Dr. Lucas A Birmelin M.D.
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
6367 E Tanque Verde Rd Suite 200 Tucson AZ, 85715About
Dr. Lucas Birmelin is a critical care surgeon practicing in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Birmelin 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. Birmelin 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
Univ of Nm Sch of Med, Albuquerque Nm 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
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