WilliamL.FirtchMD
Physical Medicine/Rehab • Redwood City, CAPain Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)
Physician
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Office
1150 Veterans Blvd
Redwood City, CA 94063Phone+1 650-299-2000- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of California (Irvine)Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1987 - 1990
Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Oakland)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1987 - 2025- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Effectiveness of Oral Prednisone in Improving Physical Functioning and Decreasing Pain in People With Sciatica Start of enrollment: 2008 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 76 citationsOral Steroids for Acute Radiculopathy Due to a Herniated Lumbar Disk: A Randomized Clinical TrialHarley Goldberg, William Firtch, Mark Tyburski, Alice Pressman, Lynn Ackerson, Luisa Hamilton, Wayne S. Smith, Ryan Carver, Annu Maratukulam, Lawrence A. Won, Eugene J...> ;JAMA. 2015 May 19
- 230 citationsA Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal StenosisJanna L. Friedly, Bryan A. Comstock, Judith A. Turner, Patrick J. Heagerty, Richard A. Deyo, Sean D. Sullivan, Zoya Bauer, Brian W. Bresnahan, Andrew L. Avins, Srdjan ...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2014 Jul 2
- 2 citationsTransient Paresthesia in Stair-Climbers' FeetKenneth S. Vereschagin, William L. Firtch, Louis J. Caputo, Mark A. Hoffman> ;The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 1993 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical CenterRedwood City, California
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical CenterOakland, California
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