RichardBirrerMD

Geriatrics • Lancaster, PA

Professor of Family Medicine in Clinical Medicine (Courtesy).

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Office
250 College Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone+1 717-988-0000

Fax+1 717-782-5716
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Summary

Dr. Richard Birrer, MD is a geriatrician in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania, Maine, and New Jersey. He is affiliated with Albany Memorial Hospital.

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Family Medicine, 1979 - 1981
Hunterdon Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1975 - 1976
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1980 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1986 - 2021
ME State Medical License 2016 - 2016
NJ State Medical License 2002 - 2009

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Travel medicine: Part 2-Special situations.
Kazuhiro Kamata, Richard Birrer, Yasuharu Tokuda> ;Journal of General and Family Medicine. 2017 Apr 4
Travel medicine: Part 1-The basics.
Kazuhiro Kamata, Richard Birrer, Yasuharu Tokuda> ;Journal of General and Family Medicine. 2017 Apr 1
4 citations
Medicalization: A historical perspective
Richard Birrer, Yasuharu Tokuda> ;Journal of General and Family Medicine. 2017 Mar 24
2 citations
Irritable bowel syndrome
Richard B Birrer> ;Disease-a-Month. 2002 Feb 1
19 citations
Usefulness of initial blood cultures in patients admitted with pneumonia from an emergency department in Japan.
Toshikazu Abe, Yasuharu Tokuda, Shinichi Ishimatsu, Richard Birrer> ;Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 2009 Jun 25
75 citations
The relationship of short-term air pollution and weather to ED visits for asthma in Japan
Toshikazu Abe, Yasuharu Tokuda, Sachiko Ohde, Shinichi Ishimatsu, Tomohiko Nakamura, Richard B. Birrer> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009 Feb 1
11 citations
Identifying Low-risk Patients for Bacterial Meningitis in Adult Patients with Acute Meningitis
Yasuharu Tokuda, Masahiro Koizumi, Gerald H. Stein, Richard B. Birrer> ;Internal Medicine. 2009 Jan 1
126 citations
Hypoxic hepatopathy: pathophysiology and prognosis.
Richard Birrer, Yasuharu Takuda, Tsuyoshi Takara> ;Internal Medicine. 2007 Jan 1
10 citations
Physical activity and diabetes mellitus.
Krishna V. Bhaskarabhatla, Richard B. Birrer> ;Comprehensive Therapy. 2005 Jan 1
14 citations
The Special Olympics Athlete: Evaluation and Clearance for Participation
Richard B. Birrer> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2004 Nov 1
100 citations
Depression in Later Life: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Richard B. Birrer, Sathya P. Vemuri> ;American Family Physician. 2004 May 15
5 citations
Physical activity and type 2 diabetes: tailoring exercise to optimize fitness and glycemic control.
Krishna V. Bhaskarabhatla, Richard B. Birrer> ;The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2004 Jan 1
3 citations
The Mentor Model: care management in the 21st Century.
Richard B Birrer, Barbara A Niedz, Colleen Matthews, Dorathy Perez, Anthony A Losardo> ;Physician Executive. 2004 Jan 1
Around the hospital in 80 hours. Resident work rules don't ease educational strain; are longer residencies an option?
Richard Birrer, Dorothy Kozdemba> ;Healthcare Leadership & Management Report. 2003 Dec 1
25 citations
Hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis virus.
Richard B. Birrer, Dartielle Birrer, John V. Klavins> ;Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 2003 Jan 1
1 citations
Becoming a physician executive. To be effective leaders, clinicians must first adopt a new mind-set.
Richard B Birrer> ;Health Progress. 2003 Jan 1
3 citations
The physician leader in health care. What qualities does a doctor need to be an effective organizational leader
Richard B Birrer> ;Health Progress. 2002 Nov 1
27 citations
Hypermagnesemia-induced fatality following epsom salt gargles
Richard Birrer, Anthony J. Shallash, Vicken Y Totten> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2002 Feb 1
12 citations
Digital foot trauma: emergency diagnosis and treatment.
Eileen M Schnaue-Constantouris, Richard Birrer, Patrick J Grisafi, Michael P Dellacorte> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2002 Feb 1
8 citations
Tooth aspiration in a six-year-old boy
Richard B. Birrer, Beth A. Garven> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2001 Nov 1
35 citations
Managing ankle injuries in the emergency department
Richard B. Birrer, Mohammed Hassan Fani-Salek, Vicken Y Totten, Lawrence M Herman, Victor Politi> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1999 Jul 1
6 citations
Disability and dementia in the emergency department.
Richard B. Birrer, Upinder Singh, Dharamjit N. Kumar> ;Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 1999 May 1
5 citations
Depression and aging too often do mix.
Richard B. Birrer> ;Postgraduate Medicine. 1998 Sep 1
12 citations
Lyme carditis: A rare presentation in an unexpected setting
Timothy Robinson, Lawrence M Herman, Richard B. Birrer, Kevin J. Wallis, Andrew E. Sama> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1998 May 1
40 citations
Trauma epidemiology in the martial arts. The results of an eighteen-year international survey.
Richard B. Birrer> ;The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 1996 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Suny Downstate Medical Center Acceptance RateSeptember 5th, 2021

Hospital Affiliations

Albany Memorial HospitalAlbany, New York