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Ellen A. Becker, MD

Medical Resident/Fellow

Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Medical Degree: Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Undergraduate Degree: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (Biology, with Biomedical Sciences concentration)
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Peer Reviewed Publications

Becker, Ellen R; Wetmore, Gregory C; Wattley, Lindsey J; Price, Adam D; England, Lisa; Schuster, Rebecca M; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2026. Defining the Systemic Response to Flight After Polytrauma in a Murine Model. Military medicine, 191 3-4, e608-e616

Wetmore, Gregory C; Becker, Ellen R; Baucom, Matthew R; Price, Adam D; Shondel, Robert C; Smith, Maia P; Schuster, Rebecca M; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2026. The Utility of Ubiquitin Carboxyl-Terminal Hydrolase L1 as a Marker of Hemorrhagic Shock. The Journal of surgical research, 317 , 531-539

Wetmore, Gregory C; Beyeler, Jonathan T; Becker, Ellen R; Wakefield, Devin; Black, Taylor; Puntenney, Olivia; Pattison, Sarah; Baker, Jennifer; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2026. Point of Care UCHL1/GFAP for Rapid Assessment of Undifferentiated Trauma Patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, ,

Becker, Ellen R; Chae, Ryan C; Price, Adam D; Wattley, Lindsey J; Schuster, Rebecca M; Goodman, Michael D; Pritts, Timothy A 2025. Under Pressure: Rapid Infusion of Stored Whole Blood Alters Coagulation Parameters. The Journal of surgical research, 315 , 381-389

Becker, Ellen R; Pratt, Catherine G; Whitrock, Jenna N; Price, Adam D; Rubadeux, Derek W; Wetmore, Gregory C; Goodman, Michael D 2025. Early Hypercalcemia Is Associated With Mortality in Critically Ill, Transfused Trauma Patients. The Journal of surgical research, 315 , 991-996

Becker, Ellen R; Price, Adam D; Chae, Ryan C; Whitrock, Jenna N; Wattley, Lindsey J; Wetmore, Gregory C; Shondel, Robert C; Seitz, Aaron P; Makley, Amy T; Pritts, Timthy A; Goodman, Michael D 2025. Preinjury Antithrombotic Use in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Varies by Level of Trauma Center. The Journal of surgical research, 315 , 966-972

Becker, Ellen R; Price, Adam D; Schuster, Rebecca M; Caskey, Chelsea; Harvey, Brian; Smith, Maia P; Branson, Richard D; Goodman, Michael D; Blakeman, Thomas C 2025. Semiautonomous ventilation in a porcine hemorrhage and lung injury model provides lung protective ventilation. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 99 1, 51-58

Becker, Ellen R; Price, Adam D; Wetmore, Gregory C; Schuster, Rebecca M; Merola, Jonathan; Quillin, Ralph Cutler; Goodman, Michael D 2025. Dynamics of Circulating Endothelial Injury Markers Following Kidney Transplantation. The Journal of surgical research, 313 , 297-304

Becker, Ellen R; Price, Adam D; Wetmore, Gregory C; Shondel, Robert C; Schuster, Rebecca M; Smith, Maia P; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2025. Inflammatory Cytokines Outperform Endotheliopathy Markers as Early Predictors of Mortality in Trauma. The Journal of surgical research, 313 , 305-314

Becker, Ellen R; Wetmore, Gregory C; Goodman, Michael D; Rodriquez, Dario; Branson, Richard D 2025. Review of Ventilation in Traumatic Brain Injury. Respiratory care, 70 4, 450-457

Price, Adam D; Becker, Ellen R; Baucom, Matthew R; Archdeacon, Chad M; Smith, Maia P; Schuster, Rebecca; Caskey, Chelsea; Blakeman, Thomas C; Strilka, Richard J; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2025. Hypobaric Conditions in Cabin Altitude Restricted Aeromedical Evacuation Induce Systemic Inflammation Following Porcine Traumatic Brain Injury. Military medicine, 190 11-12, e2355-e2361

Price, Adam D; Becker, Ellen R; Chae, Ryan C; Baucom, Matthew R; Wallen, Taylor E; Schuster, Rebecca; England, Lisa; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2025. Factors affecting the direct red cell effect on thrombosis: Hematocrit dilution and injury patterns. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 98 2, 197-203

Price, Adam D; Chae, Ryan C; Archdeacon, Chad M; Becker, Ellen R; Smith, Maia P; Horn, Christopher B; Frasier, Lane L; Goodman, Michael D; Earnest, Ryan E; Sams, Valerie G; Strilka, Richard J 2025. A construct validity analysis of the military general surgeon Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities methodology with respect to procedural complexity. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 99 3S Suppl 1, S4-S10

Becker, Ellen R; Price, Adam D; Barth, Jackson; Hong, Sally; Chowdhry, Vikas; Starr, Adam J; Sagi, H Claude; Park, Caroline; Goodman, Michael D 2024. External Validation of Predictors of Mortality in Polytrauma Patients. The Journal of surgical research, 301 , 618-622

Becker, Ellen R; Price, Adam D; Whitrock, Jenna N; Smith, Maia; Baucom, Matthew R; Makley, Amy T; Goodman, Michael D 2024. Re-evaluating the Use of High Sensitivity Troponin to Diagnose Blunt Cardiac Injury. The Journal of surgical research, 300 , 150-156

Price, Adam D; Archdeacon, Chad M; Becker, Ellen R; Baucom, Matthew R; Schuster, Rebecca; England, Lisa; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2024. Multi-Modal Venous ThromboembolicProphylaxis Aids in Risk Reduction Following Splenectomy in Female and Male Mice. The Journal of surgical research, 302 , 71-79

Price, Adam D; Baucom, Matthew R; Becker, Ellen R; Archdeacon, Chad M; Smith, Maia P; Caskey, Chelsea; Schuster, Rebecca; Blakeman, Thomas C; Strilka, Richard J; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2024. Systemic Inflammatory Effect of Hypobaria During Aeromedical Evacuation after Porcine Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 239 5, 430-442

Price, Adam D; Baucom, Matthew R; Becker, Ellen R; Chae, Ryan C; Schuster, Rebecca; England, Lisa; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2024. Aberrant Oxygen Concentrations Induce Systemic Inflammation in a Murine Model. The Journal of surgical research, 301 , 287-295

Price, Adam D; Becker, Ellen R; Barrios, Evan L; Mazer, Monty B; McGonagill, Patrick W; Bergmann, Christian B; Goodman, Michael D; Gould, Robert W; Rao, Mahil; Polcz, Valerie E; Kucaba, Tamara A; Walton, Andrew H; Miles, Sydney; Xu, Julie; Liang, Muxuan; Loftus, Tyler J; Efron, Philip A; Remy, Kenneth E; Brakenridge, Scott C; Badovinac, Vladimir P; Griffith, Thomas S; Moldawer, Lyle L; Hotchkiss, Richard S; Caldwell, Charles C 2024. Surviving septic patients endotyped with a functional assay demonstrate active immune responses. Frontiers in immunology, 15 , 1418613

Price, Adam D; Chae, Ryan C; Wallen, Taylor E; Becker, Ellen R; Baucom, Matthew R; Schuster, Rebecca M; England, Lisa; Pritts, Timothy A; Goodman, Michael D 2024. Direct red blood cell effect on thrombosis is dependent on the interaction of tissue factor and calcium with membrane phosphatidylserine. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 97 1, 57-64