Dr. Richard T. Stravitz M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1250 E Marshall St Richmond VA, 23298About
Dr. Richard Stravitz is a gastroenterologist practicing in Richmond, VA. Dr. Stravitz specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Stravitz performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1986
New York University School of Medicine 1986
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Regulation of bile acid biosynthesis.
- Down-regulation of the rat hepatic sterol 27-hydroxylase gene by bile acids in transfected primary hepatocytes: possible role of hepatic nuclear factor 1alpha.
- Down-regulation of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) gene expression by bile acids in primary rat hepatocytes is mediated by the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway.
- Clinical and histologic spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease associated with normal ALT values.
- Review article: medical management of the liver transplant recipient - a primer for non-transplant doctors.
- Effect of hyponatraemia on outcomes following orthotopic liver transplantation.
- PROMIS computerised adaptive tests are dynamic instruments to measure health-related quality of life in patients with cirrhosis.
- Ectopic thyroid presenting as a liver mass.
- Intact thrombin generation and decreased fibrinolytic capacity in patients with acute liver injury or acute liver failure.
- The Stroop smartphone application is a short and valid method to screen for minimal hepatic encephalopathy.
- Evaluation of Arteriovenous Shunting in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease: Potential Role of Early Right Heart Catheterization.
- Heat stroke leading to acute liver injury & failure: A case series from the Acute Liver Failure Study Group.
- Repression of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase transcription by bile acids is mediated through protein kinase C in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes.
- Molecular genetics and regulation of bile acid biosynthesis.
- Screening for curable colorectal tumors: an approach for the 21st century.
Treatments
- Liver Cancer
- Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
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