George Deitrick MD FACS
Independent Consultant and Consulting Physician and Surgeon
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17 Kenwood RoadGarden City, NY 11530
Phone+1 516-384-4255
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Summary
- Dr. George Deitrick is a retired general surgeon located in Garden City NY, specializing in general surgery, wound management and spinal cord injury medicine. He completed his surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania Health System after earning his MD from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Dr. Deitrick serves as an Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and is a consultant at George A. Deitrick MD FACS. His previous roles include attending surgeon and spinal cord injury physician at James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY and Vice President Medical Affairs at Curative Technologies. He is a published researcher with studies focusing on wound healing and circulatory issues in patients with spinal cord injuries. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Clinical Expertise
- Wound management with growth factors, General surgery, Abnormal wounds/wound healing, Chronic non-healing wounds, Clinical research, Medicolegal expertise, Medical consulting, Peer review, Expert testimony, Wound management, Biotechnology
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1976 - 1981
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1976, MD
Gettysburg CollegeBA, Beta Beta Beta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1966 - 1970- University of PennsylvaniaUndergraduate, 1964 - 1966
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1992 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1978 - 2006
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
American Board of Surgery Surgery
National Board of Medical ExaminersCertified
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsThe Effect of Oxandrolone on the Healing of Chronic Pressure Ulcers in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized TrialWilliam A. Bauman, Ann M. Spungen, Joseph F. Collins, Dennis W. Raisch, Chester Ho
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2013-05-21 - 12 citationsBasal sympathetic activity to the microcirculation in tetraplegic man revealed by wavelet transform of laser Doppler flowmetry.Alan Bernjak, George A. Deitrick, William A. Bauman, Aneta Stefanovska, John Tuckman
Microvascular Research. 2011-05-01 - 26 citationsReduced arterial circulation to the legs in spinal cord injury as a cause of skin breakdown lesions.George A. Deitrick, Joseph Charalel, William A. Bauman, John Tuckman
Angiology. 2007-04-01
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