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Leigh Slater, MD, General Surgery, Santa Rosa, CA

Leigh Ann Slater MD FACS

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care


Critical Care Specialist

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  • 1165 Montgomery DriveSanta Rosa, CA 95405

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Summary

  • Dr. Leigh Slater is a critical care specialist in Santa Rosa, CA. She earned her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in 2005 and completed her General Surgery residency at Detroit Medical Center. She further specialized with two fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma/Acute Care Surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Her professional experience includes roles at Annadel Medical Group (now Providence Medical Group) and academic and clinical positions at institutions like Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. She is adept in critical care procedures, including arterial and central venous access, critical care ultrasound, ventilator management and trauma resuscitation skills, and has published extensively on various surgical topics. Dr. Slater has received several honors, including being inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 2019.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2012 - 2013
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2011 - 2012
  • Detroit Medical Center
    Detroit Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2011
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2005
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Biology, 1997 - 1999
  • San Juan College
    San Juan CollegeA.S., Premedical Sciences, 1995 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2015 - 2027
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2012 - 2019
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2005 - 2013
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • Surgical Critical Care
    American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2019
  • Phi Beta Kappa Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences, 1999
  • Surgical Critical Care Award Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Changing Trends in Use of Seizure Prophylaxis Following TBI: A shift from PHE to LEV  
    Kruer RM, Harris LH, Goodwin H, Kornbluth J, Thomas KP, Slater LA, Haut ER, Journal of Critical Care, 1/1/2013
  • Cancer Immunotherapy Using Sindbis Virus Replicon Particles Encoding a VP22-Antigen Fusion  
    Cheng WF, Hung CF, Hsu KF, Chai CY, He L, Polo JM, Slater LA, Ling M, Wu TC, Human Gene Therapy, 1/1/2002
  • Enhancement of Sindbis Virus Self-Replicating RNA Vaccine Potency by Targeting Antigen to Endosomal/Lysosomal Compartments  
    Cheng WF, Hung CF, Hsu KF, Chai CY, He L, Ling M, Slater LA, Roden RBS, Wu TC, Human Gene Therapy, 1/1/2001
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Enhancement of Semliki Forest Virus Self-Replicating RNA Vaccine Potency by Targeting Antigen to Endosomal/Lysosomal Compartment
    Wang TL, Slater LA, Yang YC, Hung CF, Hsu KF, Roden RBS, Kurman RJ, Wu TC, 18th International Papillomavirus Conference, 1/1/2000

Lectures

  • Pringle Maneuver, Cholecystectomy, Splenorrhaphy and Splenectomy, Bowel Resection and Anastomosis 
    Johns Hopkins University Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD - 12/14/2014
  • Skills Stations on Shock and Surgical Skills (Needle Chest Decompression, Tube Thoracostomy, Pericardiocentesis, Cricothyrotomy, Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage, Central ... 
    University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD - 11/13/2014
  • Thoracic Trauma 
    University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD - 11/13/2014
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Committees

  • Board of Directors, SCCM Northern California Chapter 2019 - Present
  • President, SCCM Northern California Chapter 2022 - 2024

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