Professor, Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Alan W. Hackford, MD works in the field of Colon & Rectal Surgery. He studied medicine at University of Connecticut School of Medicine. University of Connecticut School of Medicine has a rank of 60 in research and a 49 in primary care He has 17 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Boston Magazine", "Compassionate Doctor Recognition", "Patients Choice Award", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Top Doctors", "Accomplished in Teaching", "Bostons top Doctors in colon and rectal surgery", "Best Doctors in America", "Halsted Award", "Boston Areas Top Doctors", "Excellence in Teaching", "Oliver Smith Award", "Department of Surgery Resident Teaching Award", "Fellow (FACS)", "Fellow (FACG)" and "Top MD". Dr. Alan W. Hackford has written publications. He has 16 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Thyroxine-induced gill resorption in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).' He accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• A practical mortality risk score for emergent colectomy.
• Hemorrhoids can be a source of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding that requires transfusion: report of five patients.
• Patients' perspectives on fecal incontinence after brachytherapy for localized prostate Cancer.
• Local anesthetic infiltration versus caudal epidural block for anoRectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
• A phase II multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of three dosages of an immunomodulator (PGG-glucan) in high-risk surgical patients.
• Local excision of Rectal carcinoma. Early results with combined chemoradiation therapy using 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin.
• Biochemical markers for coloRectal cancer. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
• Local excision of Rectal carcinoma: a safe alternative for more advanced tumors?
• Complications of "Chiba" needle transhepatic cholangiography.
• Thyroxine-induced gill resorption in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).
• Intra-abdominal sepsis: a medical-surgical dilemma.
• An isolated perfused model for the study of colonic metabolism and transport.
• Prospective study comparing imipenem-cilastatin with clindamycin and gentamicin for the treatment of serious surgical infections.
• Surgical management of complicated diverticulitis. The Lahey Clinic experience, 1967 to 1982.
• Diverticular Disease of the colon. Current concepts and management.

Schools

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• Univ Of Ct Sch Of Med

• New England Med Center

• Lahey Clin

Procedures Preformed

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• Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
• Appendectomy, Open
• Colectomy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
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Conditions Treated

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• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Anal Fissure
• Anal Fistula
• AnoRectal Abscess
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Boston Magazine
• Compassionate Doctor Recognition
• Patient’s Choice Award
• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Top Doctors
• Accomplished in Teaching
• Boston’s top Doctors in colon and rectal surgery
• Best Doctors in America
• Halsted Award
• Boston Areas Top Doctors
• Excellence in Teaching
• Oliver Smith Award
• Department of Surgery Resident Teaching Award
• Fellow (FACS)
• Fellow (FACG)
• Top MD

Education

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• Tufts Medical Center
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine
• Brown University

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1649254814
NPPES Provider LastName		HACKFORD
NPPES Provider FirstName		ALAN
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		021353514
NPPES Provider State		MA
Specialty Description		Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology)
Total Claim Count		132.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1649254814
Last Name Of The Provider	HACKFORD
First Name Of The Provider	ALAN
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