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Area of Expertise: Emergency Medicine - General/cardiovascular

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James W. Hoekstra, MD

Professor of Surgery - Emergency Medicine

Hoekstra is the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine in a university-based level-one trauma center. He wrote two books: "Handbook of Cardiovascular Emergencies" in 1996 and "Handbook of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2nd Ed.," in 2001. He is past president of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine and is a reviewer for JAMA, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Journal of Respiratory Diseases, and Drugs. Hoekstra also received the Annals of Emergency Medicine Outstanding Consultant Award in 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2001.

Faculty Profile, Research and Publications

Keywords

general emergencies, chest pain and cardiovascular emergencies

IN THE NEWS

Brenner Children's Hospital Only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in the State

Brenner Children's Hospital at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center recently received Level I Pediatric Trauma Center status from the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. Brenner Children's Hospital is the only children's hospital in North Carolina to receive this prestigious designation.

Chair of Emergency Medicine Named Vice President for Clinical Business Development

Dr. James W. Hoekstra, chair of Emergency Medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has been named Vice President for Clinical Business Development effective September 1, 2012. Hoekstra will continue to serve as Chair of Emergency Medicine.

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