Dr. Gregory E Peterson D.O.
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
411 Laurel St Suite 3275 Des Moines IA, 50314About
Dr. Gregory Peterson is a critical care surgeon practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Peterson specializes in the needs of critically ill surgical patients. Critical care surgeons are experts in treating physiologic responses to tissue injury from trauma, burns, infections, acute inflammation, operation and more. They are also trained to know how such injuries interact with other diseases that a patient may have. As a critical care surgeon, Dr. Peterson has a broad knowledge base and full understanding of the biology of the critically ill patient and the patients organ system functions.
Education and Training
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion and multiple daily injection therapy are equally effective in type 2 diabetes: a randomized, parallel-group, 24-week study.
- Intermediate and long-acting insulins: a review of NPH insulin, insulin glargine and insulin detemir.
- A checklist approach to selecting the optimal treatment regimen for a patient with type 2 diabetes.
- Analog insulin detemir for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a review.
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