Michael Rhodes M.D., Chair, Department of Surgery
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 As chair of
Christiana Care's Department of Surgery, Michael Rhodes, M.D., leads a surgical
staff of more than 200 surgeons representing 13 specialties. Together, they
perform more than 46,000 operations each year in 55 operating rooms.
The Department of Surgery has flourished under Dr. Rhodes' leadership since
his appointment in 1995. A professor of surgery at Thomas Jefferson University
in Philadelphia, he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is
certified as a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery in both general surgery
and surgical critical care.
He received a bachelor's degree in pre-medicine from Pennsylvania State
University and his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College. He completed
his residency in general surgery at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in
Allentown, Pa. That training was interrupted for two years of duty as a
captain in the United States Army.
After completing a fellowship in trauma and critical care at the Maryland
Institute of Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Rhodes was appointed as chief of
Trauma at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, which became Pennsylvania's first
Level I trauma center. He also developed the region's first MedEvac
helicopter program.
Dr Rhodes is the author or co-author of more that 60 scientific journal
articles and 20 chapters in surgical textbooks. He is an editor of a textbook of
emergency surgery and has given more than 200 lectures to regional and national
audiences on a broad variety of topics.
Dr. Rhodes has holds many awards and distinguished appointments for his
achievements as a clinician and teacher in the field of surgery and trauma,
including:
- The Curtis P. Artz Award from the American Trauma Society, presented to
individuals for outstanding long-term contributions to the field of
trauma.
- The Trauma Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons.
- Three-time Teacher of the Year at Lehigh Valley Hospital.
- President of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
- Vice President for the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
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