Dr. Peter Joseph Mazzaglia MD
Surgeon
2 Dudley St Suite 470 Providence RI, 02905Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Peter Mazzaglia is a general surgeon practicing in Providence, RI. Dr. Mazzaglia specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Mazzaglia provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ma Med Sch- Worcester Ma 1993
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 1993
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Incidental findings at surgery. Part 1. In brief.
- Incidental findings at surgery. Part 1.
- Does failure to perform prophylactic level VI node dissection leave persistent disease detectable by ultrasonography in patients with low-risk papillary carcinoma of the thyroid?
- Surgeon-performed ultrasound in patients referred for thyroid disease improves patient care by minimizing performance of unnecessary procedures and optimizing surgical treatment.
- Extramedullary relapse of acute myeloid leukemia in a surgical wound.
- Computed tomographic diagnosis of pneumatosis intestinalis: clinical measures predictive of the need for surgical intervention.
- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma in a twin gestation.
- Hereditary pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma.
- Controversy over radioiodine ablation in thyroid cancer: who benefits?
- Radiographic evaluation of nonfunctioning adrenal neoplasms.
- Endocrine surgery.
- The natural history of the benign thyroid nodule: what is the appropriate follow-up strategy?
- Invited commentary.
Treatments
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Goiter
- Graves' Disease
Dr. Peter Joseph Mazzaglia MD's Practice location
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