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Office
1212 Pleasant St
Ste 211
Des Moines, IA 50309Phone+1 515-283-1541Fax+1 515-283-0473
Summary
- Dr. James Swegle is a retired general/trauma surgeon in Des Moines, IA. He was affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UnityPoint Health-Iowa Lutheran Hospital and UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in 1985. He specialized in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in trauma and surgical critical care and acute care surgery (emergency general surgery). He has 8 publications and over 100 citings.
Education & Training
Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center)Residency, Surgery, 1985 - 1990
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1985
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 1986 - 2023
TX State Medical License 1995 - 2022
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2019
AR State Medical License 1995 - 2004- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsCosts associated with helmet use in motorcycle crashes: the cost of not wearing a helmetKatherine A. Heldt, Catherine Hackett Renner, David J. Boarini, James R. Swegle
Traffic Injury Prevention. 2012-03-29 - 42 citationsImplementation of a rib fracture triage protocol in elderly trauma patients.Sheryl M Sahr, Michael L. Webb, Catherine Hackett Renner, Rachael K. Sokol, James R. Swegle
Journal of Trauma Nursing. 2013-10-01 - 13 citationsThe cumulative effect of multiple critical care protocols on length of stay in a geriatric trauma population.Tiffany A. Frederickson, Catherine Hackett Renner, James R. Swegle, Sheryl M Sahr
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2013-01-01
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