Acute Care Surgery/Trauma faculty
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Charles Hu, MD
Faculty Physician, Chief of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care Rotation Director
Specialty:
Ganeral Surgery
Subspecialty:
General Surgery
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency:
Residency, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
Fellowship:
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
Awards and Honors:
ACS Fellow
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Charles Hu, MD
Faculty Physician, Chief of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care Rotation Director
Specialty:
Ganeral Surgery
Subspecialty:
General Surgery
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency:
Residency, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
Fellowship:
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
Awards and Honors:
ACS Fellow
![Acute care surgery/trauma Nicholas Thiessen](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/gme/faculty/general-surgery/gme-gs-nicholas-thiessen.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.jpeg)
Nicholas Thiessen, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma / Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Residency:
Creighton University School of Medicine/St Joseph's Medical Center (Phoenix)
Fellowship:
University of California San Francisco
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
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Nicholas Thiessen, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma / Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Residency:
Creighton University School of Medicine/St Joseph's Medical Center (Phoenix)
Fellowship:
University of California San Francisco
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
![Acute care surgery/trauma Daniel Cucher](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/gme/faculty/general-surgery/gme-gs-daniel-cucher.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.jpeg)
Daniel Cucher, MD
Faculty Physician
Specialty:
Trauma/Critical Care
SUBSPECIALTIES:
General Surgery
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School
Universtiy of Arizona College
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
Fellowship:
University of Maryland, Surgical Critical & Acute Care
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
Awards and Honors:
ACS Fellow
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Daniel Cucher, MD
Faculty Physician
Specialty:
Trauma/Critical Care
SUBSPECIALTIES:
General Surgery
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School
Universtiy of Arizona College
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
Fellowship:
University of Maryland, Surgical Critical & Acute Care
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
Awards and Honors:
ACS Fellow
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Jessica Sloan, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Critical Care Surgery
Medical School:
University of Texas
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Fellowship:
University of Tennessee, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Board Certification in Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery
Board Certification in General Surgery
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Jessica Sloan, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Critical Care Surgery
Medical School:
University of Texas
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Fellowship:
University of Tennessee, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Board Certification in Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery
Board Certification in General Surgery
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Vafa Ghaemmaghami, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Residency:
University of California Davis, Medical Center
Fellowship:
University of Texas, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
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Vafa Ghaemmaghami, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Residency:
University of California Davis, Medical Center
Fellowship:
University of Texas, Surgical Critical Care
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
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Adil Lokhandwala, MD
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma/Critical Care
Medical School:
Ross University, Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ
Fellowship:
University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus in Tucson AZ
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
Awards & Honors:
Captain, United States Army Reserves
Second place at the American College of Surgeons Arizona Chapters Symposium -Oral research presentation
Outstanding Resident Award, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Professional Affiliations:
Excelsior Surgical Society, Military Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
American College of Surgeons
American College of Physicians
American Medical Association
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Adil Lokhandwala, MD
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma/Critical Care
Medical School:
Ross University, Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ
Fellowship:
University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona College of Medicine at South Campus in Tucson AZ
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgical Critical Care
Awards & Honors:
Captain, United States Army Reserves
Second place at the American College of Surgeons Arizona Chapters Symposium -Oral research presentation
Outstanding Resident Award, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Professional Affiliations:
Excelsior Surgical Society, Military Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
American College of Surgeons
American College of Physicians
American Medical Association
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John Watt, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Burn Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Robotic Surgery
Medical School:
Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Fellowship:
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Board Certifications:
Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)
Surgery General Surgery
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John Watt, MD
Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Burn Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Robotic Surgery
Medical School:
Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Residency:
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Fellowship:
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Board Certifications:
Surgery (Sub: Surgical Critical Care)
Surgery General Surgery
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Thomas Wertin, MD
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD
Residency:
William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, TX
Fellowship:
Maricopa Medical Center Phoenix, AZ
Board Certifications:
Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery
Professional Affiliations:
Arizona Trauma Association, Treasurer
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
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Thomas Wertin, MD
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Medical School:
Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD
Residency:
William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, TX
Fellowship:
Maricopa Medical Center Phoenix, AZ
Board Certifications:
Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery
Professional Affiliations:
Arizona Trauma Association, Treasurer
American College of Surgeons, Fellow