Dr. Joanne Ondrush MD
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
6355 Walker Lane 300 Alexandria VA, 22310About
Dr. Joanne Ondrush is a critical care surgeon practicing in Alexandria, VA. Dr. Ondrush 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. Ondrush 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
Ross University School Of Medicine, Roseau, Commonwealth Of Dominica, West Indies MD
Ross University / School of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine 1998
Ross University, School of Medicine,Roseau, Dominica Medicine
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2001
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Awards
- George Washington University Hospital 1998 Intern of the Year
Fellowships
- George Washington University 2003
- Critical Care, Geroge Washington University, Washington D.C., USA 2003
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