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Acute Care Surgery/Trauma faculty


charles hu

Faculty Physician, Chief of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care Rotation Director

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
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

charles hu

Faculty Physician, Chief of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care Rotation Director

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
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


Nicholas Thiessen

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

Nicholas Thiessen

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


Daniel Cucher

Faculty Physician

Specialty:
General Surgery

SUBSPECIALTIES:
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

Daniel Cucher

Faculty Physician

Specialty:
General Surgery

SUBSPECIALTIES:
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


Jessica Sloan

Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

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

Jessica Sloan

Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

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


Vafa Ghaemmaghami

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

Vafa Ghaemmaghami

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


Adil Lokhandwala

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical 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

Adil Lokhandwala

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical 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


John Watt

Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

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

John Watt

Faculty Physician, Trauma/Critical Care

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

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


Thomas Wertin, General Surgery

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

Thomas Wertin, General Surgery

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