Crisanto Torres, MD MPH
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Surgery

MD, University of Tennessee
BS, Tennessee State University
Certificate, National Institute of Health



Dr. Crisanto M. Torres, MD, MPH, is a trauma and acute care surgeon and surgical intensivist at Boston Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee School of Medicine and completed general surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Torres subsequently completed fellowship training in surgical critical care and trauma & acute care surgery both at the Johns Hopkins Hospitals. He also holds a master of public health (MPH) degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Torres has received membership into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and the Arnold P Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Torres is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health-NCI Cure grant to examine how socioeconomic factors affect outcomes in cancer-specific emergency surgeries, aiming to identify strategies to improve health equity. In addition, Dr. Torres has a specific interest in the care of severely bleeding trauma patients as well as prehospital trauma care. He is actively involved in research, including work related to trauma resuscitation, whole-blood transfusions, and hemorrhage control. His work seeks to refine and expand the use of whole blood in emergency settings, promising to enhance survival rates significantly among severely injured patients. He has developed and currently directs the first Prehospital Whole Blood Program in Massachusetts, Dr. Torres is instrumental in implementing state-wide protocols that allow EMS personnel to administer whole blood transfusions in the field, a critical advancement in trauma response.
Through these efforts, Dr. Torres not only advances medical science but also directly contributes to saving lives and shaping the future of trauma care and health equity. His dedication to both clinical excellence and scholarly research underscores Boston University's commitment to leading in medical innovation and community health.

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  1. Chan WP, Smith SM, Michael C, Jenkins K, Tripodis Y, Scantling D, Torres C, Sanchez SE. Characterizing a Common Phenomenon: Why do Trauma Patients Re-Present to the Emergency Department? J Surg Res. 2024 Oct 18; 303:489-498.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39426060
     
  2. Torres CM, Myers S, Janeway MG, Sanchez SE, Scantling DR, Davis ES, Ng SC, Dechert T, Sachs TE, Kenzik KM. Exploring rural-urban differences in the receipt of nonelective cancer-specific gastrointestinal surgery using a multilevel mixed-effects approach. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct 16; 101858.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39419275
     
  3. Beaulieu-Jones BR, Sunkara N, Kenzik K, Davis ES, Torres CM, Seamon MJ, Sanchez SE, Scantling D. Nearly 20 Years Since the Federal Ban: Can State-Level Assault Weapon Prohibitions Fill the Void? Comparative Analysis of Case Fatality and Assault Weapon Recovery in States With and Without an Assault Weapon Ban. J Surg Res. 2024 Aug; 300:458-466.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38870653
     
  4. Sophie Smith; Crisanto Torres. Whole lot of blood: does more equal better for survival?. Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. 2024; (9:e001482.). View Publication
  5. Smith S, Torres C. Whole lot of blood: does more equal better for survival? Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024; 9(1):e001482. PMID: 38737812; PMCID: PMC11086429; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001482;
     
  6. Torres CM, Kenzik KM, Saillant NN, Scantling DR, Sanchez SE, Brahmbhatt TS, Dechert TA, Sakran JV. Timing to First Whole Blood Transfusion and Survival Following Severe Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients. JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 159(4):374-381.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38294820; PMCID: PMC10831629; DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7178;
     
  7. Kobzeva-Herzog AJ, Smith SM, Counihan DR, Kain MS, Richman AP, Scantling DR, Saillant NN, Sanchez SE, Torres CM. Timing of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis initiation and complications in polytrauma patients with high-risk bleeding orthopedic interventions: A nationwide analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Jul 01; 97(1):96-104.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38548689
     
  8. Laudon AD, Davis ES, Zhao X, Kenzik K, Torres C, Sanchez SE, Brahmbhatt TS, Scantling DR. Bullet holes: A novel model to identify the most impactful gaps in the firearm homicide prevention laws of each state. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Jul 01; 97(1):142-148.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38497933
     
  9. Poulson M, Jay J, Kenzik K, Torres C, Sanchez SE, Saillant N, Holena D, Galea S, Scantling D. Death by the minute: Inequities in trauma care for victims of firearm violence. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 96(4):589-595.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37994476; PMCID: PMC10978261; DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004219;
     
  10. Torres CM, Haut ER, Sakran JV. Potential Limitations for Assessing the Association of Whole Blood With Survival in Patients With Severe Hemorrhage-Reply. JAMA Surg. 2023 Nov 01; 158(11):1227-1228. PMID: 37378993
     
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Canton Fire Department is first in Mass. to equip its ambulances with blood for transfusions

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Canton's new EMS truck offers life-saving blood transfusions en route to hospital

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Earlier Receipt of Whole Blood Transfusion Improves Survival

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'Whole Blood' Transfusions Might Save More Lives

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Whole blood transfusion improves survival during traumatic bleeding

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Use of Whole Blood for Severe Hemorrhage in the ED Tied to Lower Mortality

Medpage Today 1/18/2023

2023-2025 Boston University School of Medicine: NIH/NCI Cure Grant
2022-2023 Association of Academic Surgeons/ Society of University Surgeons: JUMP Start Program. Early career development award
2022 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Health Equity Honors- Johns Hopkins Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Annual Research Day
2021 Society of Critical Care Program Directors: Innovation in Education: Honorable Mention
2015-2017 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Award
2011 University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
2010 Gold Humanism Honor Society
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