director, program in hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer,division of surgical oncology, BWH, DFCI

General Surgery

Richard Swanson works in the field of General Surgery. He attended Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical university. Harvard Medical School has a rank of 1 in research and a 12 in primary care He received awards:"Fellow" and "Super Doctor". Richard S. Swanson is a published doctor and has 17 publications published. The lastest was: 'Investigating Transitional Care to Decrease Post-pancreatectomy 30-Day Hospital Readmissions for Dehydration or Failure to Thrive.'

Publications

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• The 90-day mortality after pancreatectomy for Cancer is double the 30-day mortality: more than 20,000 resections from the national Cancer data base.
• Phase I study of neoadjuvant accelerated short course radiation therapy with photons and capecitabine for resectable pancreatic Cancer.
• Postgame Analysis: using video-based coaching for continuous professional development.
• Primary Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of Liver Treated With Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone Regimen and Surgery.
• Pancreatic antegrade needle-knife (PANK) for treatment of symptomatic pancreatic Duct obstruction in Whipple patients (with video).
• Governors' Committee on Surgical Practice: an update.
• Surgery and staging of pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors: a 14-year experience.
• Distal pancreatectomy is not associated with increased perioperative morbidity when performed as part of a multivisceral resection.
• Cytology from Pancreatic cysts has marginal utility in surgical decision-making.
• Severe acute gastrointestinal graft-vs-host disease: an emerging surgical dilemma in contemporary Cancer care.
• Laparoscopic radiofrequency-assisted Liver resection (LRR): a report of two cases.
• AdenoCarcinoma of the gastric cardia: what is the optimal surgical approach?
• Treatment outcomes associated with surgery for gallbladder Cancer: a 20-year experience.
• The prognosis of T3N0 colon Cancer is dependent on the number of lymph nodes examined.
• Palliation of rectal Cancer: expertise and selection are the keys.
• Investigating Transitional Care to Decrease Post-pancreatectomy 30-Day Hospital Readmissions for Dehydration or Failure to Thrive.

Schools

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• Harvard Medical School

Procedures Preformed

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• Adrenalectomy
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
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Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Pain
• Adrenal Gland Cancer
• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Atelectasis
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow
• Super Doctor

Education

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• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Harvard Medical School

Hospital

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• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
• Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1467402990
Last Name Of The Provider	SWANSON
First Name Of The Provider	RICHARD
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