Dr. Daniel R Ponticiello MD
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
26800 Crown Valley Pkwy Suite 205 Mission Viejo CA, 92691About
Dr. Daniel Ponticiello is a critical care surgeon practicing in Mission Viejo, CA. Dr. Ponticiello 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. Ponticiello 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 University of Dominica 2006
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
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