Assistant Professor, Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport

General Surgery

Richard Wigle works in the field of General Surgery. He studied medicine at University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He received awards:"Fellow (FCCM)" and "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Richard L. Wigle is a published MD as well. He has 12 publications published. The latest was: Injury occurring secondary to distraction from a Sony Walkman or one of its clones. He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Rising self-inflicted injuries in the United States: a call for a comprehensive prevention plan and insurance coverage.
• Delayed traumatic lung herniation.
• Are we prepared yet for the extremes of weather changes? Emergence of several severe frostbite cases in louisiana.
• Injury occurring secondary to distraction from a Sony Walkman or one of its clones.
• Exsanguinating hemorrhage from peripheral varicosities.
• Emergency department management of retained rectal foreign bodies.
• Treatment of asymptomatic gunshot injuries to the spine.
• Spontaneous healing of a traumatic thoracic aortic tear: case report.
• The reaction of copper and other projectile metals in body tissues.
• A simple technique for securing tubes and drains.
• Appropriate response to humanitarian crises.

Schools

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• U OF BUFFALO SUNY SCH OF MED amp BIOMEDICAL SCI

• Usaf Med Center

• Akron City Hospital

• Mt Sinai Med Center

• Emory University Grady Meml Hospital

Doctors Specialties

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• Critical Care Surgery
• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Coventry Health Care
• Choice Care PPO
• Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Tricare
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Fellow (FCCM)
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Mount Sinai Medical Center
• University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1295759850
Last Name Of The Provider	WIGLE
First Name Of The Provider	RICHARD
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