WilliamRichardsMD

General Surgery • Mobile, AL

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor of Surgery, University S Ala College of Medicine

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Office
2451 Fillingim St
Mastin 101
Mobile, AL 36617
Phone+1 251-445-8282

Fax+1 251-445-8281
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1984 - 1985
University of MarylandResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1984
University of FloridaInternship, Surgery, 1979 - 1980
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2009 - 2024
TN State Medical License 1987 - 2011
GA State Medical License 1984 - 1987
MD State Medical License 1979 - 1987
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Biomagnetic Signals of Intestinal Ischemia II Start of enrollment: 2000 Jan 01
Completed
Evaluation of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Severe Burn and Trauma Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Bioenergetics in Surgical Patients Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Microcirculatory Assessment in Patients With Trauma and Severe Burns Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 07
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
The CALIBER Study Randomized Controlled Trial of LINX Versus Double-Dose Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Reflux Disease Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 4
Registry of Outcomes From AntiReflux Surgery Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Trial of Hydroxychloroquine In Covid-19 Kinetics Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 17
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Plasma Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA, Insulin Sensitivity and Metabolic Changes in Obese Patients.
Larysa V Yuzefovych, Viktor M Pastukh, Madhuri S Mulekar, Kate Ledbetter, William O Richards, Lyudmila I Rachek> ;Biomedicines. 2023 Sep 12
Evaluation of High-Interval Education to Improve Outcomes for Bariatric Patients With Health Disparities.
Laura Addison Sykora, Angela Collins Yoder, William O Richards> ;Gastroenterology Nursing. 2023 Jan 10
2 citations
Review of Outcomes of Low Verses Standard Pressure Pneumoperitoneum in Laparoscopic Surgery.
John P Saway, Megan McCaul, Madhuri S Mulekar, Daniel P McMahon, William O Richards> ;The American Surgeon. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
For the People and the Profession.
William O. Richards> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Nov 17
3 citations
Association of RERG Expression with Female Survival Advantage in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Assunta De Rienzo, Melissa H. Coleman, Beow Y. Yeap, David T. Severson, Benjamin Wadowski, Corinne E. Gustafson, Roderick V. Jensen, Lucian R. Chirieac, William G. Ric...> ;Cancers. 2021 Feb 2
26 citations
The loss-of-function PCSK9Q152H variant increases ER chaperones GRP78 and GRP94 and protects against liver injury.
Paul F. Lebeau, Hanny Wassef, Jae Hyun Byun, Khrystyna Platko, Brandon Ason, Simon Jackson, Joshua Dobroff, Susan Shetterly, William G. Richards, Ali Al-Hashimi, Kevin...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021 Jan 19
16 citations
UHRF1 is a Novel Druggable Epigenetic Target in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Emily S. Reardon, Vivek Shukla, Sichuan Xi, Sudheer Kumar Gara, Yi Liu, David M. Straughan, Mary Zhang, Julie A. Hong, Eden C. Payabyab, Anju Kumari, William G. Richar...> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
W. Dean Warren, MD, FACS, Father of Selective Shunts for Variceal Hemorrhage: Lessons Learned.
William O. Richards> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Oct 13
20 citations
Large‐scale analysis of BAP1 expression reveals novel associations with clinical and molecular features of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Assunta De Rienzo, Lucian R. Chirieac, Yin P Hung, David T. Severson, Samuel Freyaldenhoven, Corinne E. Gustafson, Nhien T. Dao, Claire V. Meyerovitz, Michela E. Oster...> ;The Journal of Pathology. 2020 Sep 17
17 citations
Increased FGF-23 levels are linked to ineffective erythropoiesis and impaired bone mineralization in myelodysplastic syndromes
Heike Weidner, Ulrike Baschant, Franziska Lademann, Maria G Ledesma Colunga, Ekaterina Balaian, Christine Hofbauer, Barbara M. Misof, Paul Roschger, Stéphane Blouin, W...> ;JCI Insight. 2020 Aug 6
20 citations
Multi-Institutional Prospective Validation of Prognostic mRNA Signatures in Early Stage Squamous Lung Cancer (Alliance)
Raphael Bueno, William G. Richards, David H. Harpole, Karla V. Ballman, Ming-Sound Tsao, Zhengming Chen, Xiaofei Wang, Guoan Chen, Lucian R. Chirieac, M. Herman Chui, ...> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2020 Nov 1
9 citations
VentX expression in tumor-associated macrophages promotes phagocytosis and immunity against pancreatic cancers
Yi Le, Hong Gao, William G. Richards, Lei Zhao, Ronald Bleday, Thomas E. Clancy, Zhenglun Zhu> ;JCI Insight. 2020 Jul 23
32 citations
Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Superior to Proton Pump Inhibitors for Regurgitation in a 1-Year Randomized Trial
Reginald Bell, John C. Lipham, Brian E. Louie, Valerie A. Williams, James D. Luketich, Michael Hill, William G. Richards, Christy M. Dunst, Dan Lister, Lauren McDowell...> ;Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2020 Jul 1
Interobserver Variability of Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment Using MRI in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Ritu R. Gill, David Murphy, Ravi Teja Seethamraju, Emanuele Mazzola, Raphael Bueno, William G. Richards> ;Radiology. Cardiothoracic Imaging. 2020 Apr 30
26 citations
Metabolic Profiling of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues Discriminates Normal Colon from Colorectal Cancer
Kota Arima, Mai Chan Lau, Melissa Zhao, Koichiro Haruki, Keisuke Kosumi, Kosuke Mima, Mancang Gu, Juha P. Väyrynen, Tyler S. Twombly, Yoshifumi Baba, Kenji Fujiyoshi, ...> ;Molecular Cancer Research. 2020 Mar 12
1 citations
An Evaluation of Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair.
Tatenda A Mudyanadzo, John Hunter, Paul Rider, William O. Richards> ;The American Surgeon. 2020 Jan 1
26 citations
Diagnostic value of biopsy sampling in predicting histology in patients with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma
Lucian R. Chirieac, Yin P Hung, Wai Chin Foo, Matthias D. Hofer, Paul A. VanderLaan, William G. Richards, David J. Sugarbaker, Raphael Bueno> ;Cancer. 2019 Dec 1
27 citations
Plasma mitochondrial DNA is elevated in obese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and correlates positively with insulin resistance.
Larysa V. Yuzefovych, Viktor M. Pastukh, Mykhaylo V. Ruchko, Jon D. Simmons, William O. Richards, Lyudmila I. Rachek> ;Plos One. 2019 Oct 10
9 citations
Radiologic Considerations and Standardization of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Imaging Within Clinical Trials: Consensus Statement from the NCI Thoracic Malignancy St...
Ritu R. Gill, Anne S. Tsao, Hedy L. Kindler, William G. Richards, Samuel G. Armato, Roslyn J. Francis, Daniel R. Gomez, Suzanne E. Dahlberg, Andreas Rimner, Charles B....> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2019 Oct 1
15 citations
Autophagy facilitates the release of immunogenic signals following chemotherapy in 3D models of mesothelioma
Carlo Follo, Yao Cheng, William G. Richards, Raphael Bueno, V. Courtney Broaddus> ;Molecular Carcinogenesis. 2019 Jun 19
722 citations
Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Human and Mouse Lung Cancers Reveals Conserved Myeloid Populations across Individuals and Species.
Rapolas Zilionis, Camilla Engblom, Christina Pfirschke, Virginia Savova, David Zemmour, Hatice D. Saatcioglu, Indira Krishnan, Giorgia Maroni, Claire V. Meyerovitz, Cl...> ;Immunity. 2019 May 21
26 citations
Calcimimetics maintain bone turnover in uremic rats despite the concomitant decrease in parathyroid hormone concentration
Juan M. Díaz-Tocados, María E. Rodríguez-Ortiz, Yolanda Almaden, Carmen Pineda, Julio M. Martinez-Moreno, Carmen Herencia, Noemi Vergara, M. Victoria Pendón-Ruiz de Mi...> ;Kidney International. 2019 May 1
Magnetoenterography for the Detection of Partial Mesenteric Ischemia
Suseela Somarajan, Nicole D. Muszynski, Joseph D. Olson, Leonard A. Bradshaw, William O. Richards> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Jul 1
64 citations
Laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation versus double-dose proton pump inhibitors for management of moderate-to-severe regurgitation in GERD: a randomized control...
Reginald Bell, John C. Lipham, Brian E. Louie, Valerie A. Williams, James D. Luketich, Michael Hill, William G. Richards, Christy M. Dunst, Dan Lister, Lauren McDowell...> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2019 Jan 1
1 citations
Autophagy in 3D In Vitro and Ex Vivo Cancer Models.
Carlo Follo, Dario Barbone, William G. Richards, Raphael Bueno, V. Courtney Broaddus> ;Methods in Molecular Biology. 2019 Jan 1
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Lectures

Elevated Content of Plasma Mitochondrial DNA Correlates with Insulin Resistance and Is Associated with Increased Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Oxidative Stress in Skele...
Mobile, AL - 6/15/2014

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