Vicente Cortes, MD
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
Acute Care, Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Attending, Reading Hospital Trauma Center, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA
Penn Medicine Clinician, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Neuro-Critical Care Attending Surgeon, Reading Hospital, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Tower Health System
Reading Hospital Trauma Center
Trauma Administration TG
420 South 5th Avenue
West Reading, PA 19611
Reading Hospital Trauma Center
Trauma Administration TG
420 South 5th Avenue
West Reading, PA 19611
Office: 484-628-4888
Fax: 484-628-4880
Fax: 484-628-4880
Education:
Bachelor
Colegio Refous, Bogotá, Colombia, 1972.
MD
National University of Colombia School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia, 1980.
Permanent linkBachelor
Colegio Refous, Bogotá, Colombia, 1972.
MD
National University of Colombia School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia, 1980.
Selected Publications
Alarcon L, Cortés V: Acute intestinal obstruction. Trauma, Third Edition. Ferrada R, Rodriguez A (eds.). Richmond, VA: Panamerican Trauma Society, 2020 (in press).Ottolino P, Ong A, Cortes V: Traumatic retroperitoneal hematoma. Trauma, Third Edition Ferrada R, Rodriguez A (eds.). Richmond, VA: Panamerican Trauma Society, 2020 (in press).
Foster SM, Muller A, Conklin J, Cortes V, Fernandez FB, Geng TA Jr, Reilly EF, Sigal A, Ong AW: Is clinician assessment accurate or is routine pan-body CT needed in the stable intoxicated patient? American Journal of Surgery 218(4): 755-759, Oct. 2019 Notes: Epub July 17, 2019.
Malat J, Rivera L, Geng T, Powell D, Cortes V, Ong A: Fulminant soft tissue infection with intestinal ischemia associated with staphylococcus lugdunensis. American Surgeon 84(9): e423-e425, Sept. 1 2018.
Butts CA, Brady JJ 3rd, Wilhelm S, Castor L, Sherwood A, McCall A, Patch J, Jones P, Cortes V, Ong AW: Do simple beside lung function tests predict morbidity after rib fractures? American Journal of Surgery 213(3): 473-477, Mar. 2017 Notes: Epub Nov. 19, 2016.
Perea L, Ong A, Trupp R, Wilhelm S, Jones P, Layser S, Butler S, Sandel K, Cortes V, Fernandez F: Pediatric falls in a nonpediatric trauma center: When is trauma team activation needed? American Surgeon 82(8): e191-e193, Aug. 2016.
Perea L, Ong AW, Trupp R, Wilhelm S, Jones P, Layser S, Butler S, Cortés V, Sandel K, Fernandez F: Trauma team activation for pediatric falls: Is it necessary? Poster presented at the Southeastern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting, February 21, 2016, Atlanta, GA 2016.
Ong AW, Cortes V, Rodriguez A: Massive hepatic hemorrhage: Identification. Operative Techniques for Severe Liver Injury. Ivatury RR (eds.). New York: Springer, Page: 35-40, 2015 Notes: Chap. 4.
Ong A, Rodriguez A, Cortes V. Kelly R and Protech J: Non operative management of adult blunt pancreatic injuries: is it feasible? AAST 64th meeting Atlanta, GA- poster presentation September 2011.
Ong AW, Dysert K, Herbert C, Laux L, Granato J, Lefler R, Crawford J, Rodriguez A, Cortés V: Trends in central-line associated bloodstream infections in a trauma surgical intensive care unit. Archives of Surgery 146(3): 302-307, Mar. 2011.