Overview
Richard Simmons is a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Simmons is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pancreaticoduodenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Hepatic Ischemia, Liver Cancer, Hernia, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Ileostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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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.
Surgical Oncology Hillman
Alessandro Paniccia, MD, FACS, is a surgical oncologist and specializes in pancreatic and hepatobiliary surgery. Dr. Paniccia's research interests include pancreatic cancer and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Paniccia is board-certified in general surgery. He received his medical degree from Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Dr. Paniccia completed residencies in general surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the University of Colorado. He completed a research fellowship at the University of Colorado, followed by a fellowship in complex surgical oncology at UPMC. Dr. Paniccia is a member of the Roman Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, American Medical Association, and American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Paniccia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreaticoduodenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
Allegheny Clinic
Sricharan Chalikonda is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chalikonda is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreaticoduodenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Bile Duct Cysts, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Carl Schmidt is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Schmidt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreaticoduodenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Hepatectomy. Dr. Schmidt is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Hepatic IschemiaDr. Simmons isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatic Ischemia.
- PancreaticoduodenectomyDr. Simmons isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Experienced
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary SurgeryDr. Simmons isExperienced. Learn about Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
- HerniaDr. Simmons isExperienced. Learn about Hernia.
- IleostomyDr. Simmons isExperienced. Learn about Ileostomy.
- Liver CancerDr. Simmons isExperienced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Liver TransplantDr. Simmons isExperienced. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Simmons isExperienced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
