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Dionne Skeete, MD

Clinical Professor of Surgery - Acute Care Surgery

Introduction

Dr. Skeete studies trauma care delivery and surgical critical care, Temporary Vena Caval Filters, Selective Delays for Trauma CT, Fall Prevention in the Emergency Department, and VAP Research

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Surgery - Acute Care Surgery
  • Director, Acute Care Surgery Division, Department of Surgery
  • Medical Director, Trauma Services
  • Medical Director, Surgery Specialty Clinic

Education

  • MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  • BS, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
  • Resident in General Surgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Fellow in Surgical Critical Care, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Research Interests

  • Fall Prevention
  • Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

Licenses & Certifications

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) State Faculty, American College of Surgeons, Iowa, United States
  • Certified Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) Course Director & Instructor
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Course Director & Instructor
  • Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery
  • Board Certified, General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
  • Certified, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Iowa Board of Medicine, Medical License

Selected Publications