Richard S. Anderson
Advanced in Gallstones

Dr. Richard S. Anderson

General Surgery | Vascular Surgery
Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Surgical Specialists
8230 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 320, 
Dallas, TX 
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44 Years of Experience

Advanced in Gallstones
Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Surgical Specialists
8230 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 320, 
Dallas, TX 
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Overview

"Dr. Richard S Anderson grew up in Dallas and graduated from Texas A&M University. After attending medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, he completed his general surgery residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Following his fellowship in vascular surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, he began his general and vascular surgery practice at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas in 1988 where he currently serves as Chief of Surgery. He has been routinely voted one the ""Best Doctors in Dallas"" by DMagazine since 2001.Dr. Anderson specializes in laparoscopic and abdominal surgery , including gallbladder, complex hernia, gastrointestinal, thyroid and parathyroid, and vascular surgery. Dr Anderson co-founded the Dallas Veintec Varicose Vein Clinic in 2000 (veintec.com), specializing in ambulatory, office-based, minimally invasive varicose and spider vein treatments and having performed the first saphenous vein ablation procedure in North Texas.Dr. Anderson is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a diplomat of the American College of Phlebology and a member of the American Hernia Society, along with the Dallas Medical Society and the Texas Medical Association.Dr. Anderson has been married for 35 years and has 3 children and 2 beautiful granddaughters. He actively participates in his Church including medical mission trips to the Honduras. He enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf and traveling. You can also visit Dr. Anderson at: www.veintec.com.".

Dr. Anderson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Hernia Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
McGovern Medical School At UTHealth (1982), 1982
Residency
Baylor College of Medicine-Vascular Surgery (1988)
Specialties
General Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in TX
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Dallas
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Texas Health Surgical Specialists
8230 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 320, Dallas, TX 75231
Call: 214-369-5432

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Anderson has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hernia Surgery

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

A highly stable electrode with low electrode-skin impedance for wearable brain-computer interface.
A highly stable electrode with low electrode-skin impedance for wearable brain-computer interface.
Journal: Biosensors & bioelectronics
Published: July 13, 2022
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