Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine
General Surgery
Dr. Gitonga M. Munene, MD
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Gitonga Munene practices General Surgery. He went to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is ranked 19/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received awards:"Fellow". Gitonga Munene is a published MD. He published 10 publications, including: 'The evolving role of surgery for gastric lymphoma: from curative resection to surgical management of complications.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- The evolving role of surgery for gastric lymphoma: from curative resection to surgical management of complications.
- Disparities in the surgical treatment of coloRectal liver metastases.
- The quality of life trajectory of resected gastric Cancer.
- Summary of the 2010 AHPBA/SSO/SSAT Consensus Conference on HCC.
- Open transgastric debridement and internal drainage of symptomatic non-infected walled-off Pancreatic necrosis.
- Neoadjuvant radiotherapy and reconstruction using autologous vein graft for the treatment of inferior vena cava leiomyoSarcoma.
- Systematic review on the efficacy of multimodal treatment of sarcomatosis with cytoreDuction and intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
- Intestinal alkaline phosphatase is a gut mucosal defense factor maintained by enteral nutrition.
- Biliary-colonic fistula: a case report and literature review.
Schools
Northwestern Center Feinberg School of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Open
- Colectomy
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
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Conditions Treated
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Atelectasis
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Atresia
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Network E
- Network S
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- LocalPlus
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Tennessee PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- National Elevator
- POMCO Group
- Simplifi
- Tricare
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- Fellow
Education
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Georgetown University Hospital -
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1164663829 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | MUNENE | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | GITONGA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 381043627 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TN | |
| Specialty Description | Surgical Oncology | |
| Total Claim Count | 83.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 26.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 31.33 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1164663829 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | MUNENE |
| First Name Of The Provider | GITONGA |
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