JamesMSverchekMD

Physician

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Dr. James Sverchek is an Emergency Medicine specialist based in Bakersfield, CA, with a medical degree from the University of Southern California obtained in 1982. He completed his internship at Orange County Global Medical Center and his residency in Emergency Medicine at Kern Medical Center. Dr. Sverchek has been an Emergency Medicine Physician at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital since 2019 and previously served as an Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCLA, associated with Kern Medical Center, from 1988 to 2019. He has expertise in advanced pain management, focusing on myofascial pain control. Notably, he published a paper on chemical pneumonitis from hydrocarbon aspiration in The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. His accolades include multiple Faculty of the Year awards from Kern Medical Center and serving as Chief Resident during his residency.

Kern Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1986 - 1988
Orange County Global Medical Center, Inc.Internship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1982, MD, Not KECK

PubMed

1 citations
Chemical pneumonitis from hydrocarbon aspiration.
Keimanh Pham, James Sverchek, Rick A McPheeters
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2008-08-01