RichardLeeWigleMD

General Surgery • Shreveport, LA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport

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Office
1541 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone+1 318-675-5000

Fax+1 318-675-8218
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Education & Training

Summa Health System/NEOMEDResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1981
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1979
Keesler Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1974 - Present
TX State Medical License 1981 - 2022
NC State Medical License 1981 - 2021
LA State Medical License 1981 - 2021
WA State Medical License 1998 - 2021
ID State Medical License 1998 - 2020
MN State Medical License 1997 - 2020
MS State Medical License 1982 - 2018
SC State Medical License 1991 - 2017
NM State Medical License 1998 - 2017
WI State Medical License 2007 - 2015
GA State Medical License 1982 - 2001
CO State Medical License 1977 - 2001
HI State Medical License 1990 - 2000
RI State Medical License 1986 - 1992
OH State Medical License 1977 - 1986
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Delayed traumatic lung herniation.
Sergei Kalsow, Richard Wigle, Lester W. Johnson, Navdeep S. Samra> ;The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2013 May 1
Rising self-inflicted injuries in the United States: a call for a comprehensive prevention plan and insurance coverage.
Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, Richard Wigle, Mary Joe Fitz-Gerald, Marie Elaine Pahilan, Asser M. Youssef> ;The American Surgeon. 2012 Nov 1
Are we prepared yet for the extremes of weather changes? Emergence of several severe frostbite cases in Louisiana.
Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, Richard Wigle, Asser M. Youssef> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Dec 1
9 citations
Appropriate response to humanitarian crises
Charles S Krin, Christos Giannou, Ian Seppelt, Steve Walker, Kenneth L. Mattox, Richard L Wigle, David Crippen> ;BMJ. 2010 Feb 3
15 citations
The reaction of copper and other projectile metals in body tissues.
Richard L. Wigle> ;The Journal of Trauma. 1992 Jul 1
22 citations
Spontaneous healing of a traumatic thoracic aortic tear: case report.
Richard L. Wigle, John M. Moran> ;The Journal of Trauma. 1991 Feb 1
13 citations
Emergency department management of retained rectal foreign bodies.
Richard L. Wigle> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1988 Jul 1
13 citations
Exsanguinating hemorrhage from peripheral varicosities
Richard L Wigle, Gail V. Anderson> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1988 Jan 1
Injury occurring secondary to distraction from a Sony Walkman or one of its clones.
Wigle, R. L.> ;J Trauma. 1993 Dec
Treatment of asymptomatic gunshot injuries to the spine.
Wigle, R. L.> ;Am Surg. 1989 Sep
A simple technique for securing tubes and drains.
Wigle, R. L.> ;Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1992 Mar
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Professional Memberships

American College of Critical Care Medicine - SCCM
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical CenterShreveport, Louisiana
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana
Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana