Thomas J Ferrer MD

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Physician

315 Martin Luther King Jr WayMs: 315-J1-TrmTacoma, WA 98405
Phone+1 253-403-7537
Fax+1 253-403-7539

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Summary

Dr. Thomas Ferrer is a general surgeon in Tacoma, WA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including St. Joseph Medical Center and MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in practice 26 years. He specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in trauma and surgical critical care and acute care surgery (emergency general surgery).

Education & Training

University of MarylandFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1998 - 1999
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1996
WashU MedicineClass of 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2004 - 2027
AR State Medical License 1992 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
A rupture of both atrioventricular valves after blunt chest trauma: the usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography for a life-saving diagnosis.
Milen P. Petkov, C. A. Napolitano, H Gareth Tobler, Thomas J. Ferrer, J Mauricio Palacios
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2005-05-01
6 citations
Alterations in endothelial thrombomodulin expression in zymosan-induced lung injury.
John B. Cone, Thomas J. Ferrer, Bonny H. Wallace, Junru Wang, Martin Hauer-Jensen
The Journal of Trauma. 2003-04-01
44 citations
The negative impact of the repeal of the Arkansas motorcycle helmet law.
Gregory H. Bledsoe, Stephen M. Schexnayder, Martin J Carey, William N Dobbins, William D Gibson
The Journal of Trauma. 2002-12-01