Dr. Elliot M. Jessie, MD, MBA, FACS is a highly accomplished general and trauma surgeon based at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. Specializing in acute care surgery and surgical critical care, he currently serves as the Section Head of Acute Care Surgery at Ochsner.
Dr. Jessie earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, graduating cum laude from Xavier University of Louisiana. He went on to receive his MD from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2002.
Following medical school, he completed a General Surgery residency at National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda) in 2007, then pursued a fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland, between 2008 and 2010. Around the same time, he earned an MBA from George Washington University.
Dr. Jessie dedicated 21 years to active-duty service in the United States Navy, retiring with the rank of Captain in 2023. During his tenure, he held key leadership roles—including Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Associate Program Director at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center—earning numerous awards for operative excellence and resident education.
In 2023, Dr. Jessie transitioned from military medicine to academia by joining Ochsner's faculty. His clinical expertise encompasses general gastrointestinal and breast cancer surgery, advanced hernia repair (especially abdominal wall reconstruction), and the application of robotic techniques in acute care. He’s also deeply committed to surgical education for residents and students.
He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Selected publications from PubMed
The last days: The medical response of United States and allied military teams during the Afghanistan Exodus.
Bozzay JD, Murphy TP, Baird MD, Dingle ME, Rokayak OA, Renninger C, Boomsma SE, Milam BP, Horrell TJ, Rittenhouse BA, McGlone PJ, Kashtan HW, Buzzelli M, How RA, Lynch BA, Heyda L, Humphries AE, Jessie EM, Patel JA, Hardin R, Nelson KJ, D'Alleyrand JG, Bradley MJ, Potter BK, Gurney JM
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Aug 1;95(2S Suppl 1):S13-S18 doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004062.
Primary Lung Hernia After Blunt Chest Trauma: Chest Wall Repair Strategies.
Belyayev LA, Parker WJ, Madha ES, Jessie EM, Bradley MJ
Am Surg. 2023 May;89(5):2073-2075 doi: 10.1177/00031348211023439.
Comparison of Outcomes Between the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and an Emergency General Surgery Registry.
DesPain RW, Parker WJ, Kindvall AT, Learn PA, Elster EA, Jessie EM, Rodriguez CJ, Bradley MJ
J Healthc Qual. 2021 Mar-Apr 01;43(2):76-81 doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000262.
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement by an Emergency General Surgery Service: Long-Term Follow-Up Is Lacking.
DesPain RW, Parker WJ, Kindvall AT, Elster EA, Jessie EM, Rodriguez CJ, Bradley MJ
Am Surg. 2019 Jul 1;85(7):e323-e325.
Surgery at Sea: Exploring the Training Gap for Isolated Military Surgeons.
Nealeigh MD, Kucera WB, Bradley MJ, Jessie EM, Sweeney WB, Ritter EM, Rodriguez CJ
J Surg Educ. 2019 Jul-Aug;76(4):1139-1145 doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.12.008.
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