MichaelLekawaMD(He/Him)

General Surgery • Orange, CA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor, Surgery, University of California, Irvine College of Medicine

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Office
Uci Medical Center
101 The City Drive South
Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-456-8978
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Summary

Dr. Michael Lekawa is a general surgeon in Orange, CA and is affiliated with UCI Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Jefferson (Sidney Kimmel) Medical College and completed his surgical training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He has been in practice 25 years since completing his fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at UC Irvine. He specializes in trauma surgery, acute care surgery & surgical critical care As well as elective general surgery.

Education & Training

University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1995 - 1996
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Use of Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy for Evaluation of the Trauma/Critically Care Patients Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Completed
Controlled Trial of ABELADRUG200 in Closed, Severe Head Injury Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Unknown status
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

iPad-Based Neurocognitive Testing (ImPACT-QT) in Acute Adult Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion: Study on Practicality and Bedside Cognitive Scores in a Level-1 Tr...
Sean Lee, Lillian D Cruz, Michael Lopez, Aaron Thomas, Patrick M Chen, Jefferson W Chen, Areg Grigorian, Jeffry Nahmias, Michael Lekawa> ;The American Surgeon. 2024 Apr 9
Similar rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and failure of non-operative management for early versus delayed VTE chemoprophylaxis in adolescent blunt solid organ inju...
Russell, D., Grigorian, A., Schubl, S., Swentek, L., Barrios, C., Lekawa, M., Nahmias, J.> ;European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 2024 Jan 9
1 citations
Development of a novel scoring tool to predict the need for early cricothyroidotomy in trauma patients.
Mary Londoño, Jeffry Nahmias, Matthew Dolich, Michael Lekawa, Allen Kong, Sebastian Schubl, Kenji Inaba, Areg Grigorian> ;Surgery Open Science. 2023 Dec 1
Combined Arterial and Venous Lower Extremity Injury.
Areg Grigorian, Nii-Kabu Kabutey, Christian de Virgilio, Michael Lekawa, Sebastian Schubl, Matthew Martin, Jeffry Nahmias> ;JAMA Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
Scoring Tool to Predict Need for Early Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) After Pediatric Trauma.
Brian Kazempoor, Jeffry Nahmias, Isabel Clark, Sebastian Schubl, Michael Lekawa, Lourdes Swentek, Hari B Keshava, Areg Grigorian> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2023 Nov 1
Considerations for Intracranial Monitoring and Surgery in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury with Temporal Lobe Contusion.
Patrick M Chen, Ishan Shah, Conrad Manning, Michael Lekawa, Jefferson W Chen> ;Neurocritical Care. 2023 Oct 1
Diagnostic Peritoneal Aspiration or Lavage in Stratified Groups of Hypotensive Blunt Trauma Patients.
Negaar Aryan, Areg Grigorian, Allen Kong, Sebastian Schubl, Matthew Dolich, Jeffrey Santos, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
Discrepancies in Thyroidectomy Outcomes Between General Surgeons and Otolaryngologists.
Stephen Stopenski, Areg Grigorian, Rachel Roditi, Zeljka Jutric, Maki Yamamoto, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias> ;Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Antibiotic administration within 1 hour for open lower extremity fractures is not associated with decreased risk of infection.
Areg Grigorian, Morgan Schellenberg, Kenji Inaba, Matthew Martin, Kazuhide Matsushima, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
No Difference in Mortality and Outcomes After Addition of a Nearby Pediatric Trauma Center.
Ariana Naaseh, Areg Grigorian, Michael Lekawa, Matthew Dolich, Sebastian Schubl, Victor Joe, Jeffry Nahmias> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Comparative Outcomes for Trauma Patients in Prison and the General Population.
A B Christian, A Grigorian, J Mo, E O Yeates, M Dolich, T L Chin, S D Schubl, C M Kuza, M Lekawa, J Nahmias> ;The American Surgeon. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Blunt Trauma Mortality: Does Trauma Center Level Matter?
Vishes V Mehta, Areg Grigorian, Jeffry T Nahmias, Matthew Dolich, Cristobal Barrios, Theresa L Chin, Sebastian D Schubl, Michael Lekawa> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Facial Fractures Have Similar Outcomes When Managed by Either Otolaryngology or Plastic Surgery: Encounters From a Single Level I Trauma Center.
Ashton Christian, Beatrice J Sun, Areg Grigorian, Christina Y Cantwell, Sean A Melucci, Allison C Hu, Catherine M Kuza, Michael E Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias, Khoshab, N.> ;Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2022 Jun 1
Comparison of Same and Different Level Height Falls on Subsequent Midline Shift in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.
Brittany G Sullivan, Areg Grigorian, Michael Lekawa, Matthew O Dolich, Sebastian D Schubl, Cristobal Barrios, Victor C Joe, Boris Borazjani, Jeffry Nahmias> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2022 May 1
4 citations
Obesity Does Not Increase Risk for Mortality in Severe Sepsis Trauma Patients.
E Tay-Lasso, A Grigorian, M Lekawa, M Dolich, S Schubl, C Barrios, N Nguyen, J Nahmias> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Nov 1
5 citations
Blunt Trauma Massive Transfusion (B-MaT) Score: A Novel Scoring Tool.
Eric O. Yeates, Areg Grigorian, Kenji Inaba, Matthew Dolich, Sebastian D. Schubl, Michael Lekawa, Morgan Schellenberg, Michael de Virgilio, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Feb 1
1 citations
Laparoscopy in the Evaluation of Blunt Abdominal Injury in Level-I and II Pediatric Trauma Centers.
Aryan Haratian, Areg Grigorian, Matthew Dolich, Sebastian Schubl, Catherine M Kuza, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias, Karan Rajalingam> ;The American Surgeon. 2023 Apr 1
2 citations
Nerve monitoring decreases recurrent laryngeal nerve injury risk for neoplasm-related thyroidectomy.
William Q. Duong, Areg Grigorian, Cyrus Farzaneh, Dawn M. Elfenbein, Maki Yamamoto, Kathryn Rosenbaum, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 Oct 14
27 citations
Firearm Violence Against Children in the United States: Trends in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Megan R. Donnelly, Areg Grigorian, Lourdes Swentek, Jagmeet Arora, Catherine M. Kuza, Kenji Inaba, Dennis Y. Kim, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Jul 1
5 citations
Vices-paradox in trauma: Positive alcohol and drug screens associated with decreased mortality.
Jose Covarrubias, Areg Grigorian, Jeffry Nahmias, Theresa L. Chin, Sebastian D. Schubl, Victor Joe, Michael Lekawa> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2021 Jun 25
4 citations
Prehospital Variables Alone Can Predict Mortality After Blunt Trauma: A Novel Scoring Tool:
Stephen Stopenski, Areg Grigorian, Kenji Inaba, Michael Lekawa, Kazuhide Matsushima, Morgan Schellenberg, Dennis Y. Kim, Christian de Virgilio, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Jun 15
5 citations
Isolated Thoracic Injury Patients With Rib Fractures Undergoing Rib Fixation Have Improved Mortality.
Eric O. Yeates, Areg Grigorian, Jeffry Nahmias, Matthew Dolich, Michael Lekawa, Alliya S Qazi, Allen Kong, Sebastian D. Schubl> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Feb 16
1 citations
Early cognitive impairment is common in pediatric patients following mild traumatic brain injury.
Megan Elizabeth Keys, Patrick T. Delaplain, Katharine A Kirby, Kate Irene Boudreau, Kathryn Rosenbaum, Kenji Inaba, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2021 Nov 1
2 citations
No Difference in Morbidity or Mortality Between Octogenarians and Other Geriatric Burn Trauma Patients.
Miriam Alpert, Areg Grigorian, Victor Joe, Theresa L. Chin, Nicole P. Bernal, Michael Lekawa, Shevonne S. Satahoo, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Apr 16
1 citations
Injury and Mortality Profiles in Level II and III Trauma Centers.
Ali Farhat, Areg Grigorian, Ahmed Farhat, Theresa L. Chin, Megan R. Donnelly, Matthew Dolich, Catherine M. Kuza, Michael Lekawa, Jeffry Nahmias> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Mar 27
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