RoccoR.TutelaJr.MD

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Rocco Tutela Jr., MD

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Office
11100 Warner Ave.
Suite 258
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone+1 714-868-6066

Fax+1 646-916-3134

Dr. Rocco Tutela Jr. is a general surgeon based in Fountain Valley, CA, with subspecialty expertise in minimally invasive surgery. He completed his surgical residency at Atlantic Health System/Morristown Medical Center, followed by fellowships in surgical critical care and hepatopancreatico and biliary surgery at Northwell Health. Dr. Tutela holds active positions as a surgeon at several Orange County hospitals, including Garden Grove Hospital, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, West Anaheim Medical Center, Huntington Beach Hospital and La Palma Intercommunity Hospital . His clinical experience encompasses Acute Care/Emergency General Surgery, including hernias, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and gastrointestinal surgery. He has been recognized as a top doctor in New Jersey and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Additionally, he holds positions on the Medical Executive Committee at these hospitals as Chief of Surgery and Director, of Transfusion Committee

Hernias, Minimally invasive surgery, Trauma and surgical critical care, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, General / Gastrointestinal surgery, Geriatric surgery, Acute care surgery (emergency general surgery), Palliative Surgery

North Shore University Hospital - Northwell HealthFellowship, Hepatopancreatico and Biliary, 2006 - 2007
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2005 - 2006
Atlantic Health System/Morristown Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2005
Saba University School of MedicineClass of 2000

PubMed

6 citations
Experience with railroad injuries at a major urban trauma center serving the United States-Mexico border.
Deowall Chattar-Cora, Rocco R. Tutela, Allison Daum, Douglas T. Cromack
The Journal of Trauma. 2007-05-01
11 citations
Marjolin's ulcer arising in a pressure ulcer.
Rocco R. Tutela, Mark S. Granick, Joseph Benevenia
Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 2004-11-01
5 citations
Inferior vena cava filter ensnarement by central line guide wires--a report of 4 cases and brief review.
Deowall Chattar-Cora, Rocco R. Tutela, Nirman Tulsyan, Roshani Patel, Ernest A. Cudjoe
Angiology. 2004-07-01

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Chief of Surgery, Medical Executive Committee Garden Grove Hospital 2025 - Present
Chief of Surgery, Medical Executive Committee La Palma Intercommunity Hospital 2025 - Present
Chief of Surgery, Medical Executive Committee Huntington Beach Hospital 2025 - Present
Director, Transfusion Committee, Medical Executive Committee UCI-Fountain Valley Hospital 2022 - Present
Member, Robotic Steering Committee-RWJBH-NB 2018 - 2021