Professor of Surgery and Director, Division of Minimally Invasive, Metabolic, and Bariatric Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University
General Surgery
Dr. David S. Tichansky, MD
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Doctor David S. Tichansky, MD is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He went to medical school at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School has a rank of 76 in research and a 0 in primary care He received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Doctor David S. Tichansky, MD is a published MD. He published 84 publications, including: 'Digoxin and endotoxin: a lethal pro-inflammatory combination.' David Tichansky accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- The economic costs of Obesity and the impact of bariatric surgery.
- Human epicardial adipokine messenger RNAs: comparisons of their expression in substernal, subcutaneous, and omental fat.
- Comment on: Is biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch indicated for patients with body mass index <50 kg/m2?
- Release of 12 adipokines by adipose tissue, nonfat cells, and fat cells from obese women.
- Endoscopic sclerotherapy for dilated gastrojejunostomy after gastric bypass.
- Omental reinforcement for intraoperative leak repairs during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Intraoperative endoscopy and leaks after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Internal Hernias and Nonclosure of Mesenteric Defects During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.
- Patient perception of medicare fee schedule of laparoscopic procedures.
- Gastric bypass surgery in rats produces weight loss modeling after human gastric bypass.
- Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic gastric bypass performed in a cadaver.
- Initial trocar placement and abdominal insufflation in laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
- Goal-directed laparoscopic training leads to better laparoscopic skill acquisition.
- Effect of preoperative knowledge on weight loss after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Comparison of messenger RNA distribution for 60 proteins in fat cells vs the nonfat cells of human omental adipose tissue.
- Monitored anesthesia care with propofol versus surgeon-monitored sedation with benzodiazepines and narcotics for preoperative endoscopy in the morbidly obese.
- Support group meeting attendance is associated with better weight loss.
- Techniques of laparoscopic gastric bypass: on-line survey of American Society for Bariatric Surgery practicing surgeons.
- Patients who are delayed from undergoing bariatric surgery do not have improved weight loss.
- Laparoscopic repair of a staple-line disruption after an open uncut Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Cost analysis of laparoscopic gastric bypass practice using current Medicare reimbursement and practice costs.
- Body esteem improves after bariatric surgery.
- Anti-Xa levels in bariatric surgery patients receiving prophylactic enoxaparin.
- Release in vitro of adipsin, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, angiotensin 1-converting enzyme, and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 by human omental adipose ...
- Cancer in the bypassed stomach presenting early after gastric bypass.
- Results of teenaged bariatric patients performed in an adult program.
- Band versus bypass: influence of an educational seminar and surgeon visit on patient preference.
- Potential financial impact of first assistant billing by surgical residents.
- Laparoscopic bariatric patients' will to help: the foundation of research.
- What happens to patients who do not follow-up after bariatric surgery?
- Outcome of a clinical pathway for discharge within 48 hours after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Most of the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist, cathepsin S, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, nerve growth factor, and interleukin 18 release by explants of huma...
- Emerging endoluminal therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease: adverse events.
- Laparoscopic repair of gastrointestinal leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Taste change after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
- Laparoscopic lumbar hernia repair.
- Band versus bypass: randomization and patients' choices and perceptions.
- Metabolic syndrome: yet another co-morbidity gastric bypass helps cure.
- Transforming growth factor beta1 release by human adipose tissue is enhanced in Obesity.
- Mallory-Weiss tear after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Multivariate analysis of risk factors for death following gastric bypass for treatment of morbid Obesity.
- Cyclin D1 is a candidate oncogene in cutaneous melanoma.
- Circulating testosterone and prostate-specific antigen in nipple aspirate fluid and tissue are associated with breast cancer.
- Risk of second cancers in patients with colorectal carcinoids.
- Identification of omentin mRNA in human epicardial adipose tissue: comparison to omentin in subcutaneous, internal mammary artery periadventitial and visceral abdomina...
- Regulation of adiponectin release and demonstration of adiponectin mRNA as well as release by the non-fat cells of human omental adipose tissue.
- Minimally invasive surgery fellows would perform a wider variety of cases in their "ideal" fellowship.
- Postoperative complications are not increased in super-super obese patients who undergo laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Establishing a laparoscopic bariatric program in a safety net hospital.
- Unexpected pathology during laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
- Predictive value of upper gastrointestinal studies versus clinical signs for gastrointestinal leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Tumor-associated antigen expression and growth requirements predict tumorigenesis in squamous cell carcinoma.
- Fibroblast growth factor-binding protein expression changes with disease progression in clinical and experimental human squamous epithelium.
- Strictureplasty for Crohn's disease: meta-analysis.
- Digoxin and endotoxin: a lethal pro-inflammatory combination.
- Experience with over 3,000 open and laparoscopic bariatric procedures: multivariate analysis of factors related to leak and resultant mortality.
- Internet use in the bariatric surgery patient population.
- Patients postoperatively forget aspects of preoperative patient education.
- Inpatient pain medication requirements after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Laparoscopic removal of gastric band after open banded gastric bypass.
- Does laparoscopic gastric bypass result in a healthier body composition? An affirmative answer.
- Why would laparoscopic gastric bypass patients choose open instead?
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is safe and feasible after orthotopic liver transplantation.
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with subtotal gastrectomy.
- Comparison of IL-8, IL-6 and PGE(2) formation by visceral (omental) adipose tissue of obese Caucasian compared to African-American women.
- Weight changes in spouses of gastric bypass patients.
- Vitamin and trace mineral levels after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Preoperative carbohydrate "addiction" does not predict weight loss after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Laparoscopic re-operations for band removal after open banded gastric bypass.
- Does pouch size matter?
- Knowledge and opinions regarding Medicare reimbursement for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Non-closure of defects during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
- Postoperative laparoscopic bariatric surgery patients do not remember potential complications.
- Are African-Americans as successful as Caucasians after laparoscopic gastric bypass?
- Laparoscopic revision of the gastrojejunostomy for recurrent bleeding ulcers after past open revision gastric bypass.
- Use of upper gastrointestinal studies after laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Nonsurgical skills do not predict baseline scores in inanimate box or virtual-reality trainers.
- Stimulation of human omental adipose tissue lipolysis by growth hormone plus dexamethasone.
- Comparison of two low-molecular-weight heparin dosing regimens for patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
- Validation that a 1-year fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery can eliminate the learning curve for laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- Dexamethasone and the inflammatory response in explants of human omental adipose tissue.
- The inflammatory response seen when human omental adipose tissue explants are incubated in primary culture is not dependent upon albumin and is primarily in the nonfat...
- Decrease in sweet taste in rats after gastric bypass surgery.
Schools
UmdnjNew Jersey Medical School
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Procedures Preformed
- Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laparoscopic
- Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
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Conditions Treated
- Obesity
Doctors Specialties
- Bariatric Surgery
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Personal Choice PPO
- Regional Pref Network EPO
- Regional Pref Network HMO
- Regional Pref Network HMO+
- Regional Pref Network POS+
- Regional Pref Network PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Community Blue PPO
- Direct Access
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Keystone Health Plan East HMO
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Thomas Jefferson University -
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Hospital
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1649236423 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | TICHANSKY | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | DAVID | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 191075563 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 90.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1649236423 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | TICHANSKY |
| First Name Of The Provider | DAVID |
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