DavidPluradMD

General Surgery • Riverside, CA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Medical Director, Trauma Services

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Office
4234 Riverwalk Pkwy
Ste 120
Riverside, CA 92505
Phone+1 951-781-3672

Education & Training

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2004 - 2005
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2002
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1994
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 1900 - Present
CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
AL State Medical License 1993 - 2008
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Impact of Trauma Verification Level on Management and Outcomes of Combined Traumatic Brain and Solid Organ Injuries: An NTDB Retrospective Review.
Ayesha Tariq, Bhani Chawla-Kondal, Elliott Smith, Emily D Dubina, Nicholas W Sheets
The American Surgeon. 2024-11-01
1 citations
Survey of Diagnostic and Management Practices in Small Bowel Obstruction: Individual and Generational Variation Despite Practice Guidelines.
Samir M Fakhry, Therèse M Duane, Jeneva M Garland, James R Dunne, Stanley J Kurek
The American Surgeon. 2023-12-01
1 citations
Children ages one to four are disproportionally affected by chemical burns in a cross-sectional analysis of NEISS 2012-2021.
Aislyn Oulee, Ian Waldrop, Roy Mendoza, Chiemelie Onyekonwu, David S Plurad
Burns. 2023-11-01

Press Mentions

RCH Receives Trauma VerificationJanuary 10th, 2023
The Health Benefits of THC Are Overlooked in CBD ManiaAugust 24th, 2018
Can Medical Marijuana Save Football? Activists Call NFL to Loosen Rules on CannabisFebruary 8th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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