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Dr. John Burbidge Sorensen

Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Trauma Surgery
39 years of experience
George E Wahlen Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 500 Foothill Blvd, Salt Lake, UT 84148
(801) 582-1565

Overview
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Brief Intro

As an esteemed Board Certified General Surgeon, Dr. Sorensen has spent the last three years at Desert View Hospital in Pahrump Nevada, as the Head of Surgery. Prior to that, he was responsible for the transplant team at the University of Utah, School of Medicine. With a fellowship training in hepatobiliary and transplant surgery, his practice has focused on general, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, liver and kidney transplantation, laparoscopic procedures including kidney donation, and dialysis access procedures. Dr. Sorensen has also worked as a trauma surgeon at three different level 1 trauma centers and is a certified Advanced Trauma Life Support instructor. Dr. Sorensen not only enjoys serving his local community but also serving his country, as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps and has served four tours of overseas duty since 2001.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Western Reserve Care System

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Lewis Katz School Of Medicine At Temple University - 1986

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Location & Hours

George E Wahlen Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
500 Foothill Blvd, Salt Lake, UT 84148

Specialties Treated

Surgery
Transplant Surgery
Trauma Surgery

Conditions Addressed

Ventral Hernia
Femoral Hernia
Abdominal Hernia

Procedures Performed

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Insurance Accepted

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Humana
UnitedHealthcare

Cancer 5
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 6
Orthopedics 11
Neurology & Neurosurgery 7
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 9
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 8
Diabetes & Endocrinology 3
Children's Hospital 2
Urology 8
Psychiatry 12
Geriatrics 7
Rehabilitation 10
Obsterics & Gynecology 1
Ophthalmology 1
Ear, Nose & Throat 1
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 15