Dr. Chauniqua Kiffin is a board-certified general surgeon with specialties in trauma surgery and critical care medicine. After graduating magna cum laude from Howard University in Washington, DC, she earned her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 2003. She completed her general surgery residency, critical care fellowship and trauma surgery fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Female

Education

University Of Miami, 2003

Certifications

American Board of Surgery-Surgery
American Board of Surgery-Surgical Critical Care

Publications

• View Dr. Chauniqua Kiffin's publications on PubMed

Research

• “Enhancing Patient Safety in the Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit,” Journal of Trauma, 2009

Professional Organizations

• Student National Medical Association
• American Medical Association
• Imhotep Academic Society
• Florida Committee on Trauma

Presentations

• “The Use of Ultrasound in the Acute Care Environment,” Critical Care Workshop, Florida Academy of Physician Assistants, August 2011, August 2010
• “Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and the Management of the Open Abdomen,” Fifth Annual Critical Care Symposium, Memorial Healthcare System, July 2011
• “Difficult Airways in Trauma,” Multidisciplinary Trauma Conference, Memorial Healthcare System, May 2010

Awards

• National Achievement Scholar
• Howard University Full Tuition Scholarship
• James Sistrunk Medical Society Scholar
• University of Miami Full Tuition Scholarship
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• Beta Kappa Chi Honor Fraternity
• Phi Beta Kappa Honor Fraternity