Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

General Surgery

Curtis Bower practices General Surgery. He researched medicine at Jefferson Medical College. He received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Curtis Bower has written publications. He has 15 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair With a Novel Hernia Mesh Incorporating a Nitinol Alloy Frame Compared With a Standard Lightweight Polypropylene Mesh.' Curtis E. Bower accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair With a Novel Hernia Mesh Incorporating a Nitinol Alloy Frame Compared With a Standard Lightweight Polypropylene Mesh.
• Doxycycline administration improves fascial interface in hernia repair.
• Economics of abdominal wall reconstruction.
• Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a cost comparison.
• Single incision laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
• Using the StomaphyX(TM) Endoplicator to Treat a Gastric Bypass Complication.
• Effect of Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy on early systemic cytokine levels in a swine model.
• Acute effects of suction retraction on atrial hemodynamics and histology.
• Robotic mitral valve annuloplasty with double-arm nitinol U-clips.
• Combining robotic mitral valve repair and microwave atrial fibrillation ablation: techniques and initial results.
• Reexamining contraindications for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
• Complications of laparoscopic incisional-ventral hernia repair: the experience of a single institution.
• Laparoscopic omental harvest for flap coverage in complex mediastinitis.
• Sutureless robot-assisted mitral valve repair: an animal model.

Schools

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• Jefferson Med CollThos Jefferson Univ

• University Of Kentucky

• Unc Chapel Hill

Procedures Preformed

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• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Biliary Drainage
• Colectomy
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
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Conditions Treated

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• Hiatal hernias: This includes small hiatal hernias and associated reflux disease (GERD), as well as large paraesophageal hernias. I offer revisional surgery as well and am able to perform this laparoscopically in almost all cases.
• Varicose vein treatment: I offer consultation and treatment for venous insufficiency, venous reflux and varicose veins.

Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Jefferson Medical College

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1366481400
NPPES Provider LastName		BOWER
NPPES Provider FirstName		CURTIS
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		405360293
NPPES Provider State		KY
Specialty Description		General Surgery
Total Claim Count		30.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		11.0
Percent Opioid Claims		36.67

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1366481400
Last Name Of The Provider	BOWER
First Name Of The Provider	CURTIS
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