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Wesley Vanderlan, MD, General Surgery, Tallahassee, FL

WesleyBVanderlanMD, FACS

General Surgery Tallahassee, FL

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Surgery Uniformed Services University Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

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  • Office

    3320 Thomasville Road, Suite 302
    Tallahassee, Florida
    Tallahassee, FL 32308
    Phone+1 850-662-6339
    Fax+1 850-848-6340
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Summary

  • Dr. Wesley Vanderlan is a trauma surgeon in Tallahassee, FL. He received his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in critical care medicine, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, general surgery, burns, aerospace and undersea/hyperbaric medicine.

Education & Training

  • USAF
    USAFGround Surgical Team - Austere Environment, Phase 1, 2023 - 2023
  • USAF
    USAFGround Surgical Team, Austere Environment, Phase 2, 2023 - 2023
  • USAF
    USAFN/A, Top Knife II (F16), 2022 - 2022
  • United States Air Force Air War College
    United States Air Force Air War CollegeNon-Residence, National Security , 2019 - 2020
  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
    United States Air Force School of Aerospace MedicineFS, Aerospace Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2008 - 2009
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2007 - 2008
  • Henry Ford Hospital
    Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2007
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2005
  • University of California San Francisco (East Bay)
    University of California San Francisco (East Bay)Internship, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
  • Naval Undersea Medical Institute
    Naval Undersea Medical InstituteUMO/DMO, Undersea/Diving Medicine, 1993 - 1993
  • UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityHHPP, Harvard Health Professions Program, 1987 - 1989
  • Clark University
    Clark UniversityBS, Physics, 1983 - 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • ND State Medical License
    ND State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • ID State Medical License
    ID State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2021 - 2024
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1995 - 2024
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
  • American Academy of ToxicologyAdvanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS)
  • American Burn AssociationAdvanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
  • American College of SurgeonsAdvanced Trauma Life Support Instructor & Course Director (ATLS)
  • American College of SurgeonsAdvanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM)
  • American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • American Red CrossBasic Life Support (BLS)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Aviation Medical Examiner (Military Only)
  • National Board of Emergency Care CertificationsPediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • United States NavyHyperbaric Oxygen/Medicine (HBO)
  • University of MichiganExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Specialist (ECMO)
  • US Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & High Yield Explosives (CERFP)
  • US Air ForceCritical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT)
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • USAF Commendation Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters & 1 “C” Device US Air Force
  • Air Force Reserve Medal w/ “M” & “2” Devices
  • USAF Outstanding Unit Award w/ Oak Leaf Cluster US Air Force
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Traumatic tension pneumothorax caused by sylvester palm frond  
    Zhoba H, Vanderlan WB, Case Stud Surg 2019;5(1):1 - 3
  • Cervical Spine Immo- bilization is Associated with an Increased Risk of Death in Patients Transferred to the University of Mississippi MedicalCenter with Gunshot Wound...  
    Garagliano J, Turnock AR, Saunders RN, Vanderlan WB, JSMA 2017;58(6/7):192 - 193
  • Cervical spine immobilization in penetrating cervical trauma is associated with an in- creased risk of indirect central neurological injury  
    Turnock AR, Carney MJ, Fleischer BP, McSwain NE, Vanderlan WB, Trauma Emergency Care
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Holding Hostile Organisms At Bay – The Cost of Isolation
    Jill R. Cherry- Bukowiec, Sharon Dickinson, Craig A. Meldrum, Christy Zalewski, Ali F. Mallat, Wesley B. von Riedenauer, Brian S. Knipp, Melissa Brunsvold, Pauline K. ..., Surg Inf 2008;9(2):264-269
  • All-Cause ICU Mortality: The Right Metric?
    Ali F. Mallat, Wesley B. von Riedenauer, Senthil Jayarajan, Nabil Issa, Craig A. Meldrum, Pauline K. Park, Lena M. Napolitano, Crit Care Med 2007;35(12):A145
  • Rates of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia are Higher in Patients Undergoing Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy Compared to Infrarenal or Pararenal Aneurysmectomy
    Brian S. Knipp, Wesley B. von Riedenauer, Jill R. Cherry- Bukowiec, Ali F. Mallat, Christy Zalewski, Craig A. Meldrum, Lena M. Napoli- tano, Peter K. Henke, Surg Inf 2008;9(2):284-285
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Lectures

  • Posterior Thoracic Reconstruction - A Novel Approach 
    Chest Wall Injury Society Case Presentation Series - (Video/Remote) - 11/25/2020
  • Posterior Thoracic Reconstruction - A Novel Approach: a case presentations of the Chest Wall Injury Society 
    Chest Wall Injury Society Case Series - 11/25/2020
  • Causes of Death Among Seventy-Four Military Casualties in the Ukrainian Con- flict 
    20th European Congress of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, Prague, Czech Republic - 5/6/2019
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Authored Content

  • Emergency Medicine in UkraineOctober 2016
  • Emergency Medicine in UkraineJanuary 2016

Press Mentions

  • Ukrainian Trauma Training
    Ukrainian Trauma TrainingJanuary 25th, 2021
  • Trauma Training in Ukraine
    Trauma Training in UkraineJanuary 25th, 2021
  • Emergency Medicine in Ukraine
    Emergency Medicine in UkraineMarch 17th, 2022
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Committees

  • Medical Director, European Specialist Group S.R.O. 2016 - Present
  • Advisor for Trauma & Emergency Medicine, Minister of Health - Ukraine, The Honorable Ulana Suprun, MD 2017 - 2019

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow
  • Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
    Member
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
    Member
  • Association of Academic Surgeons
    Member
  • National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS)
    Member
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Member
  • American Legion
    Member
  • Air Force Association
    Member

Industry Relationships

  • Speakers Panel, MiMedex Group, Inc.Complex Wound Management Human Amnion/Chorion Matrix Utilization2013 - 2022
  • Speakers Panel, Smith & Nephew BiotherapeuticsComplex Wound Management Use of Biotherapeutics2012 - 2015
  • Consultant, Medtronic Advanced EnergyDevelopment of Laparoscopic Plasma Blade2012 - 2014