Dr. Richard C Thirlby MD
Surgeon
1100 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98101Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Richard Thirlby is a general surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Thirlby 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. Thirlby 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 Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1978
University of Michigan Medical School 1978
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Twenty cases of peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum: diagnostic implications and management.
- Risk factors and true incidence of pouchitis in patients after ileal pouch-anal anastomoses.
- A prospective evaluation of dietary status and symptoms after near-total esophagectomy without gastric emptying procedure.
- Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum.
- A genetic "obesity risk index" for patients with morbid obesity.
- A new look at the mechanisms of healing of peptic ulcers.
- The role of epidural anesthesia and analgesia in surgical practice.
- Further improvements in the surgical treatment of severe chronic constipation.
- Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on satiety and food likes: the role of genetics.
- gamma-Aminobutyric acid and gastric acid secretion: a physiologic role?
- Efficacy of continuous wound catheters delivering local anesthetic for postoperative analgesia: a quantitative and qualitative systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
- The top 10 reasons why general surgery is a great career.
- Return to work after gastric bypass in Medicaid-funded morbidly obese patients.
- Abdominal panniculectomies: high patient satisfaction despite significant complication rates.
- Results of completion gastrectomies in 44 patients with postsurgical gastric atony.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Crohn's Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Pain
- Hernia
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