Michael E. Lekawa, MD
Trauma Surgery, General Surgery
Services:
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, UC Irvine 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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Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
 - American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery)
 
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Medical Education
- Thomas Jefferson Medical College
 
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Residencies
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Surgery
 
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Fellowships
- University of California, Irvine - Surgery
 
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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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Languages Spoken
English
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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