RichardTalbotBirkettMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Beverly, MA

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Office
100 Cummings Ctr
Ste 112D
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone+1 978-922-9226

Fax+1 410-706-6976

Education & Training

Isenberg School of Management MBA, Healthcare Administration, 2020 - 2021
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2017 - 2018
Lahey ClinicResidency, Surgery, 2012 - 2017
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2018 - 2020
PA State Medical License 2017 - 2018
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Winning Paper Pennsylvania Association Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Research Symposium, 2017
Award for Excellence in Medical Student Training Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, 2013-2017
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, 2016
American College of Surgeons Award for Exemplary Teaching Certificate of Outstanding Merit American College of Surgeons, 2016
Class of 2014 Housestaff Award for Excellence in Teaching Tufts University School of Medicine, 2014
Book Award – Top ABSITE Score in General Surgery Residency Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, 2014
Merck Manual Clinical Excellence Award for superior clinical competence Drexel University College of Medicine, 2012
Annual Community Service Award Drexel University College of Medicine, 2009
Summa Cum Laude Augsburg College, 2007
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Clinical Trials

Effects of Local Anesthesia on Post-operative Pain During Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

20 citations
Multicenter proficiency benchmarks for advanced laparoscopic suturing tasks
Elif Bilgic, Yusuke Watanabe, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, Aimee K. Gardner, Shimae Fitzgibbons
American Journal of Surgery. 2017-02-01
23 citations
Staging Laparoscopy in Pancreatic Cancer: A Potential Role for Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques
Thomas Schnelldorfer, Andrew I. Gagnon, Richard T. Birkett, Gail Reynolds, Kristen M. Murphy
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014-06-01
20 citations
Overuse and Limited Benefit of Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer in Young Patients.
Richard T. Birkett, Elias Chamely, Seth J. Concors, Joshua I. S. Bleier, Cary B. Aarons
Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 2019-04-06

Journal Articles

Elective Colon Resection without Curative Intent in Stage IV Colon Cancer
Birkett R, O'Donnell M, Epstein AJ, Bleier JJ, Paulson EC, Surgical Oncology, 11/13/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Difficult Decisions in Colorectal Surgery
Chapter: Benign Anal Disease: Optimal managment of the transsphincteric anal fistula
Page 361 - 370Birkett RT, Jall JFEditors: Hyman N, Umansky K.SpringerEdition 1st,2017

Abstracts/Posters

Overuse and limited benefit of chemotherapy for stage II colon cancer in young patients
Birkett R, Concors SJ, Bleier JI, Aarons C, Saur S, Shanmugan S, Paulson EC, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Meeting, Nashville, TN, 5/2018
Geographic and Facility Based Disparities in the Administration of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Concors SJ, Birkett R, Sinnamon A, Murken DR, Mahmoud NN, Aarons C, Paulson EC, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Meeting, Nashville, TN, 5/2018
Does Training on the Advanced Laparoscopic Skills Tasks Translate to Improved Clinical Performance?
Fitzgibbons S, Nijjar B, Gardner A, Stefanidis D, Alseidi A, Whitledge J, Birkett R, Nepomnayshy D, Association for Surgical Education Week, Austin, TX, 4/2018
Towards an Advanced Laparoscopic Skills Curriculum: Which tasks measure expert skill?
Birkett R, Delmonico T, Whitledge J, Ruthazer R, Seymour N, Nepomnayshy D, The Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 4/2015
Validation of an Advanced Laparoscopic Skills Curriculum
Birkett R, Nepomnayshy D, Whitledge J, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Salt Lake City, UT, 4/2014
Outcome after revision of the pancreaticojejunostomy: A Single Institution Experience
Gagnon AI, Birkett R, Schnelldorfer T, The 2014 American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Meeting, Miami Beach, Fl, 2/2014
False-negative Staging Laparoscopy in Presumed Localized Pancreatic Cancer: A Plea for Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques. The Necessity of Staging Laparoscopy in Radiog...
Schnelldorfer T, Gagnon AI , Birkett R, Reynolds G, Jenkins RL, The New England Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT, 9/2013
Novel Technique For Significant Cost Reduction In Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Birkett R, Nepomnayshy D, The Massachusetts Chapter of The American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 12/2012
Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients With Refractory Angina
Birkett R, Campbell AR, Satran D, Garberich R, Hayward D, Olson RE, Boisjolie CR, Henry TD, The American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL, 3/2008
Failure of a Small Diameter High Voltage Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Is Associated With Patient Age and Left Ventricular Function
Birkett R, Hauser RG, Kallinen LM, Almquist AK, Gornick GC, Katsiyiannis WT, The American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL, 3/2008
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