RichardAKozarekMD

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Clinical Professor of Medicine, University Wash; Executive Director Digestive Disease institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center

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Office
1100 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone(206) 223-6600
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Summary

Dr. Richard Kozarek is a gastroenterologist in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and has been in practice 44 years. He specializes in advanced endoscopic interventional, biliary tract disease, gastrointestinal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease and is experienced in general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, and interventional gastroenterology.

Education & Training

University of ArizonaFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1976 - 1978
Banner Good Samaritan Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 1983 - 2021
AZ State Medical License 1975 - Present
WI State Medical License 1974 - 1995
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Master American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Henry L. Bockus Medal recipient World Gastroenterology Organization, 2019
Master World Gastroenterology Organization, 2017
President Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2010-2012
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry EHR, Cerner Corporation, 2013
Past-President World Gastroenterology Organization, 2009, 2011
Schindler Award for Lifetime Achievements in GI Endoscopy ASGE, 2008
Past-President Society for Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2008, 2010
Men's Health Castle Connolly, 2007
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2006
Past President American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1997-1998
Fellow American College of Physicians
Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

A Phase III Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial of Sphincterotomy for the Treatment of SOD III Patients Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01Adorboe, A.,Aliperti, G.,Carlson, T.,Cook, K.,Cotton, P.,Drumm, H.,Fogel, E.,Freeman, M.,Jamidar, P.,Kozarek, R.,Lynch, S.,Orrell, K.B.,Romagnuolo, J.,Tarnasky, P.,Wagenaar, B.R.,Wood, A.
Endoscopic Full-Thickness Plication for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01Ades, A.,Caca, K.,Chang, K.,Chen, Y.,Deviere, J.,Filipi, C.,Haber, G.,Kozarek, R.,Lightdale, C.,Mergener, K.,Pleskow, D.,Pruitt, R.,Rothstein, R.,Torquati, A.,Wong, D.
Endoscopic Full-Thickness Plication for the Treatment of GERD: Long-Term Multicenter Results Start of enrollment: 2004 Dec 01Gostout, C.,Hawes, R.,Kozarek, R.,Lo, S.,Marcon, N.,Pleskow, D.,Rothstein, R.
Study of the NDO Endoscopic Plication System For the Treatment of Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Start of enrollment: 2001 Aug 01Gostout, C.,Haber, G.,Hawes, R.,Kozarek, R.,Lo, S.,Pleskow, D.,Rothstein, R.
SpyGlass™ Discover Percutaneous Ivo Boskoski, MD, PhD, Torsten Beyna, MD, PhD, Richard Kozarek, MD, PhD, and Jacques Deviere, MD, PhD

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Nurse-Administered Propofol Continuous Infusion Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients Who Are Difficult to Sedate.
Hyun Seok Lee, Navroop Nagra, Danielle La Selva, Richard A. Kozarek, Andrew S. Ross, Wade Weigel, Ryan Beecher, Michael V. Chiorean, Michael Gluck, Elisa K. Boden, Nan...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Jan 1
Retrospective multicenter study on endoscopic treatment of upper gastrointestinal postsurgical leaks.
Rodrigues-Pinto, E., Pereira, P., Sousa-Pinto, B., Shehab, H., Pinho, R., Larsen, M. C., Irani, S., Kozarek, R. A., Capogreco, A., Repici, A., Shemmeri, E., Louie, B. ...> ;Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2020 Oct 20
Nurse-Administered Propofol Continuous Infusion Sedation: A New Paradigm for Gastrointestinal Procedural Sedation.
Otto S. Lin, Danielle La Selva, Richard A. Kozarek, Wade Weigel, Ryan Beecher, Michael Gluck, Michael V. Chiorean, Elisa K. Boden, Nanda Venu, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi, M...> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct 8
Effectiveness and safety of EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy using lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Krishnamoorthi, R., Dasari, C. S., Chandrasekar, V. T., Priyan, H., Jayaraj, M., Law, J., Larsen, M., Kozarek, R., Ross, A., Irani, S.> ;Surgical endoscopy. 2020 Mar 7
Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Papillectomy for Ampullary Adenomas.
Nadav Sahar, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi, Richard A. Kozarek, Michael Gluck, Michael C. Larsen, Andrew S. Ross, Shayan Irani> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2020 Jan 1
Are Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures Performed by Anesthesiologists Safer Than When Sedation is Given by the Endoscopist?
Kozarek, R.> ;Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2019 Dec 10
Clinical Evaluation of a Single-Use Duodenoscope for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.
Muthusamy, V. R., Bruno, M. J., Kozarek, R. A., Petersen, B. T., Pleskow, D. K., Sejpal, D. V., Slivka, A., Peetermans, J. A., Rousseau, M. J., Tirrell, G. P., Ross, A...> ;Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2019 Nov 11
Novel single-use duodenoscope compared with 3 models of reusable duodenoscopes for ERCP: a randomized bench-model comparison.
Ross, A. S., Bruno, M. J., Kozarek, R. A., Petersen, B. T., Pleskow, D. K., Sejpal, D. V., Slivka, A., Moore, D., Panduro, K., Peetermans, J. A., Insull, J., Rousseau,...> ;Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2019 Nov 5
Primary and metastatic melanoma of the GI tract: clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and patient outcomes.
La Selva, D., Kozarek, R. A., Dorer, R. K., Rocha, F. G., Gluck, M.> ;Surgical endoscopy. 2019 Oct 30
Changes in Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Presentation, Management, and Outcomes Over a 10-Year Span.
Kim, K. O., Kozarek, R., Gluck, M., Ross, A., Lin, O. S.> ;Journal of clinical gastroenterology. 2019 Oct 9
Choledochal cysts: Similarities and differences between Asian and Western countries.
Baison, G. N., Bonds, M. M., Helton, W. S., Kozarek, R. A.> ;World journal of gastroenterology. 2019 Jul 26
Computer-Assisted Propofol Sedation for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Is Effective, Efficient, and Safe.
Otto S. Lin, Danielle La Selva, Richard A. Kozarek, Deborah Tombs, Wade Weigel, Ryan Beecher, Johannes Koch, Susan E. McCormick, Michael V. Chiorean, Fred Drennan, Mic...> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2019 Jun 4
Significance of radiographic splenic vessel involvement in the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma of the body and tail of the gland.
Hyun, J. J., Rose, J. B., Alseidi, A. A., Biehl, T. R., Helton, S., Coy, D. L., Kozarek, R. A., Rocha, F. G.> ;Journal of surgical oncology. 2019 May 17
EUS-guided gallbladder drainage with a lumen-apposing metal stent versus endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage for the treatment of acute cholecystitis (with ...
Higa, J. T., Sahar, N., Kozarek, R. A., La Selva, D., Larsen, M. C., Gan, S., Ross, A. S., Irani, S. S.> ;Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2019 May 6
A Review of the Management of Sporadic Colorectal Adenomas in Young People: Is Surveillance Wasted on the Young?
Bushyhead, D., Lin, O. S., Kozarek, R. A.> ;Digestive diseases and sciences. 2019 Feb 23
Endoscopic suturing of a large type I duodenal perforation.
Hyun, J. J., Kozarek, R. A., Irani, S. S.> ;VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2019 Feb 16
Small Bowel Necrosis After Colonoscopy.
Bushyhead, D., Rocha, F. G., Kozarek, R. A.> ;Gastroenterology. 2019 Feb 5
Outcomes of Infected versus Symptomatic Sterile Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis Treated with a Minimally Invasive Therapy.
Hyun, J. J., Sahar, N., Singla, A., Ross, A. S., Irani, S. S., Gan, S. I., Larsen, M. C., Kozarek, R. A., Gluck, M.> ;Gut and liver. 2019 Jan 3
Gastric carcinoids: Does type of surgery or tumor affect survival?
Crown, A.,Kennecke, H.,Kozarek, R.,Lopez-Aguiar, A. G.,Dillhoff, M.,Beal, E. W.,Poultsides, G. A.,Makris, E.,Idrees, K.,Smith, P. M.,Nathan, H.,Beems, M.,Abbott, D.,Fi...> ;Am. J. Surg.. 2019 Jan 29
Reducing the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis using 4 French pancreatic plastic stents placed with common type guidewires - Results from a prospective multi-national reg...
Sahar, N.,Ross, A.,Lakhtakia, S.,Coté, G. A.,Neuhaus, H.,Bruno, M. J.,Haluszka, O.,Kozarek, R.,Ramchandani, M.,Beyna, T.,Poley, J. W.,Maranki, J.,Freeman, M.,Kedia, P....> ;Dig Endosc. 2018 Dec 07
The ASGE grading system for ERCP can predict success and complication rates in a tertiary referral hospital.
Sahar, N., La Selva, D., Gluck, M., Gan, S. I., Irani, S., Larsen, M., Ross, A. S., Kozarek, R. A.> ;Surgical endoscopy. 2018 Jul 11
Integration of research into endoscopic practice.
Kozarek, R. A.> ;Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2018 Jun 21
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction: sphincter of Oddi dysfunction or discordance? What is the state of the art in 2018?
Hyun, J. J., Kozarek, R. A.> ;Current opinion in gastroenterology. 2018 Jun 20
Young patients with sporadic colorectal adenomas: current endoscopic surveillance practices and outcomes.
Cha, J. M., La Selva, D., Kozarek, R. A., Gluck, M., Ross, A. S., Lin, O. S.> ;Gastrointestinal endoscopy. 2018 Jun 17
Does mesenteric venous imaging assessment accurately predict pathologic invasion in localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma?
Clanton, J., Oh, S. Y., Kaplan, S. J., Johnson, E., Ross, A. S., Kozarek, R. A., Alseidi, A., Biehl, T., Picozzi, V. J., Helton, W. S., Coy, D. H., Dorer, R., Rocha, F...> ;HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association. 2018 May 14
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