
Dr. David W Mercer M.D.
Surgeon
6410 Fannin St 1400 Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. David Mercer is a general surgeon practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Mercer specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Mercer provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Univ of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi 1986
New Jersey College of Dentistry 1986
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Does upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) render the stomach more susceptible to damage?
- The efficacy of magnetic resonance cholangiography for the evaluation of patients with suspected choledocholithiasis before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Effects of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury on gastric acid secretion.
- Nitric oxide synthase inhibition negates bombesin-induced gastroprotection.
- Post-injury multiple organ failure: the role of the gut.
- Cardiac specific creatine phosphokinase isoenzyme in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
- Detection of cardiac-specific creatine kinase isoenzyme in sera with normal or slightly increased total creatine kinase activity.
- Simultaneous separation of serum creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes by ion-exchange column chromatography.
- Patient evaluation and management with selective use of magnetic resonance cholangiography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Lipopolysaccharide-induced gastroprotection is independent of the vagus nerve.
- Image of the month. Acute gastric dilation with necrosis.
- Lipopolysaccharide-induced gastrointestinal injury in rats: role of surface hydrophobicity and bile salts.
- Induction of NF-kappaB, IkappaB-alpha, and iNOS in rat gastric mucosa during endotoxemia.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: technical considerations and outcome.
- Standardized patient care guidelines reduce infectious morbidity in appendectomy patients.
Dr. David W Mercer M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 6410 Fannin St 1400
6410 Fannin St 1400 -Houston, TX 77030Get Direction
Practice At 988102 Nebraska Medical Ctr
988102 Nebraska Medical Ctr -Omaha, NE 68198Get Direction
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