J. Alford “Ford” Flippin, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
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About
Why I Chose Peoria
I came to Peoria specifically because it is an incredible opportunity to build a sophisticated trauma and emergency general surgery program in addition to a vibrant research and disaster medicine program.
Personal Information
Outside of the hospital, I enjoy traveling, reading, woodworking (especially building kayaks), cycling, hiking, and cooking.
Selected Publications
Villarin S, Flippin JA, Bensken WP, Curfman E, Towe CW, Claridge JA, Ho VP. What if You Need More Than One? More Acute Care Surgery Procedures Are Associated with Mortality. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Aug;23(6):525-531. doi: 10.1089/sur.2021.309. PMID: 35917385; PMCID: PMC9398479.
Ferre AC, Curtis J, Flippin JA, Claridge JA, Tseng ES, Brown LR, Ho VP. Do new trauma centers provide needed or redundant access? A nationwide analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Sep 1;93(3):347-352. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003652. Epub 2022 May 30. PMID: 35647793; PMCID: PMC9615221.
Flippin JA, DeMario BS, Adomshick VJ, Stanley SP, Truong EI, Hendrickson S, Kalina MA Jr, Lasinski AM, Ho VP. Post-Trauma Discharge Instructions: Are We Dropping the Ball? Am Surg. 2023 Nov;89(11):4625-4631. doi: 10.1177/00031348221111515. Epub 2022 Sep 9. PMID: 36083613; PMCID: PMC10829078.
Flippin JA, Truong E, Kishawi S, Allan A, Ho VP. Traumatic Bilateral Self-Enucleation With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Am Surg. 2023 Nov;89(11):4905-4907. doi: 10.1177/00031348211041565. Epub 2021 Aug 30. PMID: 34459279; PMCID: PMC8882708.
Tullington JE, Brown LR, Flippin JA, Fu CY, Patel J, Bokhari F. The Effects of Pulmonary Risk Factors and Combination Thoracic Osseous Fractures on Mortality and Outcomes of Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures. Am Surg. 2024 Aug;90(8):2054-2060. doi: 10.1177/00031348241244627. Epub 2024 Apr 3. PMID: 38569537.
Notable Honors
2024-2025, Caterpillar Faculty Scholar Fellow, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
Education
Fellowship:
-Acute Care Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, IL.
-Trauma/Surgical Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery, Rutgers/Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ
Residency: General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Weston, FL
Medical School: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO)
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of Miami, Miami, FL
Licensures and Certifications
American Board of Surgery Certification in Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery Certification in General Surgery
American Board of Physician Specialties Certification in Disaster Medicine
Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
Illinois State Medical Society
Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow
Southeastern Surgical Congress (SESC)
Western Surgical Association