Physician
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Clifford L. Simmang, MD
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Clifford Simmang works in the field of Colon & Rectal Surgery. He over the years received 8 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "President of ABCRS", "Member RRC - Colon and Rectal Surgery", "Board of Trustees", "Best Doctors", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Clifford Simmang is also a published physician. He has 42 publication published. The most recent publication is: Rectal sleeve advancement: repair of rectovaginal fistula associated with anorectal stricture in Crohn's disease. Clifford Simmang accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Surgical quality surrogates do not predict colon cancer survival in the setting of technical credentialing: a report from the prospective COST trial.
- Adoption of laparoscopic colectomy: results and implications of ASCRS hands-on course participation.
- Reoperation following minimally invasive surgery: are the "rules" different?
- Screening methods for high-grade dysplasia in patients with anal condyloma.
- Outcome of HIV-infected patients with invasive squamous-cell carcinoma of the anal canal in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
- Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after cancer resection: a consensus update by the American Cancer Society and US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.
- Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: a consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society.
- Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after cancer resection: a consensus update by the American Cancer Society and the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Can...
- Practice parameters for the management of rectal cancer (revised).
- Practice parameters for colon cancer.
- Practice parameters for the surveillance and follow-up of patients with colon and rectal cancer.
- Incidental paraduodenal hernia found during laparoscopic colectomy.
- Practice parameters for the treatment of patients with dominantly inherited colorectal cancer (familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal ca...
- Practice parameters for ambulatory anorectal surgery.
- Identification and validation of genes involved in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer using cDNA microarrays and RNA interference.
- Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: clinical guidelines and rationale-Update based on new evidence.
- Emergency surgery for colon carcinoma.
- Consensus statement of definitions for anorectal physiology and rectal cancer.
- Consensus statement of definitions for anorectal physiology and rectal cancer: report of the Tripartite Consensus Conference on Definitions for Anorectal Physiology an...
- Outcome analysis of HIV-positive patients with anal squamous cell carcinoma.
- Postoperative colorectal cancer surveillance.
- Principles of privileging and credentialing for endoscopy and colonoscopy.
- Anorectal lymphoma and AIDS: an outcome analysis.
- Practice parameters for detection of colorectal neoplasms. The Standards Committee, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
- Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty: primary repair of a rectovaginal fistula in an adult: report of a case.
- Ketorolac improves recovery after outpatient anorectal surgery.
- Leiomyomas of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Laparoscopic anterior resection of the rectum using a triple stapled intracorporeal anastomosis in the pig.
- Hyperplastic-adenomatous polyposis syndrome.
- Rectal sleeve advancement: repair of rectovaginal fistula associated with anorectal stricture in Crohn's disease.
- Streptococcus sanguis bacteremia and colorectal cancer.
- Practice parameters for the treatment of mucosal ulcerative colitis--supporting documentation. The Standards Practice Task Force. The American Society of Colon and Rec...
- Anal sphincter reconstruction in the elderly: does advancing age affect outcome?
- Susceptibility of fetal sheep to acute decompression sickness.
- Practice parameters for the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis--supporting documentation. The Standards Task Force. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
- Practice parameters for the identification and testing of patients at risk for dominantly inherited colorectal cancer--supporting documentation.
- Rare presentation of actinomycosis as an abdominal mass: report of a case.
- Practice parameters for antibiotic prophylaxis--supporting documentation. The Standards Task Force. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
- Diverticular disease.
- Perianal mucinous adenocarcinoma.
- Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty in adults: secondary repair for persistent incontinence in patients with anorectal malformations.
Schools
University of Texas Medical Branch
Brooke Army Medial Center
Jewish Hosp Wash Univ
Texas AampM University Main Campus
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Appendectomy, Open
- Colectomy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- President of ABCRS
- Member RRC - Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Board of Trustees
- Best Doctors
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium -
University of Texas Medical Branch
Hospital
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Children's Health System of Texas -
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1316972136 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SIMMANG | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CLIFFORD | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 752302505 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TX | |
| Specialty Description | Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology) | |
| Total Claim Count | 144.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 55.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 38.19 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1316972136 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SIMMANG |
| First Name Of The Provider | CLIFFORD |
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