General Surgeon/Maple Grove Surgical Specialists, 9325 Upland Lane N, #205, Maple Grove, MN 55369
General Surgery
Dr. Joseph J. Pietrafitta, MD
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Joseph Pietrafitta is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He went to Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Saint Louis University School of Medicine is ranked 67 in research and 57 in primary care medicine He received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Joseph J. Pietrafitta is also a published physician. He has 25 paper published. The most recent paper is: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: cost effectiveness and quality enhancement. He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Laparoscopic approach offers benefits for appendectomy.
- Early results with laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy are promising.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: cost effectiveness and quality enhancement.
- Metastatic malignant disease of unknown origin.
- Non-spore-forming clostridial bacteremia.
- Superficial lymph node infarction.
- A complication of the implantable constant infusion chemotherapy pump.
- Significance of clostridial bacteremia.
- Endoscopic laser therapy for the treatment of malignant esophageal obstruction.
- Prograde versus retrograde endoscopic laser therapy for the treatment of malignant esophageal obstruction: a comparison of techniques.
- Technique for placement of a totally implantable venous access device.
- Cholecystitis secondary to infusion chemotherapy.
- Mesothelial cyst of the gallbladder.
- Laser therapy of cancer of the gastrointestinal and biliary tracts.
- New laser technique for the treatment of malignant esophageal obstruction.
- Endoscopic laser therapy of malignant esophageal obstruction.
- Laser laparoscopic herniorraphy: a clinical trial preliminary results.
- Cholecystcholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: cholecystcholangiography or cystic duct cholangiography.
- Retrograde laparoscopic appendectomy: report of a case.
- Laser laparoscopic vagotomy and pyloromyotomy.
- Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective review of an initial 100 consecutive cases.
- A technique of laparoscopic knot tying.
- An experimental technique of laparoscopic bowel resection and reanastomosis.
- Experimental transperitoneal laparoscopic pyloroplasty.
Schools
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
- Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Boston University Medical Center -
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1265460117 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | PIETRAFITTA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | JOSEPH | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 553694470 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MN | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 181.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 75.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 41.44 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1265460117 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | PIETRAFITTA |
| First Name Of The Provider | JOSEPH |
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