Department of Surgical Education - Orlando Health
Department of Surgical Education - Orlando Health
Department of Surgical Education - Orlando Health
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<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Surgery Faculty (CONTINUED)<br />
Michael Cheatham, MD, FACS, FCCM<br />
Director, <strong>Surgical</strong>/Trauma Intensive Care Unit<br />
Program Director, <strong>Surgical</strong> Critical Care Fellowship<br />
Dr. Cheatham completed both his general surgery residency and surgical critical care<br />
fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He is board certified in general surgery, with added<br />
qualifications in surgical critical care.<br />
Dr. Cheatham’s research interests include advanced hemodynamic monitoring, shock<br />
resuscitation, abdominal compartment syndrome, disaster preparedness, and third-world<br />
medicine. He is active in a number <strong>of</strong> national and international surgical, trauma, and<br />
critical care societies. He was recently elected as the president <strong>of</strong> the World Society for<br />
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.<br />
Ernest Block, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCM<br />
Director, Trauma Services<br />
Dr. Block completed his general surgery residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in<br />
Philadelphia and completed his surgical critical care fellowship and trauma fellowship<br />
at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is board certified in general surgery with added<br />
qualifications in surgical critical care.<br />
Dr. Block is past-president <strong>of</strong> the Eastern Association for the Surgery <strong>of</strong> Trauma (EAST)<br />
and president-elect <strong>of</strong> the Florida Chapter <strong>of</strong> the American College <strong>of</strong> Surgeons. He<br />
recently received an MBA from University <strong>of</strong> Tennessee at Knoxville. His research interests<br />
include acute care surgery systems development, surgical infections and innovative<br />
technology for trauma.<br />
Matt W. Lube, MD, FACS<br />
Associate Director, <strong>Surgical</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />
Dr. Lube completed his general surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship<br />
at ORMC. He is board certified in general surgery with added qualifications in surgical<br />
critical care. He is currently the president <strong>of</strong> the Florida Society <strong>of</strong> Critical Care Medicine.<br />
Dr. Lube practices general and acute care surgery. He is actively involved in medical<br />
leadership at ORMC and is chairman <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Surgical</strong> Quality Committee. Dr. Lube serves<br />
as the director <strong>of</strong> the Basic Science Curriculum and will serve as the clerkship director for<br />
General Surgery for the University <strong>of</strong> Central Florida, College <strong>of</strong> Medicine.<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Surgery Faculty (CONTINUED)<br />
Howard G. Smith, MD, FACS, FCCM<br />
Director, Burn Services<br />
Dr. Smith completed his general surgery residency at Indiana University and completed<br />
his surgical critical care fellowship at the University <strong>of</strong> Connecticut/Hartford Hospital. He<br />
is board certified in general surgery with added qualifications in surgical critical care.<br />
John T. Promes, MD, FACS, FCCM<br />
Director, Outpatient Center for Surgery<br />
Dr. Promes completed his general surgery residency at the Washington Hospital Center<br />
and completed his surgical critical care fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.<br />
He is board certified in general surgery with added qualifications in surgical critical care.<br />
Daryl Wier, MD, FACS<br />
Dr. Wier completed his general surgery residency at Louisiana State University (LSU)<br />
Medical Center in New Orleans and is board certified in general surgery. He is pastpresident<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Florida <strong>Surgical</strong> Society and a past-governor <strong>of</strong> the American College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Surgeons. An expert in the field <strong>of</strong> minimally invasive surgery, Dr. Wier specializes<br />
in advanced laparoscopic procedures for hiatal hernias, gastroesophageal reflux disease<br />
(GERD) and weight loss surgery.<br />
Marin Radulescu, MD, FACS<br />
Director, <strong>Surgical</strong> Skills Lab<br />
Dr. Radulescu completed his surgical residency at Nassau University Medical Center<br />
in Long Island New York and a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery & Bariatrics<br />
at the Cleveland Clinic Florida. He is board certified in general surgery.<br />
Dr. Radulescu has published and presented at several pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
conferences on sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding and gastroparesis.<br />
He is director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Surgical</strong> Skills Lab.<br />
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