Dr. Michael Lekawa MD
Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care
Uci Medical Center 101 The City Drive S Orange CA, 92868About
Membership in the Pacific Coast Surgical Association Fellow, American College of Surgeons Fellow, Southen California Chapter, American College of Surgeons American College of Surgeons, Committee on ...
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1990
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Awards
- 1997, 1997, 1997 American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma, Verification Subcom
- 2012-2014 Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association
Treatments
- Parathyroid Disease, Surgical Procedures, Trauma
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