Kitae Kim, MD, FACS, a Trauma Surgeon, General Surgeon & Critical Care Surgeon with Desert Surgical Associates
Get to know Trauma Surgeon, General Surgeon & Critical Care Surgeon Dr. Kitae Kim, who serves patients in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dr. Kim is a trauma surgeon, general surgeon & critical care surgeon at Desert Surgical Associates in Las Vegas, Nevada. Professionalism, an excellent work ethic, and a sense of fairness have continued to guide him in providing the best care possible for his patients.
Desert Surgical Associates features fellowship-trained surgeons specializing in traditional, robotic, and laparoscopic gastrointestinal and cancer surgeries. They are committed to ensuring quality care and go beyond to ensure each patient’s experience is trouble-free all the while achieving utmost satisfaction.
Academically, Dr. Kim received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn & Queens. He then earned his medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1997.
He subsequently completed his residency at St. Vincent Medical Center in Brooklyn and Queens. This was then followed by a fellowship at New York Medical College to advance his skills in surgical critical care.
With a commitment to excellence, he is board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.
In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Dr. Kim is a member of the Nevada State Medical Association and the American Medical Association. He is also affiliated with Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, where he is an attending surgeon.
Trauma surgery is a surgical specialty that utilizes both operative and non-operative management to treat traumatic injuries, typically in an acute setting. Trauma surgeons generally complete residency training in general surgery and often fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical care.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
Surgical critical care is a specialty of surgery and a primary component of general surgery related to the care of patients with acute, life-threatening or potentially life-threatening surgical conditions. A critical care surgeon is a surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim.
Learn more about Dr. Kitae Kim:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/318106-Kitae-Kim-Surgeon or through Desert Surgical Associates, https://www.dsalv.com/DSAphysicians.html
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