Bio/CV - MCCG General Surgery Residency

Leon N. Sykes, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Surgical Critical Care
Residency: Mercy Hospital (Pittsburgh)
Fellowships:
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan;
- Surgical Critical Care, Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center
BIOSKETCH
Education
1970 - 1974 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio - Bachelor of Arts
1974 - 1978 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio - Doctor of Medicine
Postdoctoral Training
1985 - 1985 Fellowship - Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
The Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC
1983 - 1985 Fellowship - Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1978 - 1983 General Surgery Residency
Mercy Hospital - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Academic Appointments
2009 - Present Associate Director Surgical Critical Care & Trauma Services
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Medical Center of Central Georgia, Trauma Services, Macon, Georgia
2006 - 2009 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Trauma Services, Surgical Critical Care Services
Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
2000 - 2004 Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
1998 - 2000 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Director, Trauma Program
Attending Surgeon, Trauma, General, Thoracic Surgery
The Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
1988 - Present Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
1988 - 1991 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chief, Trauma Section
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
1987 - 1988 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Case-Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• John Alexander Society
• Chicago Trauma Society
• Beta Beta Beta (Biological Sciences Honorary)
• Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Medical Honorary)
RESEARCH / CLINICAL INTERESTS

PRESENTATIONS
Sykes L: “Chest Wall Stabilization” Presented at the meeting of the Georgia Surgical Society,
September 13, 2009.
Sykes L, Imbembo A: “The Trauma Anatomy/Surgical Skills Course-A Useful Adjunct to Trauma
Teaching” Presented at the meeting of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Longboat Key,
Florida, 1989.
PUBLICATIONS
1) Sykes L, Champion HR, Fouty W: Wound Ballistics-An Update. Contemporary Surgery,
September 1986.
2) Sykes L, Champion HR, Fouty W: Dumdums, Hollowpoints, and Devastators: Techniques
Utilized to Increase the Wounding Capacity of Bullets. J Trauma 28: 618-623, 1988.
3) Sykes L: An Improved Technique for Partial Splenectomy. American Surgeon 55: 508-510,
August 1989.
4) Sykes L, Cowgill F: Management of Hemorrhage from Severe Scalp Lacerations with Raney
Clips. Annuals of Emergency Medicine 19: 995-996, September 1989.
5) Champion HR, Sykes L: Emergency Airway Management. In Carter, Dudley ed., Robb and
Smith’s Operative Surgery. Trauma Volume eds., Champion HR, Robb JV, Trunkey D.
Butterworth’s 1989.
6) Champion HR, Sykes L: Emergency Room Thoracotomy. In Carter, Dudley ed., Robb and
Smith’s Operative Surgery. Trauma Volume eds., Champion HR, Robb JV, Trunkey D.
Butterworth’s 1989.
7) Trunkey DB, Champion HR, Sykes LN, Gabrum SGA: Special Problems in Operative
Management. In Carter, Dudley ed., Robb and Smith’s Operative Surgery. Trauma Volume eds.,
Champion HR, Robb JV, Trunkey D. Butterworth’s 1989.