Gianmarino Gianfrate is a Trauma and Critical Care Fellow at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He has developed extensive experience in trauma surgery, surgical critical care, and advanced resuscitation. Dr. Gianfrate successfully passed his general surgery boards in October 2025, becoming a board-certified general surgeon, and is scheduled to take his critical care boards in September 2026. He is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and Chest Wall Injury Society.
In addition to caring for trauma patients, Dr. Gianfrate plays an active role in trauma education, physician training, and clinical quality improvement efforts. He serves as an educator and instructor for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET), Rural Trauma Team Development (RTTD), Stop the Bleed, and multicenter pREBOA (Partial Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta) educational programs. As Course Director for both ATLS and ASSET, He oversees the training of physicians and healthcare professionals in trauma evaluation, resuscitation, and operative trauma care. He also participates in the Advanced Resuscitation Fellows Educational Series, a nationally connected fellowship group focused on resuscitation science, innovation, simulation-based education, and leadership development.
Gianmarino serves as an invited educator for the EARLi multicenter collaborative, where he teaches residents, fellows, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams on the use of pREBOA and advanced resuscitation methods. In addition to helping create educational resources used by participating institutions, he has delivered presentations on these topics at several academic centers and professional conferences. He was also invited to speak at the Safety, Healthcare Quality, and Improving Patient Outcomes (SHIP) Conference, where he presented institutional venous thromboembolism (VTE) data and system-wide guideline updates to a multidisciplinary audience.
Before beginning his fellowship, Gianmarino served as a Clinical Instructor of Surgery at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). In that role, he taught medical students and surgical residents in both clinical and operative environments.
He has also held leadership positions related to research, accreditation, physician wellness, and graduate medical education. In addition, he served on committees for hospital research, wellness, graduate medical education, and clinical learning environments. Through these responsibilities, Dr. Gianfrate contributed to quality improvement projects, research oversight, resident education, accreditation initiatives, and programs that supported physician well-being and professional growth.
Gianfrate has received several honors throughout his career, including the Dr. Rashid Abdu “My Surgeon” Award. This recognition is especially meaningful because it reflects patients' trust and appreciation, and it acknowledges surgical expertise, compassion, communication, and the ability to positively influence patient experiences.
Dr. Gianfrate also earned the Surgical Research Resident Award from Mercy Health St. Elizabeth in Youngstown, Ohio, for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024, and 2025. This award is presented annually to a resident who demonstrates dedication to surgical research and training and makes meaningful contributions to surgical knowledge through research, innovation, and scientific investigation.
Gianfrate's work in clinical research, surgical education, and critical care has also been recognized. In 2025, he received Second Place in Oral Research Presentation at the Vincent Vanek Regional Research Day at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for presenting “Downgrading BIG 3: The Effects of Anticoagulation in a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury and Concurrent Thromboelastography (TEG).”
His dedication to advancing surgical care and professional development was further acknowledged with the Looking to the Future Scholarship Award from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons in 2023. In 2022, he received the Surgical Critical Care Resident Award from Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown for his accomplishments in critical care training and patient care.
Earlier in his career, Gianmarino Gianfrate, DO, was awarded the Glimmer of Hope Grant by the Donnenberg Lab at the Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh, which supported his research and scientific contributions.
Dr. Gianfrate’s research interests include trauma surgery, trauma resuscitation, traumatic brain injury, critical care, hemorrhage management, and surgical outcomes. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on topics including the validation of brain injury treatment guidelines, gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients, advanced cardiovascular procedures, infectious disease outcomes, and cancer biology. His work has appeared in respected medical publications, including Cureus Medical Science Journal, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, and Cancer Gene Therapy. These contributions reflect his commitment to evidence-based care across trauma, critical care, and surgery.
Gianmarino completed his General Surgery Residency at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in Ohio from 2020 to 2025. During residency, he held several leadership, research, and educational positions while mentoring medical students and residents.
He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York and also earned a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Science with the same distinction. Gianmarino Gianfrate, MD, earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry.
Dr. Gianfrate is a first-generation Italian-American and a former collegiate lacrosse captain at the University of Pittsburgh. He is deeply interested in leadership, mentorship, and surgical education. Outside of his medical career, he enjoys cooking, winemaking, and sharing culinary content through his food-focused Instagram account.
His interests have brought additional recognition, including a Blue Ribbon award at the Syracuse Pepper Festival and finalist honors in amateur winemaking at the Canfield Fair.
Gianmarino also values spending time with his wife and their two dogs. During his general surgery residency, he and his wife volunteered with Our Community Kitchen and the Animal Charity Humane Society in Youngstown, Ohio.
Gianmarino Gianfrate continues to combine clinical practice, education, research, and community involvement while advancing trauma surgery, critical care, and physician training.
