WilliamPalmerSchecterMD
General Surgery • San Francisco, CATrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
San Francisco General Hospital
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Office
1001 Potrero Ave
Rm 3A37
San Francisco, CA 94110Phone+1 415-206-4634Fax+1 415-206-5484
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1976 - 1978
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1973 - 1975
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1972 - 1973
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1972
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1976 - 2025- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1756 citationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017Sandra I. Berríos-Torres, Craig A Umscheid, Dale W. Bratzler, Brian F Leas, Erin C. Stone
JAMA Surgery. 2017-08-01 - 371 citationsWithholding and Withdrawal of Life Support from the Critically IllNicholas G. Smedira, B. H. Evans, L. S. Grais, Neal H. Cohen, Bernard Lo
The New England Journal of Medicine. 1990-02-01 - 39 citationsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with pancreatic trauma.Stanley J. Rogers, John P. Cello, William P. Schecter
The Journal of Trauma. 2010-03-01
Press Mentions
The Future of Global SurgeryOctober 26th, 2017
CDC Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 Special Communication Clinical Review & EducationMay 3rd, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish, French, Hebrew
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