Gianmarino Gianfrate

Trauma and Critical Care Fellow at Louisiana State University

Gianmarino Gianfrate is a Trauma and Critical Care Fellow at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He has developed extensive experience in trauma surgery, surgical critical care, and advanced resuscitation. After passing his general surgery boards in October 2025, he became a board-certified general surgeon and is scheduled to take his critical care boards in September 2026. He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and Chest Wall Injury Society.

Appointments

In addition to treating trauma patients, Dr. Gianfrate is deeply involved in trauma education, physician development, and clinical quality improvement initiatives. He serves as an educator and instructor for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET), Rural Trauma Team Development (RTTD), Stop the Bleed, and multicenter pREBOA (Partial Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta) educational programs. As Course Director for both ATLS and ASSET, he guides the training of physicians and healthcare professionals in trauma evaluation, resuscitation, and operative trauma care. He is also a participant in the Advanced Resuscitation Fellows Educational Series, a nationally connected fellowship group dedicated to resuscitation science, innovation, simulation-based learning, and leadership development.

Gianmarino Gianfrate, MD, serves as an invited educator for the EARLi multicenter collaborative, training residents, fellows, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams in the use of pREBOA and advanced resuscitation practices. Beyond teaching, he has helped create educational resources used throughout participating institutions and has presented these subjects at multiple academic centers and professional conferences. He was also invited to speak at the Safety, Healthcare Quality, and Improving Patient Outcomes (SHIP) Conference, where he presented institutional venous thromboembolism (VTE) data and system-wide guideline updates to a multidisciplinary audience.

Before beginning his fellowship, Gianfrate worked as a Clinical Instructor of Surgery at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). In that role, he instructed medical students and surgical residents in both clinical and operative environments.

He has additionally held leadership positions focused on research, accreditation, physician wellness, and graduate medical education. He has served on hospital research, wellness, graduate medical education, and clinical learning environment committees. Through these responsibilities, he contributed to research oversight, quality improvement projects, resident education, accreditation efforts, and programs supporting physician wellness and professional growth.

Awards & Honors

Throughout his career, Gianfrate has received several honors, including the Dr. Rashid Abdu “My Surgeon” Award. This distinction carries special significance because it reflects patients' trust and appreciation, recognizing not only surgical expertise but also compassion, communication, and the ability to influence the lives of those in his care positively.

He was also awarded the Surgical Research Resident Award by Mercy Health St. Elizabeth in Youngstown, Ohio, for three consecutive years, 2023, 2024, and 2025. This honor is presented annually to one resident who demonstrates dedication to surgical research and training. It recognizes outstanding contributions to advancing surgical knowledge through research, innovation, and scientific inquiry.

Gianmarino's work in clinical research, surgical education, and critical care has earned additional recognition. In 2025, he received Second Place in Oral Research Presentation at the Vincent Vanek Regional Research Day at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for presenting "Downgrading BIG 3: The Effects of Anticoagulation in a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury and Concurrent Thromboelastography (TEG)."

His commitment to advancing surgical care and professional development was further acknowledged with the Looking to the Future Scholarship Award from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons in 2023. In 2022, he received the Surgical Critical Care Resident Award from Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown in recognition of his achievements in critical care training and patient care.

Earlier in his career, Gianmarino Gianfrate, DO, received the Glimmer of Hope Grant from the Donnenberg Lab at the Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh. This grant supported his research activities and contributions to scientific advancement.

Research

Dr. Gianfrate's research interests center on trauma surgery, trauma resuscitation, traumatic brain injury, critical care, hemorrhage management, and surgical outcomes. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications covering topics that include validation of brain injury treatment guidelines, gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients, advanced cardiovascular procedures, infectious disease outcomes, and cancer biology. His work has been published in leading medical journals, including Cureus Medical Science Journal, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, and Cancer Gene Therapy. These publications demonstrate a commitment to strengthening evidence-based care across trauma, critical care, and surgical specialties.

Education

Gianmarino completed his General Surgery Residency at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in Ohio from 2020 to 2025. During that time, he held multiple leadership, research, and educational roles while mentoring medical students and residents.

He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York and also earned a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Science with the same distinction. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh, where he majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry.

On the Personal Side

Gianfrate is a first-generation Italian-American and former collegiate lacrosse captain at the University of Pittsburgh. He is passionate about leadership, mentorship, and surgical education. Outside of medicine, he enjoys cooking, winemaking, and sharing his culinary interests through a food-focused Instagram account.

His personal interests have led to additional recognition, including a Blue Ribbon award at the Syracuse Pepper Festival and finalist honors in amateur winemaking at the Canfield Fair.

Gianmarino values spending time with his wife and their two dogs. During his general surgery residency, he and his wife volunteered with Our Community Kitchen and the Animal Charity Humane Society in Youngstown, Ohio.

Through his dedication to patient care, education, research, and community service, Gianmarino Gianfrate continues to make meaningful contributions to trauma surgery, critical care, and the training of future healthcare professionals.

Discover more about Gianmarino Gianfrate, click these links below:

https://sisna.org/blue-light-improves-survival-after-pneumonia-by-augmenting-circadian-protein-expression/

https://academic.oup.com/jleukbio/article-abstract/107/1/11/6884340

https://www.doximity.com/pub/gianmarino-gianfrate-do

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gianmarino-Gianfrate

https://health.usnews.com/doctors/gianmarino-gianfrate-2453200