Albert Chi, M.D., F.A.C.S.

  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Chi came to OHSU in 2016 from Johns Hopkins where he served as Medical Director of the Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Program and Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program since 2010. Dr. Chi is also commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy Reserve.

Dr. Chi received his medical degree from the University of Arizona in 2003 and completed its residency program in 2008. His fellowship training was at the University of Maryland’s R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.

Prior to medical school, Dr. Chi completed both an undergraduate and graduate program in biomedical engineering at Arizona State University, which focused on neuromechanical control. His current research is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with traumatic injuries with an emphasis on motor control. One such effort involves a non-invasive solution for robotic control for quadriplegic individuals; Dr. Chi is developing a system to allow patients to perform activities of daily living using eye control.

Dr. Chi enjoys living in Portland with his 2-year-old son Troy.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.S., 1999, Arizona State University
    • M.D., 2003, University of Arizona
  • Residency

    • General Surgery, University of Arizona, 2003-2008
  • Fellowship

    • Surgical Critical Care/Trauma, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland, 2008-2010
  • Certifications

    • American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
    • American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Memberships and associations:

  • Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
  • Alpha Omega Alpha - Medical Honor Society
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Alpha Eta Mu Beta – Biomedical Engineering Honor Society
  • Tau Beta Pi – Engineering Honor Society
  • Biomedical Engineering Society

Areas of interest

  • Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
  • Targeted muscle reinnervation

Honors and awards

  • Johns Hopkins University Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award (2015)
  • Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Emergency Medicine (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • “Golden Apple” Surgery Clerkship Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine (2012)
  • Service Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Service Excellence (2011)
  • OHSU Golden Rose Award, in recognition of outstanding service and excellence, 2020

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Garry J, Casey K, Cole TK, Regensburg A, McElroy C, Schneider E, Efron D, Chi A. A Pilot Study of eye-tracking devices in the intensive care. Surgery. 2016 Mar;159(3):938-44.
  • Michel SJ, Wang H, Selvarajah S, Canner JK, Murrill M, Chi A, Efron DT, Schneider EB. Investigating the relationship between weather and violence in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Injury. 2016 Jan;47(1)272-6.
  • Canner JK, Haider AH, Selvarajah S, Hui X, Wang H, Efron DT, Haut ER, Velopulos CG, Schwartz DA, Chi A, Schneider EB. US emergency department visits for fireworks injuries, 2006-2010. J Surg Res. 2014 Jul;190(1):305-11.
  • Zafar SN, Haider AH, Stevens KA, Ray-Mazumder N, Kisat MT, Schneider EB, Chi A, Galvagno SM Jr, Cornwell EE 3rd, Efron DT, Haut ER. Increased mortality associated with EMS transport of gunshot wound victims when compared to private vehicle transport. Injury. 2014 Sep;45(9):1320-6.

Publications

  • Early initiation of thromboembolic prophylaxis in critically ill trauma patients with high-grade blunt liver and splenic lacerations is not associated with increased rates of failure of non-operative management

    Trauma
    1. Kerry Moore
    2. Cassie A. Barton
    3. Yuxuan Wang
    4. Ran Ran
    5. Albert Chi
    6. Susan Rowell
    7. Martin Schreiber
  • Evolving 3D-Printing Strategies for Structural and Cosmetic Components in Upper Limb Prosthesis

    Prosthesis
    1. Albert Manero
    2. John Sparkman
    3. Matt Dombrowski
    4. Peter Smith
    5. Pavan Senthil
    6. Spencer Smith
    7. Viviana Rivera
    8. Albert Chi
  • High-Transhumeral Amputation

    Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
    1. Ersilia L. Anghel
    2. Stephanie Radu
    3. Kelsi Krakauer
    4. Jourdan Carboy
    5. Kai Yang
    6. Albert Chi
    7. Angelo Lipira
  • CRISIS ventilator

    American journal of surgery
    1. S. James El Haddi
    2. Alex Brito
    3. Xiao Yue Han
    4. Evan Fontaine
    5. Whitney Menzel
    6. Dennis Child
    7. Michelle Kenny
    8. Stephanie Nonas
    9. Albert Chi
  • CRISIS Ventilator

    Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME
    1. S. James El Haddi
    2. Alex Brito
    3. Sarayu Subramanian
    4. Xiao Yue Han
    5. Whitney Menzel
    6. Evan Fontaine
    7. Maria Luisa Appleman
    8. Joseph P. Garay
    9. Dennis Child
    10. Stephanie Nonas
    11. Martin A. Schreiber
    12. Albert Chi
  • Extended home use of an advanced osseointegrated prosthetic arm improves function, performance, and control efficiency

    Journal of Neural Engineering
    1. Luke E. Osborn
    2. Courtney W. Moran
    3. Matthew S. Johannes
    4. Erin E. Sutton
    5. Jared M. Wormley
    6. Christopher Dohopolski
    7. Michelle J. Nordstrom
    8. Josef A. Butkus
    9. Albert Chi
    10. Paul F. Pasquina
    11. Adam B. Cohen
    12. Brock A. Wester
    13. Matthew S. Fifer
    14. Robert S. Armiger
  • Design and Preliminary Evaluation of an Augmented Reality Interface Control System for a Robotic Arm

    Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (Applied Physics Laboratory)
    1. David P. McMullen
    2. Matthew S. Fifer
    3. Kapil D. Katyal
    4. Robert Armiger
    5. Guy Hotson
    6. James D. Beaty
    7. Albert Chi
    8. Daniel B. Drachman
    9. Brock A. Wester
  • Leveraging 3D printing capacity in times of crisis

    International journal of environmental research and public health
    1. Albert Manero
    2. Peter Smith
    3. Amanda Koontz
    4. Matt Dombrowski
    5. John Sparkman
    6. Dominique Courbin
    7. Albert Chi
  • Implementation of 3D printing technology in the field of prosthetics

    International journal of environmental research and public health
    1. Albert Manero
    2. Peter Smith
    3. John Sparkman
    4. Matt Dombrowski
    5. Dominique Courbin
    6. Anna Kester
    7. Isaac Womack
    8. Albert Chi
  • Utilizing additive manufacturing and gamified virtual simulation in the design of neuroprosthetics to improve pediatric outcomes

    MRS Communications
    1. Albert Manero
    2. Peter Smith
    3. John Sparkman
    4. Matt Dombrowski
    5. Dominique Courbin
    6. Paul Barclay
    7. Albert Chi
  • Perioperative glycemic control and postoperative complications in patients undergoing emergency general surgery

    Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
    1. Faisal Jehan
    2. Muhammad Khan
    3. Joseph V. Sakran
    4. Mohammad Khreiss
    5. Terence O'Keeffe
    6. Albert Chi
    7. Narong Kulvatunyou
    8. Arpana Jain
    9. El Rasheid Zakaria
    10. Bellal Joseph
  • Early thromboprophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin is safe in patients with pelvic fracture managed nonoperatively

    Journal of Surgical Research
    1. Faisal Jehan
    2. Terence O'Keeffe
    3. Muhammad Khan
    4. Albert Chi
    5. Andrew Tang
    6. Narong Kulvatunyou
    7. Lynn Gries
    8. Bellal Joseph
  • A pilot study of eye-tracking devices in intensive care

    Surgery (United States)
    1. Jonah Garry
    2. Kelly Casey
    3. Therese Kling Cole
    4. Angela Regensburg
    5. Colleen McElroy
    6. Eric Schneider
    7. David Efron
    8. Albert Chi
  • Investigating the relationship between weather and violence in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Injury
    1. Samuel J. Michel
    2. Han Wang
    3. Shalini Selvarajah
    4. Joseph K. Canner
    5. Matthew Murrill
    6. Albert Chi
    7. David T. Efron
    8. Eric B. Schneider
  • Increased mortality associated with EMS transport of gunshot wound victims when compared to private vehicle transport

    Injury
    1. Syed Nabeel Zafar
    2. Adil H. Haider
    3. Kent A. Stevens
    4. Nik Ray-Mazumder
    5. Mehreen T. Kisat
    6. Eric B. Schneider
    7. Albert Chi
    8. Samuel M. Galvagno
    9. Edward E. Cornwell
    10. David T. Efron
    11. Elliott R. Haut
  • US emergency department visits for fireworks injuries, 2006-2010

    Journal of Surgical Research
    1. Joseph K. Canner
    2. Adil H. Haider
    3. Shalini Selvarajah
    4. Xuan Hui
    5. Han Wang
    6. David T. Efron
    7. Elliott R. Haut
    8. Catherine G. Velopulos
    9. Diane A. Schwartz
    10. Albert Chi
    11. Eric B. Schneider
  • Increased complications after appendectomy in patients with cerebral palsy

    Surgery (United States)
    1. Nitasha Dhiman
    2. Albert Chi
    3. Timothy M. Pawlik
    4. David T. Efron
    5. Elliott R. Haut
    6. Eric B. Schneider
    7. Zain G. Hashmi
    8. Valerie K. Scott
    9. Xuan Hui
    10. Mays T. Ali
    11. Adil H. Haider
  • Influencing medical student education via a voluntary shadowing program for trauma and acute care surgery

    JAMA Surgery
    1. D. Alex Stroh
    2. Nikhilesh Ray-Mazumder
    3. Jason A. Norman
    4. Adil H. Haider
    5. Kent A. Stevens
    6. Albert Chi
    7. Amy P. Rushing
    8. David T. Efron
    9. Elliott R. Haut
  • Post-traumatic empyema

    Injury
    1. James V. O'Connor
    2. Albert Chi
    3. Manjari Joshi
    4. Joe Dubose
    5. Thomas M. Scalea
  • Blunt aortic injury in a patient with prior coronary artery bypass surgery

    Annals of Thoracic Surgery
    1. Joseph Rabin
    2. Albert Chi
    3. David G. Neschis
    4. Bartley P. Griffith
    5. Thomas M. Scalea
  • Outcome of selective non-operative management of penetrating abdominal injuries from the North American National Trauma Database

    British Journal of Surgery
    1. S. Nabeel Zafar
    2. A. Rushing
    3. E. R. Haut
    4. M. T. Kisat
    5. C. V. Villegas
    6. A. Chi
    7. K. Stevens
    8. D. T. Efron
    9. H. Zafar
    10. A. H. Haider
  • Safety and efficiency of interventional pulmonologists performing percutaneous tracheostomy

    Respiration
    1. Lonny Yarmus
    2. Vinciya Pandian
    3. Christopher Gilbert
    4. Adam Schiavi
    5. Adil Haider
    6. Albert Chi
    7. Athir Morad
    8. Christina Miller
    9. David Efron
    10. Kent Stevens
    11. Shravani Gangidi
    12. Ravi Vaswani
    13. Elliott Haut
    14. Marek Mirski
    15. Nasir Bhatti
    16. David Feller-Kopman
  • Association of 6% hetastarch resuscitation with adverse outcomes in critically ill trauma patients

    American journal of surgery
    1. Matthew E. Lissauer
    2. Albert Chi
    3. Mary E. Kramer
    4. Thomas M. Scalea
    5. Steven B. Johnson
  • Effect of glycemic state on hospital mortality in critically ill surgical patients

    American Surgeon
    1. Albert Chi
    2. Matthew E. Lissauer
    3. Jill Kirchoffner
    4. Thomas M. Scalea
    5. Steven B. Johnson