Dr. O’Donnell received his medical degree training from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He completed his internship and general surgery residency at Good Samaritan and Martin Luther King Hospitals. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and has been re-certified twice.
Dr. O’Donnell is a clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Southern California and a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He is trained and practices all aspects of general surgery, including laparoscopic surgery. His main interests are in breast diseases and gastrointestinal surgery.
O’Donnell, V.A., et al: Penetrating Wounds of the Abdomen. JNMA, August 1975.
O’Donnell, V.A., et al: Prevention of Sepsis in Penetrating Abdominal Wounds. Paper presented at the Southern California Chapter of The American College of Surgeons, Newport Beach, California, January 1976.
O’Donnell, V.A., Mandal, A., Lou, M.A., Thadepalli, H., et al: Use of Carbinicillin in Penetrating Abdominal Wounds. Paper presented at Southern California Chapter of American College of Surgeons, Palm Springs, California, January 1977
O’Donnell, V.A., et al: Prospective Study of Antimicrobial Therapy in Penetrating Abdominal Injuries. Scientific Exhibit at Dallas, Texas, October 1977, American College of Surgeons Meeting.
Mandal, A.K., O’Donnell, V.A., et al: Carbinicillin in the Management of Penetrating Abdominal Injuries. 10th International Conference of Chemotherapy, Zurich, Switzerland, September 1977.
O’Donnell, V.A., et al: Evaluation of Carbinicillin Compared to Combined Therapy with Clindamycin and Gentamicin in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma, Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 147:525, 1978.
Mandal, A.K., O’Donnell, V.A., et al: Prospective Study of Anti-microbial Therapy in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma. Paper presented at 19th Annual Clinical Congress of Abdominal Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1978.
Mandal, A.K., O’Donnell, V.A., et al: Evaluation of a Single Drug, Carbiicillin, Compared to Combined Clindamycin and Gentamicin Therapy in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma. Paper presented at the 30th Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Palm Springs, California, April 1978.
O’Donnell, V.A., Lou, M.A., Alexander, J.R., Mandal, A.K.: Role of Antibiotics in Penetrating Abdominal Trauma. American Surgeon, Vol. 44:574, 1978.
O’Donnell, V.A., Atik, M., Pick, R.: Evaluation and Management of Penetrating Wounds of the Neck: The Role of Emergency Angiography. American Journal of Surgery: Vol. 138:309, 1979.
