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Office
875 Swift Blvd
Richland, WA 99352Phone+1 509-946-1654
Summary
- Dr. Lewis Zirkle Jr., MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in Richland, Washington. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Washington. He is affiliated with Kadlec Regional Medical Center.
Education & Training
Letterman Army Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1968 - 1971
Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1967 - 1968- Duke University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1966 - 1967
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1966
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 1972 - 2024- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 260 citationsInjuries: the neglected burden in developing countriesRichard A. Gosselin, David Spiegel, Richard Coughlin, Lewis G. Zirkle
Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2009-04-01 - 15 citationsDevelopment of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, an...Adil Haider, John W Scott, Colin D Gause, Mira Meheš, Grace Hsiung
World Journal of Surgery. 2017-10-01 - 52 citationsLow infection rates after 34,361 intramedullary nail operations in 55 low- and middle-income countries: validation of the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) on...Sven Young, Stein Atle Lie, Geir Hallan, Lewis G. Zirkle, Lars B. Engesæter
Acta Orthopaedica. 2011-11-25
Press Mentions
Organizations Strengthening Health Care in Developing CountriesJune 27th, 2022- PBS Puts Spotlight on Richland’s Global Miracle WorkerMay 13th, 2021
Drs. Lewis Zirkle, Walter Lowe & More: 8 Orthopedic Surgeons Making Headlines FeaturedMarch 2nd, 2018- Join now to see all
