James M. Betts MD

Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCSF

744 52nd St#4100Oakland, CA 94609
Phone+1 510-547-1600
Fax+1 510-428-3405

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Summary

Surgery: Pediatric
Trauma: Pediatric
Urology: Pediatric

Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1981 - 1983
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1981
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1979 - 1981
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Urology, 1978 - 1979
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Urology, 1975 - 1978

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1983 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1978 - 2016
CO State Medical License 1980 - 2009
SC State Medical License 1975 - 1982
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Oakland Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Isolating and Exploiting the Mechanisms That Link Breakfast and Human Health - Intervention Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 26
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Long-term Mortality in Pediatric Firearm Assault Survivors: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Comparative Cohort Study.
Ashkon Shaahinfar, Irene H. Yen, Harrison J. Alter, Ginny Gildengorin, Sun-Ming J Pan
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2018-12-01
6 citations
Minimizing unnecessary parenteral nutrition after appendectomy in children.
Robert J.A. Bell, James Betts, Olajire Idowu, Wendy Su, Thomas Hui
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2013-09-01
23 citations
Pediatric penetrating trauma: The epidemic continues
Samuel C. Schecter, James Betts, William P. Schecter, Gregory P. Victorino
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2012-09-01

Press Mentions

Intermittent Fasting No Better Than Calorie Restriction for Weight LossJune 27th, 2021
A Calorie Deficit Is More Efficient in Losing WeightJune 18th, 2021
Intermittent Fasting May Not Be the Best Way to Lose Weight, New Study SuggestsJune 17th, 2021