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Raul Coimbra, MD, General Surgery, San Diego, CA

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General Surgery • San Diego, CA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Chief, Division of Trauma, Univeristy of California San Diego Health Sciences

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  • Office

    200 W Arbor Dr
    Mail Code 8896
    San Diego, CA 92103
    Phone+1 619-543-7024
    Fax+1 619-543-7202

Education & Training

  • Faculty Of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa De Sao Paulo
    Faculty Of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa De Sao PauloClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2001 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • WSES Worldwide Emergency General Surgery Formation and Evaluation Project  
    Raul Coimbra, Rao Ivatury, BioMed Central
  • Impact of Trauma System Structure on Injury Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis  
    Raul Coimbra, Howard Champion, World Journal of Surgery
  • Novel Method Suggests Global Superiority of Short-Duration Antibiotics for Intra-Abdominal Infections  
    Nicholas Namias, Kaysie L Banton, Jeffrey A Claridge, Joseph Cuschieri, Raul Coimbra, Reza Askari, E Patchen Dellinger, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Authored Content

  • Management of Inferior Vena Caval Injury: Repair or Ligation? A Propensity Score Matching Analysis Using the National Trauma Data BankFebruary 2018
  • Management of Inferior Vena Caval Injury: Repair or Ligation? A Propensity Score Matching Analysis Using the National Trauma Data BankFebruary 2018

Press Mentions

  • New Emergency General Surgery Verification Program Releases Inaugural Standards for Quality Care in Emergency General Surgery
    New Emergency General Surgery Verification Program Releases Inaugural Standards for Quality Care in Emergency General SurgerySeptember 21st, 2022
  • RUHS-MC Becomes First ACS Level 1 Trauma Center in County
    RUHS-MC Becomes First ACS Level 1 Trauma Center in CountyJuly 12th, 2021
  • Riverside Med Center Named Only Level-1 Trauma Center in County
    Riverside Med Center Named Only Level-1 Trauma Center in CountyFebruary 1st, 2021
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Other Languages

  • Spanish, Portuguese

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