Associate Professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University Pittsburgh

Colon & Rectal Surgery

David S. Medich is an expert in the field of Colon & Rectal Surgery. He studied medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "Pittsburgh Magazine" and "Fellow (FACS)". Doctor David S. Medich, MD is a published doctor as well. He has 16 publications published. The latest was: Pathogenesis of pancreatic sepsis. He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• Organ preservation for clinical T2N0 distal Rectal cancer using neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and local excision (ACOSOG Z6041): results of an open-label, single-arm, ...
• Perineal hernia repair with acellular dermal graft and suture anchor fixation.
• Colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis: predictors of mortality.
• A randomized multicenter trial to compare long-term functional outcome, quality of life, and complications of surgical procedures for low Rectal cancers.
• Multidisciplinary treatment of synchronous primary Rectal and prostate cancers.
• Efficacy of manual dissection of lymph nodes in colon Cancer resections.
• Endoglin (CD105) and vascular endothelial growth factor as prognostic markers in coloRectal cancer.
• The presence of coloRectal hepatic metastases does not preclude pulmonary metastasectomy.
• Rectal ulceration as a result of prostatic brachytherapy: a new clinical problem: report of three cases.
• Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and radical surgery for locally advanced distal Rectal adenocarcinoma: pathologic findings and clinical implications.
• Rectal pulse granuloma.
• Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) with the HandPort system: initial experience with 68 patients.
• Hemorrhoids, Anal fissure, and carcinoma of the colon, rectum, and anus during pregnancy.
• Pathogenesis of pancreatic sepsis.
• Laparotomy for fulminant pseudomembranous Colitis.

Schools

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• Ohio State University College Of Medicine and Public Health

• Cleveland Clinic Fndn

• University Of Pittsburgh Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Colectomy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
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Conditions Treated

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• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Anal Fissure
• Anal Fistula
• AnoRectal Abscess
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• America's Top Doctors for Cancer
• Pittsburgh Magazine
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Hospital

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• UPMC Passavant
• UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1164423539
NPPES Provider LastName		MEDICH
NPPES Provider FirstName		DAVID
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		152124769
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology)
Total Claim Count		196.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1164423539
Last Name Of The Provider	MEDICH
First Name Of The Provider	DAVID
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