Clinical Professor of Surgery, Tufts Univ
General Surgery
Dr. Desmond H. Birkett, MD
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Desmond Birkett practices General Surgery. He received awards:"Boston Magazine", "Fellow (FACS)", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Desmond H. Birkett, MD is a published doctor and has 44 publications published. The lastest was: 'Minimally invasive management of low-grade and benign gastric tumors.' He accepts Medicare.
Publications
- From Shadow to Light: Visualization of Extrahepatic Bile Ducts Using Image-Enhanced Laparoscopy.
- Common bile duct exploration for choledocholithiasis.
- Incidental findings at surgery. Part 1. In brief.
- Incidental findings at surgery. Part 1.
- Endoluminal therapy for GERD: the beginning, but will it be a reality?
- Cancer in the gastric remnant after gastric bypass: a case report.
- Gastrointestinal complications following cardiac surgery.
- Laser lithotripsy for the management of retained stones.
- Diagnostic laparoscopy increases intracranial pressure.
- One-stage retrograde approach to Nd:YAG laser palliation of esophageal carcinoma.
- Percutaneous endoscopic laser lithotripsy of a cystic duct stone: a case report.
- Three-dimensional laparoscopy in gastrointestinal surgery.
- Three-dimensional laparoscopy.
- Robotics.
- The digital surgeon.
- Clinical and laboratory evaluation of an electrosurgical laparoscopic trocar.
- Spilled cells, spilled clips, spilled stones. New problems or old challenges.
- Biliary laser lithotripsy.
- Gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Common dilemmas in management.
- Pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones.
- Congenital duodenal diverticula: a report of three cases and a review of the literature.
- Gallbladder compliance: a significant physiologic and pathophysiologic concept.
- Changes in intracranial pressure associated with apneumic retractors.
- Postoperative T-tube tract choledochoscopy.
- Prevention and management of retained bile duct stones.
- Electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) for the treatment of large retained common duct stones.
- Sarcoidosis of the pancreas: a case report.
- Comparison of a pulsed dye laser and electrohydraulic lithotripsy on porcine gallbladder and common bile duct in vitro.
- The use of lasers in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a renal transplant recipient.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with common duct exploration.
- 3-D imaging in gastrointestinal laparoscopy.
- Technique of cholangiography and cystic-duct choledochoscopy at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for laser lithotripsy.
- A new 3-D laparoscope in gastrointestinal surgery.
- Development of a new access device for transgastric surgery.
- Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum causes severe peritoneal acidosis, unaltered by heating, humidification, or bicarbonate in a porcine model.
- The use of laparoscopic ultrasonography in staging abdominal malignancy.
- Minimally invasive management of low-grade and benign gastric tumors.
- Peritoneal pH during laparoscopy is dependent on ambient gas environment: helium and nitrous oxide do not cause peritoneal acidosis.
- Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to pancreatic cancer: surgical vs endoscopic palliation.
- Gastric bypass pouch and stoma reduction using a transoral endoscopic anchor placement system: a feasibility study.
- Initial experience with a novel endoscopic device allowing intragastric manipulation and plication.
- Uncinatectomy: a novel surgical option for the management of intraductal papillary mucinous tumors of the pancreas.
Schools
University College of London
Guys Hosplondon University
Guys And St Thomas Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Arteriovenous Shunt Creation
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Esophagomyotomy
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Boston Magazine
- Fellow (FACS)
- Top MD
- Super Doctor
Hospital
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Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1467514166 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | BIRKETT | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | DESMOND | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 018050001 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 19.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1467514166 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | BIRKETT |
| First Name Of The Provider | DESMOND |
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