Faculty & Staff >> James W. Turner, MD
Chairman Department of Surgery
Residency Program Director
Room M204
718-670-1566
Education:
Institution
Years
Medical Education
Medical College of Virginia
Virginia
1966-1970
Internship
NYU Medical Center
New York, NY
1970-1971
Residency Training
NYU Medical Center
Department of Surgery
Bellevue Hospital
New York, NY
1971 - 1975
Board Certification(s):
Diplomat American Board of General Surgery
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Qualified in Surgical Critical Care
Diplomat of the American Board of Surgical Critical Care
Licensure:
New York
Academic Appointments:
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Member: The Lang Research Center Scientific Advisory Board
Medical Specialties:
General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Affiliations/Professional Societies:
Medical Society of the State of New York
1976
American College of Surgeons, Brooklyn Long island Chapter
1980
American Medical Association
1981
The New York Society of Critical Care
1984
Eastern Vascular Society
1991
Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor
1994
The New York Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
1997
The New York Surgical Society
1997
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
1999
Association of Program Directors of Surgery
2001
Association for Surgical Education
2001
Treasurer of American College of Surgeons, Brooklyn Long Island College
2003 - 2005
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
2004
Vice President of American College of Surgeons,
Brooklyn Long Island Chapter
2005
Member of the Society for Vascular Surgery
2005
Medical Specialties:
Critical Care Surgery
Recognition and Honors:
Recognition as one of Best Doctor 3 categories: New York Magazine, Best Doctor's in NY and America's Top Doctors
2004
The Dr. Louis Lester Award by the Beth Tortolani Foundation for commitment & dedication to women.
2005
Recognition as one of New York's Best Doctors, and America's Best Doctor
2005
Languages Spoken:
English
Rudimentary Spanish
Areas of Special Interest:
Teaching
Medical Error Reduction
Hobbies:
Sailing
Current Publications:
Shemen, L., Oh, A., Turner, JW. Reoperative Thyroid Surgery - Operational Techniques in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, June, 2003
Lin E, Tiszenkel HI, Turner JW. Laboratory research training for residents in a community-based teaching hospital. (Submitted, Archives of Surgery) 2001.
Upadhyay A, Maurer J, Turner JW, Tiszenkel H, Rosengart T. Elective bedside tracheostomy in the intensive care unit. Jour of Am Col of Surg July 1996; 183:51-55.
Maurer J, Turner JW, Weinbaum F. Reducing the inappropriate use of parental
nutrition in an acute care teaching hospital. J Parental and Enteral Nutrition 1996;20(4)272-74.
Nori D, Merimsky O, Osian A, Heffernan M, Cortes E, Turner JW. Palladium-103:
A new radioactive source in the treatment of unresectable carcinoma of the pancreas: A phase I-II study. Department of Radiation Oncology, New York Hospital Queens; Department of Medical Oncology, New York Hospital Queens; Department of Surgery, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, New York. Jour. Of Surgical Oncology 1996; (61)300-305
Maurer J, Turner JW. One stage operative management of gallstone ileus. Hepatology 1995;22(4)503A.
Sahgal V, Urban C, Noriel M, Weinbaum FI, Turner JW, Rahal J. Quinupristin/dalfopristin (RP59500) therapy for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium aortic graft infection case report. Microbial Drug Resistance 1995;1(3)245-247.
Turner JW. Tumor ploidy as a risk factor for disease recurrence and short survival in surgically-treated dukes B2 colon cancer patient. Journal Surg Oncol May 1995.
Maurer J, Abularrage C, Turner JW, Weinbaum FI. Mechanical ventilation for the elderly. JAMA October 1993; 270(15)1801-02.
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