About
Dr. Areti Tillou is a full time academic surgeon, board certified in Surgey and Surgical Critical Care, specializing in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In the Department of Surgery, she serves as the Vice Chair for Education and the founding Director of the UCLA Department of Surgery Accredited Education Institute (AEI), which is part of the Center for the Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT). Additional responsibilities include serving as an Assistant Designated Institutional Official of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She currently serves as the Southern California State Chair of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
Education and Degree(s)
Medical Board Certifications
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2003
- Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery, 2003
Fellowships
- Trauma, LAC + USC Medical Center, 2003
- Surgical Critical Care, Tulane University School of Medicine, 2001
Residency
- Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine (MD Only), 2000
Internships
- Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine (MD Only), 1996
- Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine (MD Only), 1995
Degree
- MD, University of Athens Medical School, 1989
Honors and Awards
- Golden Scalpel Award for Teaching Excellence, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA June
- UCLA Health System Teaching Humanism at the Bedside Award, University of California Los Angeles, CA
- Award for Excellence in Education from the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA
- Fellow of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women.
- Alpha Omega Alpha Delta Chapter at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Honorary Faculty Inductee
- Award for Excellence in Education from the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA