Brian King, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. King received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the United States Naval Academy. He then earned his medical degree from Georgetown University. Dr. King completed training in Undersea and Hyperbaric medicine at the Naval Undersea Medical Institute in Groton, CT and served as a Diving Medical Officer for three years before returning to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Virginia to complete his residency in General Surgery. He completed his fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. King is Board Certified in both General Surgery and Critical Care. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. King joined Lakeview Medical Center in 2008 after 15 years in the US Navy. He is an Assistant Professor in Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine. During his years at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, he served as a General and Pediatric Surgeon as well Assistant Head of Critical Care Medicine. An experienced Academic Surgeon, Dr. King has earned numerous teaching awards including twice winning the John S. Jordan Award for General Surgery Attending of the Year.

Dr. King’s interest and scope of practice include all aspects of General Surgery with a focus on:

• Minimally Invasive approaches and advanced laparoscopic technique
• Surgery of the Breast
• Endocrine Surgery – thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, and adrenal
• Pediatric Surgery
• Endoscopy

Dr. King lives in Suffolk with his wife Jackie and their four children: Thomas, Connor, Cassie, and Rory.

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