Elizabeth Fox

Associate Professor

Elizabeth Fox

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Surgery: Trauma/Critical Care

Bio

Dr. Fox completed her surgical training at Brown University before completing a two-year fellowship through Emory University at Grady Memorial Hospital. Dr. Fox is heavily involved with education and trauma systems work at AU. She has won 3 out of the last 4 faculty teaching awards and was fundamental in creating many of the didactic conferences for the residents and fellows. Additionally, she is the faculty director of the Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Research Group.

  • ELIZFOX@augusta.edu
  • (762) 357-7702
  • (706) 721-3239
  • BB 4514

Education

  • MD, Medicine University of Virginia, 2009

  • BA, Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Boston College, 2005

Certifications

  • Basic Ultrasound and FAST American College of Surgeons, 2016

  • Certification Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery , 2015

  • ATLS Course Instructor ATLS Course Instructor , 2024

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2009

  • General Surgery American Board of Surgery, 2017

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2025

  • DEA

  • Full License Georgia Medical Board, 2016

  • Surgical Critical Care American Board of Surgery, 2018

  • PHY GA Composite Medical BRD, 2016

Awards & Honors

  • Cue Teaching Award Department of Surgery, 2019

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • SURG 5020

    Acute Care Surgery Externship: Extern 2wks Acute Care Surgery
  • SURG 5000

    Basic Clkshp in SURG: Basic Surgery Clerkship
  • SURG 5005

    Surgery Critical Care/Trauma
  • SURG 5007

    Surgery Sub-I: Surgery Sub I, Acute Care
  • RSUR 5000

    Surgery

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Establishing Geriatric Opiate Use Patterns in Trauma, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A Trauma Center-Based Study for Victims of Domestic Violence: Protecting Women of Richmond and Surrounding Counties, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Assessing the Impact of Hands-Free Georgia on Serious Motor Vehicle Accidents, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A Rare Self-Inflicted Stabbing to the Neck Injuring the Distal Trachea and Proximal Esophagus, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Posterior Rectus Sheath Hernia Causing Chronic Abdominal Pain, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal