Cesar O. Avila, MD, Emergency Physician
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Cesar O. Avila, MD

Emergency Physician

9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego CA, 92123

About

Dr. Cesar Avila practices Emergency Medicine in San Diego, CA. Dr. Avila assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Avila examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.

Education and Training

Duke University MD 2010

Board Certification

American Board of Emergency Medicine

American Board of Preventive Medicine

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Emergency MedicineClinical InformaticsMilitary Medicine

Professional Memberships

  • ACEP  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Mannino Avila Charitable Trust

Areas of research

Health IT

Military Medicine

Cesar O. Avila, MD's Practice location

Kaiser Permanente

9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd -
San Diego, CA 92123
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Get to know Emergency Physician Dr. Cesar O. Avila, who serves patients in San Diego, California.

A devoted emergency physician, Dr. Avila works with patients at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center.

Throughout his academic career, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Washington in 2005, and received his medical degree from the Duke University School of Medicine in 2010. He then went on to complete his residency in emergency medicine with Stanford Health Care in 2013.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), the doctor is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional, and examination standards.

Moreover, Dr. Avila is board-certified in clinical informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine, a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties that issues “certificates of special knowledge” in the specialty of preventive medicine.

Emergency medicine, also known as accident and emergency medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency physician works in an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients on an unscheduled basis.

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