Norman Parathyroid Center
General Surgery
Dr. Douglas E. Politz, MD
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Douglas Politz is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He studied medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He over the years received 4 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Fellow (FACS)", "Most Compassionate Doctor" and "Fellow (FACE)". Douglas E. Politz, MD is a published MD. He has 16 publications published. The most current publication "Surgical Cure of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Ameliorates Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms."
Publications
- Surgical Cure of Primary HyperparaThyroidism Ameliorates Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms.
- Safety of immediate discharge after paraThyroidectomy: a prospective study of 3,000 consecutive patients.
- HyperparaThyroidism in patients over 80: clinical characteristics and their ability to undergo outpatient paraThyroidectomy.
- Minimally invasive radio-guided paraThyroidectomy in 152 consecutive patients with primary hyperparaThyroidism.
- Abandoning Unilateral ParaThyroidectomy: Why We Reversed Our Position after 15,000 ParaThyroid Operations.
- The effect of vitamin D levels on postoperative calcium requirements, symptomatic hypocalcemia, and parathormone levels following paraThyroidectomy for primary hyperpa...
- IntraThyroid paraThyroid adenoma: incidence and location--the case against Thyroid lobectomy.
- Calcium, paraThyroid hormone, and vitamin D in patients with primary hyperparaThyroidism: normograms developed from 10,000 cases.
- Prospective study in 3,000 consecutive paraThyroid operations demonstrates 18 objective factors that influence the decision for unilateral versus bilateral surgical ap...
- Postoperative calcium requirements in 6,000 patients undergoing outpatient paraThyroidectomy: easily avoiding symptomatic hypocalcemia.
- HyperparaThyroidism during pregnancy and the effect of rising calcium on pregnancy loss: a call for earlier intervention.
- 5,000 paraThyroid operations without frozen section or PTH assays: measuring individual paraThyroid gland hormone production in real time.
- Measuring individual paraThyroid gland hormone production in real-time during radioguided paraThyroidectomy. Experience in over 8,000 operations.
- Shingles (varicella zoster) outbreaks in patients with hyperparaThyroidism and their relationship to hypercalcemia.
- Diagnostic aspiration of paraThyroid adenomas causes severe fibrosis complicating surgery and final histologic diagnosis.
Schools
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans
Procedures Preformed
- Minimally Invasive Parathyrodectomy
Conditions Treated
- Abnormal Thyroid
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Diabetes Mellitus, Secondary
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Doctors Specialties
- Endocrine Surgery
- Endocrinology
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
- Most Compassionate Doctor
- Fellow (FACE)
Education
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University of South Florida -
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Hospital
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Tampa General Hospital
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1194746966 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | POLITZ |
| First Name Of The Provider | DOUGLAS |
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