Clinical Professor of Medicine, University Wash; Executive Director Digestive Disease institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Gastroenterology
Dr. Richard A. Kozarek, MD
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Richard Kozarek practices Gastroenterology. He attended University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Past-president", "Schindler Award for Lifetime Achievements in GI Endoscopy", "Men's Health", "Fellow (AGAF)", "Past President", "Fellow", "Fellow (FACG)", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Richard Kozarek is a published MD as well. He has 78 publications published. The latest was: Take two indomethacin (suppositories) and call me in the morning? The evolving role of NSAIDs in protection against post-ERCP pancreatitis. He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Take two indomethacin (suppositories) and call me in the morning? The evolving role of NSAIDs in protection against post-ERCP pancreatitis.
- Interferon-based Adjuvant Chemoradiation for Resected Pancreatic Head Cancer: Long-term Follow-up of the Virginia Mason Protocol.
- Technical outcomes and complications of pediatric ERCP.
- Endoscopic treatment of nonstricture-related Benign biliary diseases using covered self-expandable metal stents.
- Dead-end ducts: rendezvous techniques for reconnecting the obstructed pancreas.
- Secretin (RG1068) Administration Increases Sensitivity of Detection of Duct Abnormalities by Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Pancreatitis.
- Effect of endoscopic sphincterotomy for suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction on Pain-related disability following cholecystectomy: the EPISOD randomized clinical tr...
- Management of Pancreatic Ductal Leaks and Fistulae.
- Psychosocial Characteristics and Pain Burden of Patients With Suspected Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction in the EPISOD Multicenter Trial.
- Can patient and Pain characteristics predict manometric sphincter of Oddi dysfunction in patients with clinically suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction?
- Preventing migration of fully covered Esophageal stents with an over-the-scope clip device (with videos).
- Dual-modality drainage of infected and symptomatic walled-off pancreatic necrosis: long-term clinical outcomes.
- Endoscopic Treatment of Benign Biliary Strictures Using Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents (CSEMS).
- Solicited manuscript derived from presentation at Kyoto, Pancreas Cancer 2012.
- Prevention and management of adverse events of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
- Endotherapy for organized pancreatic necrosis.
- Endoscopic Minor Papilla Sphincterotomy in Patients with Santoriniceles Reduces Pain and Improves Quality of Life.
- Diagnosis of iron deficiency Anemia in the elderly: when to say "uncle".
- Screening Patterns in Patients with a Family History of Colorectal Cancer Often Do Not Adhere to National Guidelines.
- Partially versus fully covered self-expanding metal stents for Benign and malignant esophageal conditions: a single center experience.
- A multicenter, U.S. experience of single-balloon, double-balloon, and rotational overtube-assisted enteroscopy ERCP in patients with surgically altered pancreaticobili...
- Pancreaticocolonic fistulas secondary to severe acute pancreatitis treated by percutaneous drainage: successful nonsurgical outcomes in a single-center case series.
- Resolving external pancreatic fistulas in patients with disconnected pancreatic duct Syndrome: using rendezvous techniques to avoid surgery (with video).
- A pilot study on crystalline lactulose for colonoscopy bowel preparation.
- Recent research on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with ERCP for treatment of chronic calcific pancreatitis.
- Explosion from Argon Cautery during Proctoileoscopy of a Patient with a Colectomy.
- Long-term outcomes associated with pancreatic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for chronic calcific pancreatitis.
- Pancreatic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
- Dual modality drainage for symptomatic walled-off pancreatic necrosis reduces length of hospitalization, radiological procedures, and number of endoscopies compared to...
- Expandable stents: unique devices and clinical uses.
- Prevention Of Post-Ercp Pancreatitis By Pd Stenting Should It Be Routine?
- Afferent limb syndrome and delayed GI problems after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic Cancer: single-center, 14-year experience.
- IBD Around the world: comparing the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment: proceedings of the World Digestive Health Day 2010--Inflammatory Bowel Disease Task Force m...
- Endoscopic and percutaneous drainage of symptomatic walled-off pancreatic necrosis reduces hospital stay and radiographic resources.
- Challenges in planning and initiating a randomized clinical study of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
- Malignant hilar strictures: one stent or two? Plastic versus self-expanding metal stents? The role of liver atrophy and volume assessment as a predictor of survival in...
- A new WGO training center inaugurated in San José, Costa Rica.
- The effect of periodic monitoring and feedback on screening colonoscopy withdrawal times, polyp detection rates, and patient satisfaction scores.
- Preoperative Biliary stents in pancreatic cancer--proceed with caution.
- The association between cholecystectomy and gastroEsophageal reflux symptoms: a prospective controlled study.
- Papillectomy for ampullary Neoplasm: results of a single referral center over a 10-year period.
- Inflammation and carcinogenesis of the Biliary tract: update on endoscopic treatment.
- Improved oral intake after palliative Duodenal stenting for malignant obstruction: a prospective multicenter clinical trial.
- Good stents gone bad: endoscopic treatment of proximally migrated pancreatic duct stents.
- Cholangioscopy: where are we now?
- Evaluation of recombinant platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase for reducing the incidence and severity of post-ERCP acute pancreatitis.
- A twenty-year experience with endoscopic therapy for symptomatic primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Esophagectomy--it's not just about mortality anymore: standardized perioperative clinical pathways improve outcomes in patients with esophageal Cancer.
- Sphincter of oddi dysfunction: stones, spasm, or stenosis?
- Management of pancreatic ascites.
- Patient satisfaction scores for endoscopic procedures: impact of a survey-collection method.
- Blinded comparison of esophageal capsule endoscopy versus conventional endoscopy for a diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux.
- Acute symptomatic small bowel obstruction due to capsule impaction.
- Transpapillary cytology analysis helps to distinguish Benign from malignant gallbladder disease. Should we do it?
- Risk stratification for colon neoplasia: screening strategies using colonoscopy and computerized tomographic colonography.
- Screening colonoscopy in very elderly patients: prevalence of neoplasia and estimated impact on life expectancy.
- Screening colonoscopy in Chinese and Western patients: a comparative study.
- Risk of proximal Colorectal neoplasia among asymptomatic patients with distal hyperplastic polyps.
- Endoscopic management of pancreatic necrosis: not for the uncommitted.
- Outcomes following resection of invasive and noninvasive intraductal papillary mucinous Neoplasms of the pancreas.
- Pancreatic necrosectomy: definitions and technique.
- Risk of proximal colon neoplasia with distal hyperplastic polyps: a meta-analysis.
- Palliation of Gastric outlet obstruction and proximal small bowel obstruction with self-expandable metal stents: a single center series.
- Endoscopic resection of ampullary Neoplasms.
- A novel shape-locking guide for prevention of sigmoid looping during colonoscopy.
- Intraoperative transjejunal ERCP: case reports.
- Use of self-expandable metallic stents in Benign GI diseases.
- Interferon-based adjuvant chemoradiation therapy after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
- Mucus is a predictor of better prognosis and survival in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of the pancreas.
- Clinical outcomes in patients who undergo extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for chronic calcific pancreatitis.
- Contamination of single-use biopsy forceps: a prospective in vitro analysis.
- Spontaneous intramural rupture of the Esophagus: clinical presentation and endoscopic findings.
- To cut is divine, to poke is sublime.
- High-resolution chromoendoscopy for classifying colonic polyps: a multicenter study.
- Spine complications of stent placement.
- Metallic Biliary stents for malignant obstructive jaundice:a review.
- A multicenter, prospective study of a new fully covered expandable metal Biliary stent for the palliative treatment of malignant bile duct obstruction.
Schools
University Of Wisconsin Medical School
Dalhousie University
Good Samaritan Regional Med Center
Phoenix Veterans Administration Medical Center University Of Arizona
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Manometry
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- American Republic
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Choice Health PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Coop Core
- HealthSmart
- Connect
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- Molina
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- ODS Health Plan
- PacificSource
- Heritage Plus
- Heritage Signature
- Personal Option EPO
- Preferred Provider Network PPN
- Simplifi
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Past-president
- Schindler Award for Lifetime Achievements in GI Endoscopy
- Men's Health
- Fellow (AGAF)
- Past President
- Fellow
- Fellow (FACG)
- Top MD
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Arizona -
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center -
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Hospital
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Virginia Mason Medical Center -
Swedish Medical Center-Cherry Hill Campus -
Seattle Children's Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1124042379 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KOZAREK | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | RICHARD | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 981012756 | |
| NPPES Provider State | WA | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 473.0 | |
| 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] | 1124042379 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KOZAREK |
| First Name Of The Provider | RICHARD |
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