DavidAMcCluskyMD

General Surgery • Twin Falls, ID

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Office
775 Pole Line Rd W
Suite 214
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone+1 208-814-8425

Fax+1 208-814-8933
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Education & Training

Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Atlanta Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1982
Piedmont HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1981
Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Atlanta Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1976 - 1980
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

ID State Medical License 1982 - 2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

44 citations
The American College of Surgeons/Association of Program Directors in Surgery National Skills Curriculum: Adoption rate, challenges and strategies for effective impleme...
James R. Korndorffer, Sonal Arora, Nick Sevdalis, John T. Paige, David A. McClusky, Dimitris Stefanidis> ;Surgery. 2013 Jul 1
30 citations
Characterization of resident surgeon participation during carotid endarterectomy and impact on perioperative outcomes
James G. Reeves, Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, Ravi K. Veeraswamy, Joseph J. Ricotta, Atef A. Salam, Thomas F. Dodson, David A. McClusky, Matthew A. Corriere> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2011 Feb 1
55 citations
Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair using a nonslit mesh technique
Gregory J. Mancini, David A. McClusky, Leena Khaitan, E. A. Goldenberg, B. T. Heniford, Yuri W. Novitsky, Adrian Park, Stephen M. Kavic, Karl A. LeBlanc, M. J. Elieson...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2007 Jun 26
401 citations
Proficiency-based virtual reality training significantly reduces the error rate for residents during their first 10 laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
Gunnar Ahlberg, Lars Enochsson, Anthony G. Gallagher, Leif Hedman, Christian Hogman, David A. McClusky, Stig Ramel, C. Daniel Smith, Dag Arvidsson> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2007 Jun 1
5 citations
Delayed gastric emptying in patients undergoing antireflux surgery: analysis of a treatment algorithm.
Kent R. Van Sickle, David A. McClusky, Vickie Swafford, C. Daniel Smith> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2007 Mar 15
1 citations
A comparison between fluoroscopically guided radiofrequency energy delivery and conventional technique in an animal model of fundoplication failure.
David A. McClusky, Leena Khaitan, Rodrigo Gonzalez, Mercedeh Baghai, Kent R. Van Sickle, C. Daniel Smith> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2007 Mar 1
53 citations
Attempted establishment of proficiency levels for laparoscopic performance on a national scale using simulation: the results from the 2004 SAGES Minimally Invasive Sur...
K. R. Van Sickle, E. M. Ritter, David A. McClusky, Andrew B. Lederman, Mercedeh Baghai, Anthony G. Gallagher, C. D. Smith> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2007 Jan 1
4 citations
Groin hernia: anatomical and surgical history.
David A. McClusky, Petros Mirilas, Odysseas Zoras, Panagiotis Skandalakis, John E. Skandalakis> ;Archives of Surgery. 2006 Oct 1
51 citations
Perceptual, visuospatial, and psychomotor abilities correlate with duration of training required on a virtual-reality flexible endoscopy simulator.
E. Matt Ritter, David A. McClusky, Anthony G. Gallagher, Lars Enochsson, C. Daniel Smith> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2006 Sep 1
23 citations
Evaluation of a tensiometer to provide objective feedback in knot-tying performance.
Kent R. Van Sickle, Brittany Smith, David A. McClusky, Mercedeh Baghai, C. Daniel Smith, Anthony G. Gallagher> ;The American Surgeon. 2005 Dec 1
41 citations
Real-time objective assessment of knot quality with a portable tensiometer is superior to execution time for assessment of laparoscopic knot-tying performance
E. Matt Ritter, David A. McClusky, Anthony G. Gallagher, C. Daniel Smith> ;Surgical Innovation. 2005 Sep 1
105 citations
Construct validation of the ProMIS simulator using a novel laparoscopic suturing task.
K. R. Van Sickle, David A. McClusky, Anthony G. Gallagher, C. D. Smith> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2005 Jul 21
70 citations
Relationship Between Tissue Ingrowth and Mesh Contraction
Rodrigo Gonzalez, Kim Fugate, David A. McClusky, E. Matt Ritter, Andrew B. Lederman, Dirk Dillehay, C. Daniel Smith, Bruce J. Ramshaw> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2005 Jun 30
120 citations
When fundoplication fails: redo?
C. Daniel Smith, David A. McClusky, Murad Abu Rajad, Andrew B. Lederman, John G. Hunter, William O. Richards, Blair A. Jobe, J. David Richardson, Robert V. Rege> ;Annals of Surgery. 2005 Jun 1
16 citations
The history of anatomy and surgery of the preperitoneal space.
Petros Mirilas, Gene L. Colborn, David A. McClusky, Lee J. Skandalakis, Panajiotis N. Skandalakis, John E. Skandalakis> ;Archives of Surgery. 2005 Jan 1
36 citations
Video-assisted surgery represents more than a loss of three-dimensional vision.
Anthony G. Gallagher, E. Matt Ritter, Andrew B. Lederman, David A. McClusky, C. Daniel Smith> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Jan 1
42 citations
Correlation between perceptual, visuo-spatial, and psychomotor aptitude to duration of training required to reach performance goals on the MIST-VR surgical simulator.
D. A. McClusky, E.M. Ritter, Andrew B. Lederman, Anthony G. Gallagher, C. Daniel Smith, Adrian Park, Daniel J. Scott, David A. McClusky> ;The American Surgeon. 2005 Jan 1
43 citations
Laparoscopic approach reduces likelihood of perioperative complications in patients undergoing adrenalectomy.
Rodrigo Gonzalez, C. Daniel Smith, David A. McClusky, Archana Ramaswamy, Gene D. Branum, John G. Hunter, Collin J. Weber> ;The American Surgeon. 2004 Aug 1
103 citations
The effects of gastric surgery on systemic ghrelin levels in the morbidly obese.
Edward Lin, Nana Gletsu, Kim Fugate, David A. McClusky, Li H. Gu, Juan-Li Zhu, Bruce J. Ramshaw, Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, Thomas R. Ziegler, C. Daniel Smith> ;Archives of Surgery. 2004 Jul 1
55 citations
Objective psychomotor skills assessment of experienced and novice flexible endoscopists with a virtual reality simulator.
E. Matt Ritter, David A. McClusky, Andrew B. Lederman, Anthony G. Gallagher, C. Daniel Smith> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2003 Nov 1
15 citations
Harbinger or hermit? Pancreatic anatomy and surgery through the ages--part 3.
David A McClusky 3rd, Lee J Skandalakis, Gene L Colborn, John E Skandalakis> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2002 Dec 1
20 citations
Harbinger or hermit? Pancreatic anatomy and surgery through the ages--part 2.
David A McClusky 3rd, Lee J Skandalakis, Gene L Colborn, John E Skandalakis> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2002 Nov 1
15 citations
Harbinger or hermit? Pancreatic anatomy and surgery through the ages--part 1.
David A McClusky 3rd, Lee J Skandalakis, Gene L Colborn, John E Skandalakis> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2002 Sep 1
2 citations
A festschrift to John Elias Skandalakis, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
C R Froman, M G Sarr, O H Beahrs, J W Hurst, W C Wood, David A. McClusky> ;The American Surgeon. 2000 Jan 1
19 citations
Tribute to a triad: history of splenic anatomy, physiology, and surgery-part 2.
David A. McClusky, Lee J. Skandalakis, Gene L. Colborn, John E. Skandalakis> ;World Journal of Surgery. 1999 May 1
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Hospital Affiliations

St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls, Idaho
St. Luke's Wood River Medical CenterKetchum, Idaho

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