Dr. Mary E Klingensmith MD
Surgeon
216 S Kingshighway Blvd 5th Floor Saint Louis MO, 63110About
Dr. Mary Klingensmith is a general surgeon practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Klingensmith 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. Klingensmith 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
Duke University School of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The effect of robotic assistance on learning curves for basic laparoscopic skills.
- Portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy.
- Patients with upright reflux have less favorable postoperative outcomes after laparoscopic antireflux surgery than those with supine reflux.
- Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair, a challenging operation: medium-term outcome of 116 patients.
- Influence of spastic motor disorders of the esophageal body on outcomes from laparoscopic antireflux surgery.
- Obesity does not adversely affect the outcome of laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS).
- Surgeon workhours in the era of limited resident workhours.
- Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair in a porcine model: what do transfixion sutures add?
- Has the 80-hour work week increased faculty hours?
- Diversity in general surgery: a period of progress.
- Educational scholarship as a route to academic promotion: a depiction of surgical education scholars.
- Laparoscopy as an educational and recruiting tool.
- Who are our future surgeons? Characteristics of medical school graduates planning surgical careers: analysis of the 1997 to 2004 Association of American Medical Colleges' Graduation Questionnaire National Database.
- Teaching ethics in surgical training programs using a case-based format.
- Implementation of an "after hours" resident educational program in a general surgery residency: a paradigm for increasing formal didactic training outside of the hospital setting in the era of the 80-hour workweek.
Treatments
- Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
Dr. Mary E Klingensmith MD's Practice location
Practice At 216 S Kingshighway Blvd 5th Floor
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