John P. Kirby, MD

John P. Kirby, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Director, Burn and Wound Healing Programs, Acute Rehabilitation, Advanced Trauma Life Support & TEAMS Programs, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Specialties

  • Trauma surgery 
  • Would healing 
  • Hyperbaric oxygen 
  • Telemedicine 
  • Acute care surgery 
  • Surgical critical care 
  • Exploratory laparotomy for abdominal problems, emergency or trauma 
  • Surgical debridement, grafting or assisted closure of acute or chronic wounds 
  • Hernia repair 
  • Cholecystectomy 
  • Appendectomy 

  • Skin and soft tissue biopsies and excisions 
  • Hyperbaric oxygen treatments 
  • Tracheostomy 
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy 
  • Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections 
  • Necrotizing fasciitis 
  • Cholelithiasis 
  • Hidradenitis suppurativa 
  • Non-healing or poorly healing wounds 
  • Acute and chronic limb-threatening wounds 
  • Burns and acute soft tissue injuries 

Call for patient appointments: 314-362-5298

Meet Dr. Kirby 

Dr. John Kirby is a trauma surgeon specializing in wound healing. 

He has expertise in acute care surgery, wound healing, necrotizing fasciitis, hyperbaric, oxygen, multisystem organ dysfunction, organ failure, sepsis, and shock. 

Dr. Kirby earned his medical degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He completed general surgery residency training and a surgical critical care and trauma fellowship at University of Illinois at Chicago. 

Both cellular and acellular tissue scaffolds and matrices represent new techniques for study in wound care. These techniques are going to help our program continue to highlight the collaborations that advance the cutting edges in tissue resuscitation and regeneration for multi-specialty wound care in complex wounds and limb preservation.

Dr. Kirby 

Degrees

Medical Degree
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Il
1993

Master of Science in Large Animal Research & Surgical Education
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il
1999

Residency

General Surgery Residency
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il
1999

Fellowship

Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Fellowship
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Il
2000

Research interests

Acute and chronic tissue injury and host responses 

Digital and data-based analyses 

Enhancement of healing 

Oxygenating perfusions effects on healing 

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Locations

Surgical and Wound Care Clinic
Barnes Center for Outpatient Health
4901 Forest Park Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Suite: 340
Fax: 314-362-5743
Appointments: 314-362-5298

Hospital affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Board certifications

  • Surgery
  • Surgical Critical Care
  • Certified Wound Care Specialist, American Academy of Wound Management
  • Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine

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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society, Member
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Association of Military Surgeons of the US
Wound Healing Society
American Burn Association

Activities, Awards and Honors

  • eICU Training: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center—Visicu, Chicago and Oakbrook, IL, 2004
  • Designated Organ Requestor: Gift of Hope (Regional Organ Bank), Chicago, IL,2000

American College of Surgeons, Board of Governors (2 terms)
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Past Chair of Undergraduate Education Committee
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society, Co-Chair of Research Committee