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Juan Asensio, MD, General Surgery, Omaha, NE, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center

JuanA.AsensioMD FACS FCCM FRCS (England) FSVS FISS KM

General Surgery • Omaha, NE

Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor and Vice-Chairman Chief Division Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Director Trauma Center Director Trauma Program Professor Department Clinical and Translational Science Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska Adjunct Professor F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Walter Reed-Bethesda Medical Center Bethesda Maryland

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  • Office

    Creighton University Medical Center
    7500 Mercy Road Suite 2801
    Omaha, NE 68124
    Phone+1 402-717-4842
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Summary

  • Dr. Juan A. Asensio is a Trauma Surgeon and Surgical Critical Specialist as well as a General and formerly a Burn Surgeon in Omaha, NE and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center and CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College and has been in Academic Surgery for his entire career. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in cardio- thoracic, trauma-vascular surgery and trauma surgery & surgical critical care and has experience in complex trauma surgery and Re-operative surgery as well as surgical critical care and general / thoracic , chest wall reconstruction and gastrointestinal surgery.
    He is the author of 592 publications including peer reviewed, non-peer reviewed, abstracts , book chapters and books
    His current h-Index is 64 .
    He holds membership in over 89 Surgical societies world wide including multiple honorary memberships.
    He is the Editor of Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care starting now with the 7th Edition.
    He has authored 4 issues of the Surgical Clinics of North America and has delivered over 1,500 lectures worldwide with 180 National and a International Visiting Professorships in Europe, North, Central and South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
    He has received numerous scientific honors last being the Danis Prize for excellence in Trauma Surgery conferred at the last meeting of the International Surgery Society an honor given only 32 times since 1902.
    He is a Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John’s of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta . The well known “Knights of Malta”
    The only remaining Order of the Crusades dating back to 1099.
    He is both a basic and clinical surgeon scientist ; and has trained over 250 Trauma Surgery Fellows from the USA And 55 countries.
    He holds Professorships in 7 Medical Schools.

Education & Training

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1985
  • Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
    Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1979
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 2014 - 2024
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1980 - 2023
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FRCS) Royal College of Surgeons England
  • Fellow (FISS) International Surgical Society
  • Danis Prize International Surgical Society for excellence and academic achievements in Trauma Surgery
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Renowned Trauma Surgeon: ‘Our Profession Is the Natural Guardian of Human Rights’
    Renowned Trauma Surgeon: ‘Our Profession Is the Natural Guardian of Human Rights’November 10th, 2017
  • Relatively New Surgery That Uses Plates to Realign Broken Ribs — Instead of Letting Them Heal on Their Own — Grows in Use
    Relatively New Surgery That Uses Plates to Realign Broken Ribs — Instead of Letting Them Heal on Their Own — Grows in UseAugust 15th, 2017
  • Former U. S. Surgeon General to Speak at 2017 Trauma Symposium
    Former U. S. Surgeon General to Speak at 2017 Trauma SymposiumJune 8th, 2017

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Juan Asensio, Dr. Juan Asensio, MD, Dr. J Asensio, Dr. Juan A. Asensio