GerardAnthonyBaltazarDOFACOS FACS

General Surgery • Bronx, NY

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Attending Surgeon

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Office
4422 3rd Ave
Dept Surgery
Bronx, NY 10457
Phone+1 718-960-6127

Education & Training

Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2015
University of ConnecticutFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2012 - 2013
Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterChief Residency, Surgery, 2011 - 2012
Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2012
Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 2007 - 2008
Touro University CaliforniaClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

NY State License 2010 - 2025
PA State License 2017 - 2020
NJ State License 2014 - 2019
CT State License 2012 - 2015
AOA Board of Surgery Surgery
AOA Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care (CAQ)
AOA Board of SurgerySurgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Oriens Award Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study.
Vanessa P Ho, Sami K Kishawi, Hannah Hill, Joseph O'Brien, Asanthi Ratnasekera
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2025-01-01
Surgical Management of Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Barium Impaction: Two Exemplary Cases.
Md Sibat Noor, Helen Liu, Boris Joutovsky, Dmitriy Rybitskiy, Gerard A Baltazar
Cureus. 2024-12-01
Split-Thickness Skin Grafting for the Management of Traumatic Pretibial Hematomas.
Boris Joutovsky, Patrizio Petrone, Daphnee Beaulieu, Jerry Rubano, Gerard A Baltazar
Cureus. 2024-10-01

Press Mentions

Using Cable Ties to Connect Thoracostomy Tubes to Drainage Devices Decreases Frequency of Unplanned DisconnectionJune 1st, 2020
A Tribute to Some of the Doctors Who Died from COVID-19November 27th, 2020

Research History

Research AssistantHamilton Genetics Laboratory Georgetown University Washington, DC1998 - 2002

Professional Memberships