David J. Milia, MD

Professor

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Location

General Surgery - Froedtert Hospital
900 N. 92nd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Trauma and Critical Care
Acute Care Surgery
General Surgery

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(414) 955-1700

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

Enteric Fistula
Intestinal Fistula

Treatments and Services

Complex Hernia Surgery
Gallbladder Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Fistula Management

Patients Ages Seen

Adolescent
Adult
Senior

Languages

English

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls

Board Certifications

Surgery
Surgical Critical Care

Clinic Locations

General Surgery - Froedtert Hospital

900 N. 92nd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-5800
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Biography

Dr. Milia is dedicated to providing compassionate care to meet the individual needs of all patients. He works closely with other medical specialties and uses an evidence based approach to provide the best care possible.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI (2004)
Surgical Internship - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals - Milwaukee, WI (2004-2005)
Residency, General Surgery - Lehigh Valley Health Network - Allentown, PA (2005-2009)
Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals - Milwaukee, WI (2009-2010)

Predictive Factors for the Application of Pelvic Binders in the Prehospital Setting.

(Nguyen P, Pokrzywa C, Figueroa J, Jocoy KA, Brandolino A, Karam BS, Schramm AT, Deshpande D, Lawton J, Milia D, Lenz T.) Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024;28(2):425-430 PMID: 37171847 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159919033 05/12/2023
Mechanical Ventilation Does Not Predict Pneumothorax Observation Failure in the Severely Injured.

(Pokrzywa CJ, Figueroa J, Gomez J, Karam B, Murphy P, Iverson K, Morris R, Carver T, Milia D, de Moya M.) Am Surg. 2023 Dec;89(12):5246-5252 PMID: 36448872 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143218984 12/01/2022
Comprehensive Framework of Firearm Violence Survivor Care: A Review.

(Timmer-Murillo SC, Schroeder ME, Trevino C, Geier TJ, Schramm AT, Brandolino AM, Hargarten S, Holena D, de Moya M, Milia D, deRoon-Cassini TA.) JAMA Surg. 2023 May 01;158(5):541-547 PMID: 36947025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159344888 03/23/2023
Disparities in disposition from trauma centers to inpatient psychiatric treatment in a national sample of patients with self-inflicted injury.

(Schramm AT, Libby Schroeder ME, Brandolino AM, Kant JM, Kohlbeck SA, Bergner C, Milia DJ, deRoon-Cassini TA.) Surgery. 2023 Mar;173(3):799-803 PMID: 36357230 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142720802 11/11/2022
Addressing the educational gap in the role of law enforcement personnel in the resuscitation bay.

(Schroeder ME, Brandolino A, Williams K, McIntosh B, Pilarski AM, Milia DJ, deRoon-Cassini T.) Surgery. 2023 Mar;173(3):804-811 PMID: 36272772 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140344782 10/23/2022
Trauma video review outperforms prospective real-time data collection for study of resuscitative thoracotomy.

(Rees JR, Maher Z, Dumas RP, Vella MA, Schroeder ME, Milia DJ, Zone AI, Cannon JW, Holena DN.) Surgery. 2022 Nov;172(5):1563-1568 PMID: 35927077 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135351607 08/05/2022
Lost in Follow-Up: Predictors of Patient No-Shows to Clinic Follow-Up After Abdominal Injury.

(Hope Wilkinson K, Brandolino A, McCormick A, Deshpande D, Bergner C, Carver T, de Moya M, Milia D.) J Surg Res. 2022 Jul;275:10-15 PMID: 35219246 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126124259 02/27/2022
The 35-mm rule to guide pneumothorax management: Increases appropriate observation and decreases unnecessary chest tubes.

(Figueroa JF, Karam BS, Gomez J, Milia D, Morris RS, Dodgion C, Carver T, Murphy P, Elegbede A, Schroeder M, de Moya MA.) J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jun 01;92(6):951-957 PMID: 35125448 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131018554 02/08/2022
Trauma surgeon-performed peripheral arterial repairs are associated with equivalent outcomes when compared with vascular surgeons.

(Karam BS, Haberman K, Nguyen P, Eddine SBZ, Boyle K, Baskaran A, Figueroa J, Milia D, Carver T, Somberg L, Webb T, Davis CS, Dodgion C, Elegbede A, de Moya MA.) J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Apr 01;92(4):754-759 PMID: 35001022 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125891961 01/11/2022
Management of intracardiac bullet embolisation and review of literature.

(Nguyen P, Sirinit J, Milia D, Davis CS.) BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Mar 08;15(3) PMID: 35260401 PMCID: PMC8905873 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126080200 03/10/2022
Challenging Traditional Paradigms in Posttraumatic Pulmonary Thromboembolism.

(Knudson MM, Moore EE, Kornblith LZ, Shui AM, Brakenridge S, Bruns BR, Cipolle MD, Costantini TW, Crookes BA, Haut ER, Kerwin AJ, Kiraly LN, Knowlton LM, Martin MJ, McNutt MK, Milia DJ, Mohr A, Nirula R, Rogers FB, Scalea TM, Sixta SL, Spain DA, Wade CE, Velmahos GC.) JAMA Surg. 2022 Feb 01;157(2):e216356 PMID: 34910098 PMCID: PMC8674801 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121537146 12/16/2021
Need for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage.

(Morris R, Karam BS, Zolfaghari EJ, Chen B, Kirsh T, Tourani R, Milia DJ, Napolitano L, de Moya M, Conterato M, Aliferis C, Ma S, Tignanelli C.) Prehosp Emerg Care. 2022;26(4):556-565 PMID: 34313534 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113138038 07/28/2021