OmarA.RokayakDOFACS
General Surgery • Birmingham, ALAssistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgical Services, VCU Medical Center/VCU School of Medicine
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Office
UAB Hospital
1802 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Omar Rokayak is a general surgeon based in Birmingham, AL. After obtaining his osteopathic medicine degree from Edward Via Virginia College, he completed a residency in surgery at Stony Brook Medicine/Southampton Hospital. Dr. Rokayak has held positions at the University of Alabama Hospital as a Clinical Assistant Professor and as an Acute Care/Trauma Surgeon at Air Force Special Operations Command. He has several publications to his credit, including works in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Transfusion, and The American Surgeon.
Education & Training
Stony Brook Medicine/Southampton HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2018
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
VA State License 2023 - 2024
WI State License 2022 - 2023
AL State License 2018 - 2023
PA State License 2017 - 2018- AOA Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Preferential whole blood transfusion during the early resuscitation period is associated with decreased mortality and transfusion requirements in traumatically injured...Emily W Baird, Zain Hashmi, Jan O Jansen, Daniel Lammers, Parker Hu, Omar Rokayak, Richard D Betzold, Jeffrey David Kerby, John B Holcomb> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2024 Jan 1
- 1 citationsComparison of military and civilian surgeon outcomes with emergent trauma laparotomy in a mature military-civilian partnership.Daniel Lammers, Rindi Uhlich, Omar Rokayak, Nathan Manley, Richard D Betzold, Parker Hu> ;Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2024 Jan 1
- 2 citationsThe 16-year evolution of a military-civilian partnership: The University of Alabama at Birmingham experience.Omar A Rokayak, Daniel T Lammers, Emily W Baird, John B Holcomb, Jan O Jansen, Daniel B Cox, Jon P Winkler, Richard D Betzold, Nathan R Manley, David Marc Northern, Ja...> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
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Other Languages
- Arabic, French, Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
VCU Medical CenterRichmond, Virginia
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