Dr. Derek R Linklater M.D.
Emergency Physician (Pediatric) | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
36000 Darnall Loop Department Of Emerge Killeen TX, 76544About
Dr. Derek Linklater is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Killeen, TX. Dr. Linklater specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 1999
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1999
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Painful dilemmas: an evidence-based look at challenging clinical scenarios.
- Images in emergency medicine. Visual diagnosis: a painful rash.
- Use of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate for the repair of a fractured molar tooth.
- Images in emergency medicine. Infected urachal cyst.
- Pediatric retinal detachment due to Coats' disease diagnosed with bedside
- Traumatic testicular dislocation after minor trauma in a pediatric patient.
- Pediatric Trauma: Management From an Austere Prospective.
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