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John Fildes, MD
Specialty: Trauma and Critical Care Surgery Practice: Surgery
Location: University of Nevada School of Medicine (Administrative and Consultative Offices) - 2040 West Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas
Education
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas
Undergraduate: Union College
Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital (General Surgery)
Fellowship: Cook County Hospital (Surgical Critical Care)
Dr. John Fildes began his academic career as an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine in 1989 and visiting assistant professor in general surgery in 1992 at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
Among the awards and honors Dr. Fildes has received are the White House Medical Unit Certificate of Appreciation in 1998 and the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Award in 1998.
Dr Fildes was named 2006 Physician of the Year by the Nevada State Medical Association.
Dr. Fildes is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the Committee on Trauma with committee work including Trauma Registry and National Trauma Data Bank®. He is a state advocacy representative.
In 2006 Dr. Fildes was appointed chair of the Committee on Trauma.
Dr. Fildes is professor and vice chair of the University of Nevada School of Medicine Department of Surgery.
He is program director of general surgery and surgical critical care and chief of the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care.
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