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Brian S. Myer, MD is an acute care surgeon at Regions Hospital where he is the medical director of Emergency General Surgery. He is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota where he also leads as an associate program director of the General Surgery residency. His research focus is currently on necrotizing soft tissue infections, and in particular how these complex wounds are managed in the recovery phase with funding of the initial study coming from the Translational Center for Resuscitative Trauma Care. Additionally, he is the primary clinical investigator for a novel ostomy appliance called The Limpet^TM seeking to improve the postoperative healing in new ostomies and better management of enterocutaneous fistulae, funded by NIH. He is also the site primary investigator for a novel surgical glue funded by DoD. As Emergency General Surgery director, he also has worked on improving system care for patients.

Current positions:

• Acute Care Surgeon - Regions Hospital
• Medical Director, Emergency General Surgery - Regions Hospital
• Associate Program Director, University of Minnesota General Surgery Residency
• Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Conducting Institute research since: 2024

Education and training:

• B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albany College of Pharmacy 2007 (Cum laude)
• M.D., Albany Medical College, 2011
• General Surgery Residency, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2016
• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Maryland, 2017
• Acute Care Surgery Fellowship, University of Maryland, 2018

Research interests include: Necrotizing soft tissue infections and complex wound management

Current research activities and funding:

• Site PI - novel surgical glue study
• Primary clinical investigator - novel ostomy appliance
• Negative pressure wound therapy in NSTIs. $100k grant from the University of Minnesota
• Emergency General Surgery systems improvement