Crisanto Torres, MD MPH
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Biography
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.
Education
- University of Tennessee, MD
- Tennessee State University, BS
- National Institute of Health, Certificate
Publications
- Published on 12/26/2024
Smith SM, Torres CM. Letter in reply: 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. 2025 Mar 01; 98(3):e12-e13. PMID: 39722181.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/15/2024
Smith SM, Counihan D, Stolarski A, Buck AK, Janeway M, Saillant NN, Torres C, Dechert T, Scantling D. Gentrification, gun violence, and disparities in access to care for shooting victims. Am J Surg. 2024 Dec 15; 116149. PMID: 39753464.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/8/2024
Chan WP, Stolarski AE, Smith SM, Scantling DR, Theodore S, Tripodis Y, Saillant NN, Torres CM. Association of prolonged emergency department length of stay and venous thrombo-embolism prophylaxis and outcomes in trauma: A nation-wide secondary analysis. Injury. 2024 Dec 08; 112079. PMID: 39668090.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/18/2024
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 Nov; 303:489-498. PMID: 39426060.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2024
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. 2025 Jan; 29(1):101858. PMID: 39419275.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/12/2024
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. PMID: 38870653.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/30/2024
Sophie Smith; Crisanto Torres. Whole lot of blood: does more equal better for survival?. Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. 2024; (9:e001482.).
Read at: Custom - Published on 4/30/2024
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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2024
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. PMID: 38294820.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/29/2024
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. PMID: 38548689.
Read at: PubMed
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