
Don K Nakayama MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Professor of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine
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101 Manning DrChapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-6759
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Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1978 - 1984
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1979 - Present
- FL State Medical License 2015 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 1993 - 2025
- WV State Medical License 2013 - 2017
- PA State Medical License 1984 - 1994
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsEvaluating the Accuracy, Comprehensiveness, and Validity of ChatGPT Compared to Evidence-Based Sources Regarding Common Surgical Conditions: Surgeons' Perspectives.Hazem Nasef, Heli Patel, Quratulain Amin, Samuel Baum, Asanthi Ratnasekera
The American Surgeon. 2025-03-01 - Failure to Rescue a Virtuoso: The Death of Emanuel Feuermann.Don K Nakayama
The American Surgeon. 2025-01-01 - Mark Ravitch and How Surgical Stapling Devices Came to America.Don K Nakayama
The American Surgeon. 2025-01-01
Press Mentions
- Dr. Don Nakayama Appointed Senior Associate Dean of MUSM’s Columbus CampusDecember 5th, 2022
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