Kirk W. Reichard, MD
Pediatric SurgeryInsurance Accepted
- Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
 - Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
 - Aetna HMO
 - Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
 - Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
 - Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
 - Amerihealth Caritas Delaware - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
 - AvMed
 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
 - Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
 - Carefirst MD Community Health Plan Mcaid
 - Cigna PPO/EPO/HMO/POS/OPEN ACCESS
 - Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
 - Cigna/Great West PPO
 - Community Care Plan Medicaid
 - Delaware First Health
 - Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
 - Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
 - Delaware Medicare
 - Employers Health Network PPO
 - Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
 - First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
 - First Health/Affordable PPO
 - Florida Medicaid
 - Florida Medicare
 - Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
 - Global Medical Managment DE/PA
 - Health First Health Plans
 - Health Partners Medicaid/Kidz Partner HMO
 - HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc Contiguous to DE*
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc NONContiguous to DE*
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania
 - Highmark Medicaid Health Options
 - Highmark Medicaid Health Options - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
 - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
 - HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
 - Independance Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
 - Independence Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
 - Insurance Administrators of America
 - INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
 - Interlink Transplant
 - Keystone First CHIP
 - Keystone First Medicaid HMO
 - Lifetrac Transplant
 - Maryland Medicaid
 - Maryland Medicaid Chester County ONLY
 - Molina Healthcare Medicaid
 - Multiplan PPO
 - National Transplant (Humana)
 - New Jersey Medicaid
 - Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
 - Pennsylvania Medicaid
 - Preferred Healthcare PPO
 - Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
 - Priority Partners John Hopkins
 - Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
 - Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
 - Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
 - Six Degrees Health Transplant
 - Six Degrees Health-Lucent
 - Star Healthcare Network
 - Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
 - Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
 - Three Rivers Provider Network
 - Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
 - United Healthcare Commercial Products
 - United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
 - United Healthcare HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
 - UPMC Medicaid/CHIP
 - Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
 - Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid
 
- Abdominal Masses
 - Anti-Reflux Surgery
 - Bariatric Surgery
 - Breast Disorders
 - Burn Care
 - Chest Wall Disorders
 - Gall Bladder Disease
 - Hernias and Hydroceles
 - Wound Care
 
Research Activities
- Quality Improvement Projects聽
 - Childhood Obesity
 
Medical Interests
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
 - Surgery of Newborns
 - Oncology Surgery
 - Surgery for Chest wall Deformities
 - Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery
 
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Preoperative Depression Status and 5 Year Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort; Annals of Surgery; (2023).
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Multicenter Assessment of Cryoanalgesia Use in Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A 20-center Retrospective Cohort Study; Annals of Surgery; (2023).
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A Standardized Diagnostic Pathway for Suspected Appendicitis in Children Reduces Unnecessary Imaging; Pediatric Quality and Safety; (2022).
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Continuous Local Anesthetic Infusion via Chest Wall Catheter for Analgesia After Thoracic Surgery in Neonates: A Case Series; A and A Practice; (2021).
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Standardized pathway for feeding tube placement reduces unnecessary surgery and improves value of care; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).
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Reducing resource utilization for patients with uncomplicated appendicitis through use of same-day discharge and elimination of postoperative antibiotics; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).
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Comparing the 5-year diabetes outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass the national patient-centered clinical research network (PCORNet) bariatric study; JAMA Surgery; (2020).
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The safety and efficacy of using negative pressure incisional wound VACs in pediatric and neonatal patients; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2020).
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Pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery: Evidence, barriers, and best practices; Pediatrics; (2019).
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Metabolic and bariatric surgery for pediatric patients with severe obesity; Pediatrics; (2019).
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ASMBS pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery guidelines, 2018; Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases; (2018).
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Psychological contributors to noncompletion of an adolescent preoperative bariatric surgery program; Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases; (2017).
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Ovarian tumors; Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition; (2016).
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Continuous chest wall ropivacaine infusion for analgesia in children undergoing Nuss procedure: A comparison with thoracic epidural; Paediatric Anaesthesia; (2016).
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Prophylactic methylprednisolone to reduce inflammation and improve outcomes from one lung ventilation in children: A randomized clinical trial; Paediatric Anaesthesia; (2015).
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Response to comments by Yibo et al. regarding our manuscript: Prophylactic methylprednisolone to reduce inflammation and improve outcomes from one lung ventilation in children: A randomized clinical trial; Paediatric Anaesthesia; (2015).
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Pediatric and adolescent obesity: Management, options for surgery, and outcomes; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2014).
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Changes in weight and co-morbidities among adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery: 1-year results from the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database; Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases; (2013).
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Evaluation of weight loss on a low-calorie meal replacement diet as a potential predictor of weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery in adolescents; Obesity Surgery; (2013).
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ASMBS pediatric committee best practice guidelines; Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases; (2012).
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Pre- and postoperative imaging of adolescents undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery; Pediatric Radiology; (2012).
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Developing criteria for pediatric/adolescent bariatric surgery programs; Pediatrics; (2011).
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Ovarian tumors; Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery; (2011).
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Use of the LAP-BAND庐 in adolescents: A discussion with the experts; Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care; (2011).
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Grade 1 microtia, wide anterior fontanel and novel type tracheo-esophageal fistula in methimazole embryopathy; American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A; (2011).
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Pilot study using an Internet-based program in informed consent; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2010).
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Intestinal nonrotation in an adolescent; Pediatric Emergency Care; (2009).
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Bariatric surgery in morbidly obese adolescents.; Maryland medicine : MM : a publication of MEDCHI, the Maryland State Medical Society; (2004).
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Newcastle disease virus therapy of human tumor xenografts: Antitumor effects of local or systemic administration; Cancer Letters; (2001).
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Results of transplantation for acute and chronic hepatic allograft rejection; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1998).
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Fibrosing colonopathy in children with cystic fibrosis; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1997).
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Vascular trauma and reconstructive approaches; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (1994).
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Endoscopically defined treatment strategies in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer; Surgical Endoscopy; (1994).
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Complete regression of human neuroblastoma xenografts in athymic mice after local newcastle disease virus therapy; Journal of the National Cancer Institute; (1994).
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Arteriography in the evaluation of penetrating pediatric extremity injuries; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1994).
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Fibrosarcoma of the head and neck; The American Journal of Surgery; (1994).
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue: Experience with 86 consecutive cases; Journal of Surgical Oncology; (1993).
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Retinoic acid enhances killing of neuroblastoma cells by Newcastle disease virus; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1993).
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Newcastle disease virus selectively kills human tumor cells; Journal of Surgical Research; (1992).
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Malignant schwannoma of the head and neck; The American Journal of Surgery; (1992).
 
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