Dr. Brendon Leif Gelford
Emergency Physician
211 Saint Francis Drive Cape Girardeau Missouri, 63703About
Level III Trauma Center Cardiac Center Stroke Center Cancer Center Our emergency department evaluated and treats patients from the specialty areas above with about 42,000 annual visits per year.
Education and Training
Loma Linda University
Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine- Emergency Medicine
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
Provider Details
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Department Head for Emergency Room, Saint Francis Medical Center -
- Senior Medical Officer of Clinics -
- Department Head of Emergency Room, Director of Medical Services, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton -
- Local, Regional, and National Public Speaking; Lectured 3 Times Per Year -
Awards
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine Mitchell Goldman Service Award 2012
- Navy Meritorious Service Medal, Operation Enduring Freedom, USS Peleliu (LHA-5) 2002
- Navy Commendation Medal, awarded 4 times
Internships
- Loma Linda University (Pediatrics)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Articles and Publications
- 2011 Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Vol 82 No. 1, Second Author
What do you attribute your success to?
- Family, Mother, Father, and Lots of Prayer
Areas of research
- other interests in medicine include Age-Management Medicine since 2003.
Philanthropic Initiatives
- Oceanside Seventh-Day Adventist Church medical mission to the Federated States of Micronesia 2004 and 2014.Oceanside Seventh-Day Adventist Church medical missions Erendera, Mexico, 2004, 2005 and 2006.Christians in Action Medical Missions Outreach, Philippines 1999 and 2000.21 years continuous service United States Navy
Teaching and speaking
- Core Faculty at Naval Medical Center San Diego Emergency Department teaching and proctoring 24 Emergency Medicine residents, giving lectures two to three times annually from OCT 2006 to NOV 2009
Favorite Place to Vacation
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Europe and Hawaii
Hobbies / Sports
- Medical Mission Trips, Surfing, Exercising, Traveling
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of Emergency Medicine
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