KennethRSirinekMD

General Surgery • San Antonio, TX

Physician

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Office
8300 Floyd Curl Drive
4th Floor -4A
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-450-9200

Fax+1 210-450-6013
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Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1969 - 1975
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1969, Marquette University

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1979 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1970 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Acid Peptic Disease.
Jason W. Kempenich, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2018 Oct 1
22 citations
Who will be able to perform open biliary surgery in 2025
Kenneth R. Sirinek, Ross E. Willis, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016 Jul 1
23 citations
Has intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy become obsolete in the era of preoperative endoscopic retrograde and magnetic resonance cholangi...
Kenneth R. Sirinek, Wayne H. Schwesinger> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Apr 1
5 citations
Geographic maldistribution of general surgery PGYI residents: another US surgical desert
Kenneth R. Sirinek, Ross E. Willis, Ronald M. Stewart> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2014 Dec 1
15 citations
The general surgery workforce shortage is worse when assessed at county level.
Ronald M. Stewart, Lillian F. Liao, Molly West, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2013 Dec 1
7 citations
Tort Reform Is Associated with Significant Increases in Texas Physicians Relative to the Texas Population
Ronald M. Stewart, Molly West, Richard Schirmer, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
4 citations
Tort reform is associated with more medical board complaints and disciplinary actions.
Ronald M. Stewart, Joseph D. Love, Lisa A. Rocheleau, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012 Apr 1
20 citations
Malpractice risk and cost are significantly reduced after tort reform
Ronald M. Stewart, Kathy Geoghegan, John G. Myers, Kenneth R. Sirinek, Michael G. Corneille, Deborah L Mueller, Daniel L. Dent, Steven E. Wolf, Basil A. Pruitt> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2011 Apr 1
42 citations
Nondiagnostic thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies are no longer a dilemma
Melanie L. Richards, Elizabeth Bohnenblust, Kenneth R. Sirinek, Juliane Bingener> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2008 Sep 1
31 citations
The Mirizzi syndrome: multidisciplinary management promotes optimal outcomes.
Rozina Mithani, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Juliane Bingener, Kenneth R. Sirinek, Glenn W.W. Gross> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2008 Jun 1
81 citations
Long-term outcomes in laparoscopic vs open ventral hernia repair.
Juliane Bingener, Lauren Buck, Melanie L. Richards, Joel E. Michalek, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Archives of Surgery. 2007 Jun 1
9 citations
A successful application of the intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay in tertiary hyperparathyroidism.
Leila Thanasoulis, Juliane Bingener, Kenneth R. Sirinek, Melanie L. Richards> ;The American Surgeon. 2007 Mar 1
65 citations
Parathyroidectomy in secondary hyperparathyroidism: Is there an optimal operative management?
Melanie L. Richards, Jennifer K. Wormuth, Juliane Bingener, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Surgery. 2006 Feb 1
74 citations
Gallbladder perforation: risk factors and outcome.
Dimitrios Stefanidis, Kenneth R. Sirinek, Juliane Bingener> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2006 Apr 1
Abdominal pain and vomiting in a middle-aged woman.
Clarence E. Clark, Melanie L. Richards, W. Brian Perry, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Current Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
16 citations
Early conversion for gangrenous cholecystitis: impact on outcome
Juliane Bingener, D. Stefanidis, Melanie L. Richards, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2005 May 26
35 citations
Open Rives-Stoppa ventral hernia repair made simple and successful but not for everyone.
L. Heartsill, Melanie L. Richards, N. Arfai, Amy Lee, Juliane Bingener-Casey, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Hernia. 2005 Feb 19
16 citations
Gangrenous cholecystitis in the decade before and after the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
D. Stefanidis, Juliane Bingener, Melanie L. Richards, Wayne H. Schwesinger, James P. Dorman, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;JSLS. 2005 Apr 1
33 citations
Does the correlation of acute cholecystitis on ultrasound and at surgery reflect a mirror image
Juliane Bingener, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Shailandra Chopra, Melanie L. Richards, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2004 Dec 1
20 citations
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia: Correlation of preoperative cholecystokinin cholescintigraphy results with postoperative outcome
Juliane Bingener, Melanie L. Richards, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2004 Apr 2
98 citations
Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay: An Accurate Predictor of Symptomatic Hypocalcemia Following Thyroidectomy
Melanie L. Richards, Juliane Bingener-Casey, Damon Pierce, William E. Strodel, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Archives of Surgery. 2003 Jun 1
97 citations
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Elderly Patients: Gold Standard for Golden Years?
Juliane Bingener, Melanie L. Richards, Wayne H. Schwesinger, William E. Strodel, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Archives of Surgery. 2003 May 1
37 citations
Diagnosis and Treatment of Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Surgical Infections. 2000 Jan 1
80 citations
Reasons for conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy: a 10-year review.
Juliane Bingener-Casey, Melanie L. Richards, William E. Strodel, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Kenneth R. Sirinek> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2002 Nov 1
18 citations
Bidirectional endoscopy in patients with fecal occult blood
J. P. Velez, Wayne H. Schwesinger, Jay S. Stauffer, Harold V. Gaskill, George B. Kazantsev, Kenneth R. Sirinek, William E. Strodel> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2002 Jan 1
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