
Phillip John Prest DO FACOS, FACS
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Physician
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2 Medical Park RdSte 300Columbia, SC 29203
Phone+1 803-434-8800
Fax+1 803-434-8802
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Summary
- Phillip Prest, DO, FACOS, FACS, is a general surgeon specializing in trauma surgery and surgical critical care, based in Columbia, SC. He completed his fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at Emory University School of Medicine and graduated in 2008 from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of South Carolina, affiliated with Prisma Health. Dr. Prest has expertise in trauma, surgical critical care, and acute care surgery. His published works include topics on ostomy closure, rib fracture stabilization, trauma training, intracranial hemorrhage progression in traumatic brain injury, and surgical nutrition.
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2013 - 2015
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- SC State License 2015 - 2025
- GA State License 2013 - 2016
- PA State License 2008 - 2014
- AOA Board of Surgery Surgery
- AOA Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care (CAQ)
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ostomy Closure With Prophylactic Anterectus Mesh Placement: An Underappreciated, but Valuable Tissue Plane in Hernia Surgery.Jaron H Butterfield, Laura B Reparaz, Phillip J Prest
The American Surgeon. 2023-12-01 - 6 citationsIntrathoracic plates versus extrathoracic plates: a comparison of postoperative pain in surgical stabilization of rib fracture technique.Michael Tichenor, Laura B Reparaz, Christopher Watson, Jeremy Reeves, Phillip Prest
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2023-01-01 - 11 citationsTrauma training in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of ATLS alternatives.Heather A Brown, Caitlin Tidwell, Phillip Prest
African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022-03-01
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