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Office
1519 3rd St
Ste 210
Puyallup, WA 98372Phone+1 253-841-9640Fax+1 253-841-7645- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of Utah HealthResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2012
- Louisiana State University (Shreveport)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2006 - 2007
- University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- UT State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- WA State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- TX State Medical License 2012 - 2021
- LA State Medical License 2014 - 2016
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsComparative effectiveness of chemotherapy vs resection of the primary tumour as the initial treatment in older patients with Stage IV colorectal cancer.Hemalkumar B. Mehta, Gabriela M. Vargas, Deepak Adhikari, Francesca M. Dimou, Taylor S. Riall> ;Colorectal Disease. 2017 Jun 1
- 15 citationsLaparoscopy decreases complications for obese patients undergoing elective rectal surgery.Gabriela M. Vargas, Eric Sieloff, Abhishek D. Parmar, Nina P. Tamirisa, Hemalkumar B. Mehta, Taylor S. Riall> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2016 May 1
- 59 citationsRelative Contributions of Complications and Failure to Rescue on Mortality in Older Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy.Nina P. Tamirisa, Abhishek D. Parmar, Gabriela M. Vargas, Hemalkumar B. Mehta, E. Molly Kilbane, Bruce L. Hall, Henry A. Pitt, Taylor S. Riall> ;Annals of Surgery. 2016 Feb 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, Washington
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