Richard B. Wait, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery
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Chair, Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center
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Director, Health Geographics Program & Baystate Health Geographics, Baystate Medical Center
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Deputy Chair, Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
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Clinical Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
Baystate
Surgical Associates
3300 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01199
v 413.794.7020
f 413.794.7127
Fellowship
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PhD, Anatomy
University of Vermont
Residency
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Surgery
University of Vermont/Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
Medical School
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University of Vermont School of Medicine
Board Certification
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General Surgery
Professional Service
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American Surgical Association
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Society of University Surgeons
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ERSI Health User's Group
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New York Academy of Medicine
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New York Academy of Sciences
Selected Publications
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Garb, JL, Cromley, RW, Wait, RB. Estimating Populations at Risk for Disaster Preparedness and Response. J. Homeland Security, 2007, 4(1):1-17.
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Ganai, S., Garb, JL, Kanumui, P, Rao, RS, Alexander, AL, Wait, RB; Mapping the Rectum: Spatial Analysis of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgical Outcomes Using GIS Technology. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006, 10(1):22-31.
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Tirabassi, MV, Wadie, G, Moriarty, KP, Garb, J, Konefal, SH, Courtney, RA, Sachs, BF, and Wait, RB, Geographic information system localization of community-acquired MRSA soft tissue abscesses. J Pediatr Surg. 2005, 40(6):962-5; discussion 965-6.
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Kulshrestha P, Rousou JA, Engelman RM, Flack JE 3rd, Deaton DW, Wait RB, Hampf HM: Does warm blood retrograde cardioplegia preserve right ventricular function?
Ann Thorac Surg. 2001, 72(5):1572-5.
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El-Tamer, M, Axiotis, C, Kim, E, Kim, J, Wait, R, Homel, P, Braverman, A; Accurate prediction of the amount of in situ tumor in palpable breast cancers by core needle biopsy: implications for neoadjuvant therapy, Ann Surg Oncol. 1999, 6(5):461-6.
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El-Tamer MB, Song M, Wait RB.: Breast masses in African American teenage girls.
J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Sep;34(9):1401-4.
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El-Tamer MB, Homel P, Wait RB.: Is race a poor prognostic factor in breast cancer?
J Am Coll Surg. 1999 Jul;189(1):41-5.
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El-Tamer MB, Wait RB.: Age at presentation of African-American and Caucasian breast cancer patients. J Am Coll Surg. 1999 Mar;188(3):237-40.
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Hansen MB, *Dresner LS, Wait RB.: Profile of neurohumoral agents on mesenteric and intestinal blood flow in health and disease. Physiol Res. 1998;47(5):307-27.
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Dresner LS, *Wang SP, *West MW, *Ponomarenko IN, Mueller CM, Wait RB.: Nitric oxide inhibition simulates the enhancement of alpha 1 agonist-induced vasoconstriction in diabetes. J Surg Res. 1997 Jul 1;70(2):119-23.