Dr. Thomas J Howard M.D.
Surgeon
545 Barnhill Drive Eh 5th Floor Univers Indianapolis IN, 46202About
Dr. Thomas Howard is a general surgeon practicing in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Howard 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. Howard 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 Ok Coll of Med, Oklahoma City Ok 1985
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prophylactic antibiotics alter the bacteriology of infected necrosis in severe acute pancreatitis.
- Pancreatic mucinous adenocarcinoma with peritoneal metastases.
- Use of a new sealing device to simplify jejunal resection during pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Small-bowel complications of major gastrointestinal tract surgery.
- CT of acute biliopancreatic limb obstruction.
- Improved outcomes in postoperative and pancreatitis-related visceral
- As good as it gets: the study of prophylactic antibiotics in severe acute pancreatitis.
- Disconnection of the pancreatic duct: an important but overlooked complication of severe acute pancreatitis.
- Intervention in necrotizing pancreatitis: an evidence-based review of surgical and percutaneous alternatives.
- Acute superior mesenteric-portal vein thrombosis after pancreaticoduodenectomy: treatment by operative thrombectomy.
- Middle segment pancreatectomy can be safely incorporated into a pancreatic surgeon's clinical practice.
- Clinical framework to guide operative decision making in disconnected left pancreatic remnant (DLPR) following acute or chronic pancreatitis.
- Does the type of pancreaticojejunostomy after Whipple alter the leak rate?
- Pancreatic necrosis: when to scope, poke, or cut?
- Natural history of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia: How much do we really know?
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