Dr. Joaquim Michael Havens M.D.
Surgeon
75 Francis St Brigham And Womens H Boston MA, 02115Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Joaquim Havens is a general surgeon practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Havens 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. Havens 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
Harvard Medical School 2004
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- 22q13 deletion syndrome: an update and review for the primary pediatrician.
- A 78-year-old man with an elevated hemidiaphragm following trauma.
- Assessment of intra-abdominal pressure by measurement of abdominal wall tension.
- Videos in clinical medicine. Technique for temporary pelvic stabilization after trauma.
- Choosing wisely for syncope: low-value carotid ultrasound use.
- Platelet dysfunction and platelet transfusion in traumatic brain injury.
- The role of nontechnical skills in simulated trauma resuscitation.
- Trauma systems are associated with increased level 3 trauma centers.
- Outcomes after emergency abdominal surgery in patients with advanced cancer: Opportunities to reduce complications and improve palliative care.
- Risk Prediction Accuracy Differs for Emergency Versus Elective Cases in the ACS-NSQIP.
- Postdischarge complications following nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury.
- The elderly patient with spinal injury: treat or transfer?
- Use of National Burden to Define Operative Emergency General Surgery.
- Are appendectomy outcomes in level I trauma centers as good as we think?
- An Inconvenient Truth Regarding Operative Emergencies in General Surgery-Reply.
Fellowships
- Brigham & Women's Hospital, Fellow:Surgical Critical Care (Surgery) 2007
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