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Office
17 Kenwood Road
Garden City
Garden City, NY 11530Phone+1 516-384-4255
Summary
- Dr. George Deitrick is a general surgeon based in Garden City, NY, with extensive experience in wound management and clinical research, particularly in the context of chronic wounds and wound healing. He completed his surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania Health System after earning his MD from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Dr. Deitrick served for 20 years as an attending surgeon and a spinal cord injury physician at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. He remains an assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has held previous roles as a consultant, principal, and vice president in various healthcare organizations. His research has been published in notable journals such as the Annals of Internal Medicine and Microvascular Research. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His professional focus now is consulting with the biopharmaceutical, clinical healthcare delivery and the medico-legal spaces.
Clinical Expertise
- Wound management with growth factors, Abnormal wounds/wound healing, Chronic non-healing wounds, Clinical research, Medicolegal expertise, Medical consulting, Peer review, Expert testimony, Wound management, Biotechnology
Education & Training
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1976 - 1981
- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1976, MD
- Gettysburg CollegeBA, Beta Beta Beta, 1966 - 1970
- University of PennsylvaniaUndergraduate, 1964 - 1966
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1992 - 2027
- PA State Medical License 1978 - 2006
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- National Board of Medical ExaminersCertified
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsThe Effect of Oxandrolone on the Healing of Chronic Pressure Ulcers in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized TrialWilliam A. Bauman, Ann M. Spungen, Joseph F. Collins, Dennis W. Raisch, Chester Ho
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2013-05-21 - 11 citationsBasal sympathetic activity to the microcirculation in tetraplegic man revealed by wavelet transform of laser Doppler flowmetry.Alan Bernjak, George A. Deitrick, William A. Bauman, Aneta Stefanovska, John Tuckman
Microvascular Research. 2011-05-01 - 26 citationsReduced arterial circulation to the legs in spinal cord injury as a cause of skin breakdown lesions.George A. Deitrick, Joseph Charalel, William A. Bauman, John Tuckman
Angiology. 2007-04-01
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