OrlandoCKirtonMD
General Surgery • Abington, PATrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Professor of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University
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Office
1245 Highland Ave
Ste 302
Abington, PA 19001Phone+1 215-481-7462Fax+1 215-481-2159
Summary
- Dr. Orlando Kirton is a general surgeon in Abington, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and Abington Jefferson Health. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 34 years. He specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in trauma and surgical critical care, acute care surgery, and acute care surgery (emergency general surgery). He has more than 80 publications, 30 book chapters and over 500 citings.
Clinical Expertise
- Trauma and surgical critical care, Acute care surgery
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1991 - 1992- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1990 - 1991
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1990
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
CT State Medical License 1999 - 2016
FL State Medical License 1991 - 2000- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 18 citationsCompartment syndrome in the critically injured following massive resuscitation: case reports.Ernest F. J. Block, Sylvia Dobo, Orlando C. Kirton
The Journal of Trauma. 1995-10-01 - 24 citationsWhat is taught, what is tested: findings and competency-based recommendations of the Undergraduate Medical Education Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.Heidi L. Frankel, Paul L. Rogers, Rajesh R. Gandhi, Eugene B. Freid, Orlando C. Kirton
Critical Care Medicine. 2004-09-01 - 107 citationsA prospective, randomized comparison of an in-line heat moisture exchange filter and heated wire humidifiers: rates of ventilator-associated early-onset (community-acq...Orlando C. Kirton, Bryan DeHaven, J. Morgan, Orlando Morejon, Joseph M. Civetta
Chest. 1997-10-01
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- Fellow
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