At UC Irvine Medical Center, our team provides the best operative and post-operative care available for patients with a wide range of surgical problems and critical illnesses, including:
- Abdominal pain
- Gall bladder inflammation
- Intra-abdominal infections
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- Major soft tissue infections
- Pancreatitis
- Sepsis
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After undergoing surgery, patients may be transferred to one of our specialized intensive care units (ICU) at the medical center’s UC Irvine Douglas Hospital. There, they continue to receive medical attention from members of the acute care surgery team and other specialists as needed.
Our intensive care units (ICUs) include:
- Surgical ICU
- Neurosurgical ICU
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Learn more about our acute care services ›
Our acute care team is led by Dr. Michael Lekawa, director of UCI Health Trauma Services and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
All of our acute care surgeons are board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care.
Our surgeons include: