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William J. Adamas-Rappaport, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery

Arizona Health Sciences Center
Department of Surgery, Rm.
5334
1501 N. Campbell Avenue
PO Box 245063
Tucson, AZ 85724-5063

Office Phone: (520) 626-4844
Email: wdr@u.arizona.edu

 
Education
MD: 
1976, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami
Residencies: 
1976-1978 Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
1978-1983 General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
1983-1983 Plastic Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
   

Clinical Specialties
General Surgery and Trauma Surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
Surgery in the elderly and trauma
Wound healing

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, 1984
American Board of Surgery, recertification 1994
Board eligible, Pediatric, 1978

Research
Developing new surgical techniques, surgery in the elderly, wound healing, breast oncology, colo-rectal pathology, surgical infections, psychosocial aspects of surgical practice and complications of surgical procedures

Selected Publications

  • Gedebou TM, Barr ST, Hunter G, Sinha R, Rappaport W, VillaReal K. Risk factors in patients undergoing major nonvascular abdominal operations that predict perioperative myocardial infarction. "Am J Surg. 1997; 174(6): 755-8.
  • Dillavou ED, Anderson LR, Bernert RA, Mularski RA, Hunter GC, Fiser SM, Rappaport WD. Lower extremity iatrogenic nerve injury due to compression during intraabdominal surgery. Am J Surg. 1997; 173(6): 504-8.
  • Fass R, Hixson LJ, Ciccolo ML, Gordon P, Hunter G, Rappaport W. Contemporary medical therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am Fam Physician. 1997; 55(1): 205-12, 217-8.
  • Gedebou TM, Wong RA, Rappaport WD, Jaffe P, Kahsai D, Hunter GC. Clinical presentation and management of iatrogenic colon perforations. Am J Surg. 1996; 172(5): 454-7
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