Pascal Osita Udekwu MD MBA/MHA
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Executive Medical Director, Trauma Services, WakeMed health & Hospitals, Professor, Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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3024 New Bern AveSuite 304 - Surgery / TraumaRaleigh, NC 27610
Phone+1 919-350-8729
Fax+1 919-350-7633
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Summary
- Dr. Pascal Udekwu is a General Surgeon based in Raleigh, NC, with subspecialties in Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He completed his medical education at the University of Ibadan and furthered his surgical training with residencies in Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago, followed by a fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at UPMC Medical Education. Since 1991, Dr. Udekwu has been practicing at Wake Specialty Physicians and has served as the Executive Medical Director at WakeMed Raleigh Campus since 2002. His areas of expertise include trauma and surgical critical care, with proficiency in blunt chest trauma and acute care surgery. He has contributed to numerous publications in esteemed medical journals, focusing on trauma surgery outcomes and methods. Dr. Udekwu has been recognized as a Top MD by Consumers Checkbook and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1990 - 1991
University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1990- University of ChicagoResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
University of IbadanClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1989 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1987 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2013 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1982 - 1990
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Bedside versus operating room tracheostomy: A cost-effectiveness and economic evaluation.William Yu Luo, Jaclyn Portelli Tremont, Sachi Vivek Shinde, Michael Ryan Phillips, Pascal Osita Udekwu
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-06-01 - Racial disparities in the management of gallstone pancreatitis: deviations from standard of care.William Luo, Jaclyn N Portelli Tremont, Sachi V Shinde, Chris B Agala, Pascal Osita Udekwu
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-05-30 - 3 citationsScanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study.Vanessa P Ho, Sami K Kishawi, Hannah Hill, Joseph O'Brien, Asanthi Ratnasekera
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2025-01-01
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