Dr. John D Macarthur M.D.
Surgeon
1 Hospital Rd Oak Bluffs MA, 02557About
Dr. John Macarthur is a general surgeon practicing in Oak Bluffs, MA. Dr. Macarthur 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. Macarthur 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
University of Minnesota / Twin Cities Campus 1960
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Epidemiology of burns. The burn-prone patient.
- Epidemiology of burns. The burn-prone patient.
- Aggressive axillary evaluation and adjuvant therapy for nonpalpable carcinoma of the breast.
- Is routine preoperative hemodynamic evaluation of nonagenarians necessary?
- Response of the lung to six to 12 hours of 100 per cent oxygen inhalation in normal man.
- Pulmonary arterial pressure as a guide to the hemodynamic status of surgical patients.
- Blood volume, cardiac output, and renal function changes after plication of the inferior vena cava.
- Specific but limited role of new imaging techniques in decision-making about intraabdominal abscesses.
- The effect of misdiagnosis and delay in diagnosis on clinical outcome in melanomas of the foot.
- Clot watching critique of pulmonary embolism or infarction audits A and B.
- Anterior cervical osteophytes: a rare cause of dysphagia.
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