Dr. Leonard J Weireter MD
Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care
825 Fairfax Ave Suite 610 Norfolk VA, 23507Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Leonard Weireter is a general surgeon practicing in Norfolk, VA. Dr. Weireter specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Weireter provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
University At Buffalo SUNY School Of Med and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Ny 1980
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1980
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Newer diagnostic modalities for vascular injuries: the way we were, the way we are.
- Guidelines for emergency tracheal intubation immediately after traumatic injury.
- Nonoperative trauma management: has the pendulum swung too far? The distinguished Dr. William Matory lecture.
- Late fatal hemorrhage in pediatric liver trauma.
- Assessing surgical skill training under hazardous conditions in a virtual environment.
- A simulation-based training system for surgical wound debridement.
- Dynamic computed tomography as an ancillary screening test for traumatic thoracic aortic injuries: a critical review.
- Obesity and increased mortality in blunt trauma.
- Experience in Haiti allows college to better prepare for future crises.
- Mass casualty triage: an evaluation of the science and refinement of a national guideline.
- Liability reforms needed to provide timely care to disaster victims.
- The trauma pan scan: what else do you find?
- Do postoperative antibiotics prevent abscess formation in complicated appendicitis?
- Role of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma in the care of the injured.
- Mechanical debridement. Views from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia.
Treatments
- Burns
- Femur Fracture
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600 GRESHAM DR NORFOLK VA 23507BON SECOURS DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTERl
150 KINGSLEY LANE NORFOLK VA 23505