Javier Rincon, MD

Javier Rincon, MD

MD: Universidad del Zulia (LUZ) School of Medicine

Hometown: Bocono, Venezuela

Personal Statement: As a Venezuelan medical doctor, I feel fully privileged and honored to join one of the best, if not the best otolaryngology residency program in the country. Washington University in St. Louis offers outstanding surgical and research experience. I am thrilled to work with amazing co-residents and under the mentorship and guidance of world-renowned otolaryngologists and head and neck surgeons.

Education

Medical School: Universidad del Zulia (LUZ), School of Medicine, Maracaibo, Zulia – Venezuela, 2011

Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Trauma Acute and Critical Care Combined Basic Science and Clinical Research Program, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine (2018-2020)

Residency in General Surgery: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine (2020-2022)

Honors/Awards

  • Graduated Cum laude, Universidad del Zulia (LUZ), Facultad de Medicina, 2011
  • Third Place Resident Award, Surgical Infection Society 39th Annual meeting, 2019

Publications

  1. Wong D, Rincon J, Henning G, Smith Z, Kim E.  “Retzius Sparing Prostatectomy Effect on Symptomatic Lymphocele Rates”. Urology. 2021 Mar. doi: 10.1016/sur.2019.297.
  2. Mazi P, Bochicchio G, Bochicchio K, Liang S, Larson L, Aldana J, Canas M, Fonseca R, Afzal Hussain, Rasane R, Rincon J, McMullen J, Zhang C, Powderly W, Spec A. “Epidemiology and Outcomes of Invasive Fungal Infections Following Civilian Trauma”. Open Forum Infectious Diseases.2020 Oct. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.938.
  3. Rincon J, Rasane R, Aldana J, Zhang C, Fonseca R, Zhang Q, Bochicchio K, Ilahi O, Bochicchio G. “Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated Bacteremia has worse outcomes”. Surgical Infecions.2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1089/j.urology: 2020.11.032.
  4. Zhang C, Rasane R,Zhang Q, Fonseca R, Aldana J, Rincon J, Sorini M, Bochicchio K, Leonard J, Ilahi O, Bochicchio G. “Temporary Abdominal Closure is Associated with Increased Risk for Fungal Intraabdominal Infections in Trauma Patients”. Surgical Infecions.2020 Mar 18. doi: 10.1089/sur.2019.286.
  5. Aldana J, Fonseca R, Rasane R,Zhang C, Coleoglou A, Horn Christopher, Rincon J, Zhang Q, Bochicchio K, Ilahi O, Bochicchio G.  “Is There a Difference in the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infection and Outcome Between Emergency General Surgery and Trauma Patients?”. Trauma and Acute Critical care. 6(4), 1-5.
  6. Aldana J, Zhang  C,  Fonseca R, Canas M, Rasane R, Rincon J,  Afzal H,  Ghosh E.,Hoofnagle M,  Bochicchio G. “Does Operative Management of Rib Fractures Improve Outcomes in Geriatric Patients?”. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020 Oct. 231(4), E234.
  7. Rincon J, Rasane R, Fonseca R, Aldana J, Hussain A, Zhang C, Zhang Q, Canas M, Ghosh E, Hoofnagle M, Bochicchio G. (2020). “Blunt Renal Trauma associated Acute Kidney Injury Has Worse outcome”.  Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231(4), e228. P
  8. Rasane  R , Zhang, C, Rincon J, Afzal H, Aldana J, Ghosh E , Fonseca R, Canas M , Ilahi O, Bochicchio, G.V. (2020). Delayed Diagnosis of Diffuse Axonal Injury Causes and Increase in Mortality. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231(4), E232.
  9. Canas M, Fonseca R, Zhang C, McMullen J, Aldana J, Rincon J, Rasane R , Ghosh E, Hoofnagle M, Bochicchio G. (2020). Prophylactic Drain Placement after Splenectomy Does Not Decrease the Risk of Intra-Abdominal Abscess in Trauma Patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231(4), e248.
  10. Fonseca R , Aldana J , Canas M, Zhang C, McMullen J, Rincon J, Rasane  R, Ghosh E, Bochicchio  K, Bochicchio  G. (2020, Oct). Prospective Case Series Evaluating a Large Fenestrated Bovine Acellular Dermal Matrix in Patients Undergoing Complex Abdominal Hernia Repair. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231(4), e135.
  11. Fonseca R, Zhang C, Canas M, McMullen  J, Aldana J, Rincon  J, Rasane R, Ghosh E, Hoofnagle M, Bochicchio G. (2020, Oct). Does Bariatric Surgery Improve Long Bone Fracture Outcomes? Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231(4), S19.
  12. Zhang C, Canas M, Bai L, Ghosh E, Fonseca R, Aldana J, Rasane R, Rincon J, Leonard J, Bochicchio  G. (2020, Oct). Trauma Tube Thoracostomy is Associated with Increased Risk of Post-traumatic Empyema in Geriatric Patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231(4), e255-e256.
  13. Aldana J, Rincon J, Fonseca R, Rasane R, Zhang C, Zhang Q , Sorini M, Bochicchio K, Bochicchio G, Ilahi O. (2019, Oct). Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Protocol in Geriatric Patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 229(4), S87.