik KM, Dechert T) J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2023 Feb 01;94(2):312-319 PMID: 35939375 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147029839 08/09/2022       22 Citations
  • Socioeconomic Mediation of Racial Segregation in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment and Outcome Disparities. (Poulson MR, Papageorge MV, LaRaja AS, Kenzik KM, Sachs TE) Ann Surg 2023 Aug 01;278(2):246-252 PMID: 35837973 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164289037 07/16/2022       30 Citations
  • Racist Factors Underlying Prostate Cancer Disparities. (Poulson M) JAMA Oncol 2022 May 01;8(5):696-697 PMID: 35238911 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126043021 03/04/2022       1 Citation
  • The Impact of Income and Social Mobility on Colorectal Cancer Outcomes and Treatment: A Cross-sectional Study. (Poulson MR, Geary A, Annesi C, Dechert T, Kenzik K, Hall J) Ann Surg 2022 Mar 01;275(3):546-550 PMID: 34954755 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124173635 12/27/2021       4 Citations
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