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Emory University
School of Medicine
Faculty, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Dept. of Surgery Department of Surgery Division of Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Richard Ricketts

 Richard R. Ricketts, MD

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Academic Appointments

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Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Children's Center

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Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory

Clinical Appointment

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Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Emory Children's Center

Telephone

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404.727.3779

Affiliations

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

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Emory Crawford Long Hospital

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Grady Memorial Hospital

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite

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Board Certification

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American Board of Surgery, 1979, recertified 1995, 2004; Certificate of Special Competency in Pediatric Surgery 1982, recertified 1989, 2001

Medical School

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Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, Class of 1973

Postgraduate Training

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General Surgery Internship and Residency, LA County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1973-1978

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Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1978-1980

Honors and Awards

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Resident Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, Emory, 1984 and 1989

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Pediatric Surgery "Teacher of the Year," 2004, 2005

Current Organizational Memberships

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American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow

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American College of Surgeons, Fellow

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American Pediatric Surgical Association

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Association of Pediatric Surgery Resident Training Directors

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Children's Oncology Group

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Pediatric Oncology Group: Membership Committee; Surgical Principal Co-Investigator, Emory

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Southeastern Surgical Congress, Fellow

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Southern Medical Association

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Southern Surgical Association

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British Association of Pediatric Surgeons

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Core Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Committee

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Societe Internationale de Chirurgie, U.S. Chapter

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Georgia Surgical Society

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Greater Atlanta Pediatric Society

Clinical Interests

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Neonatal surgery

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Prenatal consultations

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Necrotizing enterocolitis

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Hirschsprung's disease

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Pediatric oncology

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Thoracic surgery

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Appendectomy

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Biliary tumors

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Bronchoscopy

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Colitis

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Crohn's disease

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Gallbladder surgery

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Gastroesophageal reflux

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Gastrointestinal surgery

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Graves' disease

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Hemangioma

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Hernia

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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Laparoscopic surgery, especially applied to gallbladder, liver tumor, lymphomas, sunken chest, ulcerative colitis

Research Interests

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Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

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Pediatric oncology

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member

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1980

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