Dr. Desmond H Birkett MD
Surgeon
41 Mall Rd Burlington MA, 01805About
Dr. Desmond Birkett is a general surgeon practicing in Burlington, MA. Dr. Birkett 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. Birkett 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
St. George's University of London 1963
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Percutaneous endoscopic laser lithotripsy of a cystic duct stone: a case report.
- The digital surgeon.
- Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to pancreatic cancer: surgical vs endoscopic palliation.
- Proceedings: The effect of sodium taurocholate on the permeability of antral and fundic gastric mucosa.
- Robotics.
- Biliary laser lithotripsy.
- Technique of cholangiography and cystic-duct choledochoscopy at the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for laser lithotripsy.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a renal transplant recipient.
- Nutritional outcome and pneumonia in critical care patients randomized to gastric versus jejunal tube feedings. The Critical Care Research Team.
- Primary adenosquamous and squamous cell carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
- Cancer in the gastric remnant after gastric bypass: a case report.
- Peritoneal pH during laparoscopy is dependent on ambient gas environment: helium and nitrous oxide do not cause peritoneal acidosis.
- Laser lithotripsy for the management of retained stones.
Treatments
- Gallstones
- Pain
- Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Lipoma
- Sebaceous Cyst
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