Trauma Surgeons
Providing critical care when minutes matter.
LRMC’s Trauma Surgeons are Board certified/eligible in General and Critical Care surgery. They provide trauma call on a continuous basis and provide 24-hour coverage for trauma patients in the TICU. The clinic is located at 1629 Lakeland Hills Boulevard. To make an appointment, call 687-1259.
Olumide Sobowale, M.D., Director of Trauma
Specialties and CertificationsGeneral Surgery – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery
Surgical Critical Care – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Surgery
Critical Care Certification
Trauma Surgery
Education and Training
Medical School: Howard University, Washington D.C., M.D.
Additional Degrees: Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, PA
Internship: University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, Categorical Surgery
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, General Surgery
Fellowship: Hartford hospital, Hartford, CT, Surgical Critical Care
John Hower, Jr., M.D.
Specialties and Certifications
General Surgery – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Certification
Vascular Surgery
Education and Training
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, M.D.
Additional Degrees: Duke University, Durham, NC, Ph.D.
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, B.A.
Internship: Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, Tulane University Division, Straight Surgical
Residency: Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals of Louisiana, General Surgery
Fellowship: Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA,
East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA, Vascular Surgery
P. Jacques Jean-Pierre, M.D.
Specialties and Certifications
General Surgery – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Certification
Surgical Critical Care – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Surgery Critical Care Certification
Trauma Surgery
Education and Training
Medical School: Medical School University of Haiti, M.D.
Internship: Sydenham hospital, New York, NY, Surgery
Residency: Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD, General Surgery
Fellowship: Westchester County Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhall, NY, Surgical Critical Care
Joanne M. Lee, M.D.
Specialties and Certifications
General Surgery – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Certification
Surgical Critical Care
Trauma Surgery
Education and Training
Internship: University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, General Surgery
Residency: University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, Surgery Critical Care
Debra L. Seoane, M.D.
Specialties and Certifications
General Surgery – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Certification
Surgical Critical Care – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery/Surgery Critical Care Certification
Trauma Surgery
Education and Training
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, M.D.
Additional Degree: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, B.S.
Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, General Surgery
Residency: Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, General Surgery
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Surgery Critical Care
Ward B. Wall, Jr., M.D.
Specialties and Certifications
General Surgery – Board Certified, American Board of Surgery Certification
Surgical Critical Care
Trauma Surgery
Education and Training
Internship: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, M.D.
Additional Degree: Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, B.S.
Internship: Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C., General Surgery
Residency: Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C., Chief Resident, General Surgery
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C., Trauma/Critical Care