Matthew Borgman, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor School Medical School Department Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Matthew A. Borgman, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and is the current Director of Education for the Critical Care Division of Children’s Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and a Contributing Scientist for the American Association for Surgery in Trauma (AAST). He joined UT Southwestern in 2023 after retiring from the US Army reaching the rank of Colonel and serving for over 25 years. Dr. Borgman graduated from Uniformed Services University (USU) as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2004. He completed Pediatric Residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in 2007, followed by a fellowship in Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital. His scholarly activities include over 60 peer-reviewed publications, editor of one textbook, Fundamentals of Critical Care Support: Resource Limited, and over 30 invited podium presentations. He is an internationally recognized leader in the field of trauma and critical care medicine, having authored the most cited article on combat casualty resuscitation, which helped establish the concept of “1:1” transfusion of red cells and plasma in trauma. In addition, he has published several other ground-breaking papers in pediatric trauma management which have helped redefine the care of children injured during combat operations as well as in peacetime. He is the former national chair of the Pediatric Trauma Society Research Committee and has served as a representative to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters. He is also well known as an educator, serving as a national consultant for the Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Course, creating the Fundamentals of Critical Care Resource Limited course, and, as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), has extensive experience in simulation education. Dr. Borgman continues his work here at UT Southwestern as an educator and a research mentor. Education Medical School Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2004) Residency Brooke Army Medical Center (2007), Pediatrics Fellowship Boston Children's Hospital (2010), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Research Interest Pediatric Trauma Transfusion and Resuscitation Traumatic coagulopathy Publications The effect of the proportion of low-titer O whole blood for resuscitation in pediatric trauma patients on 6-, 12- and 24-hour survival Petersen EM, Fisher AD, April MD, Yazer MH, Braverman MA, Borgman MA, Schauer SG Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2025 Apr 98 587-592 A scoping review of two decades of pediatric humanitarian care during wartime Kocik VI, Borgman MA, April MD, Schauer SG Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2023 Aug 95 S170-S179 Pediatric traumatic hemorrhagic shock consensus conference research priorities Russell RT, Bembea MM, Borgman MA, Burd RS, Gaines BA, Jafri M, Josephson CD, Leeper CM, Leonard JC, Muszynski JA, Nicol KK, Nishijima DK, Stricker PA, Vogel AM, Wong TE, Spinella PC Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2023 Jan 94 S11-S18 Pediatric traumatic hemorrhagic shock consensus conference recommendations Russell RT, Esparaz JR, Beckwith MA, Abraham PJ, Bembea MM, Borgman MA, Burd RS, Gaines BA, Jafri M, Josephson CD, Leeper C, Leonard JC, Muszynski JA, Nicol KK, Nishijima DK, Stricker PA, Vogel AM, Wong TE, Spinella PC Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2023 Jan 94 S2-S10 Tranexamic acid in pediatric hemorrhagic trauma Borgman MA, Nishijima DK Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2023 Jan 94 S36-S40 Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Trauma Patients in a Combat Zone Moulton AW, Schauer SG, Borgman MA Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2022 Dec 23 1009-1016 Incidence of post-traumatic seizures in children during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq Cuenca CM, Borgman MA, Dengler BA, Schauer SG Injury 2022 Oct 53 3297-3300 An Analysis of Outcomes and Interventions for Female Pediatric Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan Gale HL, Koons NJ, Borgman MA, April MD, Schauer SG Military Medicine 2022 Sep 187 E1037-E1042 An analysis of early volume resuscitation and the association with prolonged mechanical ventilation Schauer SG, April MD, Fisher AD, Bynum J, Hill R, Gillespie KR, Chung KK, Borgman MA Transfusion 2022 Aug 62 S114-S121 The Use of Whole Blood Transfusion During Non-Traumatic Resuscitation Nowadly CD, Fisher AD, Borgman MA, Mdaki KS, Hill RL, Nicholson SE, Bynum JA, Schauer SG Military Medicine 2022 Jul 187 E821-E825 Results 1-10 of 68 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Books Featured Books Toxic Inhalations. In Management of Chest Trauma Lee TJ, Borgman MA (2022). Switzerland, Springer International Chapter 9: Traumatic Injuries in Children. In Pediatric Fundamentals of Critical Care Support. 3rd Ed Borgman MA and Cooper A (2018). Mount Prospect, IL, Society of Critical Care Medicine Update on Pediatric Damage Control Resuscitation. In Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care Borgman MA, Cap AP (2017). Mount Prospect, IL, Society of Critical Care Medicine Case Studies. In A National Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths after Injury. Cap AP, Borgman MA, Kragh JF, Gross KR (2016). Washington, DC, National Academies Press Chapter 5: Transfusion Medicine. In Pediatric surgery and medicine for hostile environments 2nd Ed Borgman MA (2017). Ft. Sam Houston, TX, Borden Institute Prologue. In Pediatric surgery and medicine for hostile environments 2nd Ed Borgman MA and Edwards (2017). Ft. Sam Houston, TX, Borden Institute Pediatric surgery and medicine for hostile environments 3rd Ed Borgman MA and Walk R (Ed.) (2023). Ft. Sam Houston, TX, Borden Institute Fundamentals of Critical Care Support: Resource Limited: Delivery of Care in Austere and Operational Environments Borgman MA and Pamplin JC (Ed.) (2020). Mount Prospect, IL, Society of Critical Care Medicine Overview of Pediatric and Neonatal Transport. In . Aeromedical Evacuation: Management of Acute and Stabilized Patients Lee TJ, Fagiana AM, Wells RJ, Heiman HS, Hurd WW, Borgman MA (2019). Switzerland, Springer International Prediction of Life Threatening Hemorrhage. In Damage Control Resuscitation: Identification and Treatment of Life-Threatening Hemorrhage Vitale DA, Maegele M, Borgman MA (2020). Switzerland, Springer International Aeromedical Evacuation of the Neurosurgical Patient. In Aeromedical Evacuation: Management of Acute and Stabilized Patients Donovan DJ, Borgman MA, Leary-Wojcik RM, Perez-Cruet MJ (2019). Switzerland, Springer International Honors & Awards Legion of MeritUS Army (2023) Gold Headed CaneSan Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (2021) Presidential CitationSociety of Critical Care Medicine (2021) Silver Snapshot AwardSociety of Critical Care Medicine (2021) Army Commendation Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster),US Army (2020) Humanitarian Service MedalUS Army (2020) Surgeon General LTC Physician of the YearThe US Army Surgeon General (2020) Army Achievement Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)US Army (2019) Meritorious Service Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)US Army (2019) Presidential CitationSociety of Critical Care Medicine (2019) Top AbstractSociety for Simulation In Healthcare Pediatric Section (2017) Editor's Choice ArticleJournal of Trauma (2015) Army's Greatest Invention: Damage Control ResuscitationUS Army (2007) Commander's Award: Primary Care ResearchSan Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (2007) Highest Impact ArticleJournal of Trauma (2007) Dean's Award for Academic ExcellenceUniformed Services University (2004) Expert Field Medical Badge Honor GraduateUS Army (2004) Paratrooper BadgeUS Army (2004) Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2003) Distinguished Military GraduateUS Army (1997) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Contributing Scientist (2018) Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators, BloodNet Sub-committee (2007) Pediatric Trauma Society, Research and Child Abuse Sub-committee (2011) Society of Critical Care Medicine (2007) Society of Simulation in Healthcare, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (2016)
