
Michael E. Lekawa, MD
Trauma Surgery, General Surgery
Services:
- Surgery
- Trauma Critical Care Surgery
- Acute care surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Hernia
Clinical Interests:
emergency and acute care surgery, parathyroid disorders, pediatric trauma, trauma surgery
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Professional Positions
- Professor and Chief — Division of Trauma Critical Care, Acute Care & Burn Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCI School of Medicine
- Director — Surgical Intensive Care Unit, UCI Health
- Director — Trauma Services, UCI Health
- Director — Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program
- Director — Student Critical Care Teaching Program
- Director — Advanced Trauma Life Instructor Course
- Director — Advanced Trauma Life Support Course
- Fellow — American College of Surgeons
- Fellow — Southern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons
- Member — American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
- Member — Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Member — Pacific Coast Surgical Association
- Member — Orange County Surgical Society (Congress Chairman, 1998-99, Membership Director, 1999-00)
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Gender
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Awards
- Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2012-2021
- American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma, Verification Subcommittee
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Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery -
Residencies
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Languages Spoken
English
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Fellowships
- University of California
- Irvine
- School of Medicine
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Education
- Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
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Academic Profile
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Speakers Bureau Topics
- Cervical Spine Clearance
- Cervical Spine Injuries
- Pediatric Trauma
- Pressure Control Ventilation Strategies
- Pulmonary Trauma, Management
- Trauma (Most Topics)
- Trauma in Pregnancy
- Trauma Pre-hospital Care History
- Trauma Systems
- Trauma, Initial Management