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Richard Ricketts, M.D.
Emory Children's Center
Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery


Specialties


Pediatric Surgery (Board certified since 1982)



Area of Clinical Interest


Crohn's disease
Graves' Disease
appendectomy
biliary tumors
bronchoscopy
colitis
gallbladder surgery
gastroesophageal reflux
gastrointestinal surgery
hemangioma
hernia
inflammatory bowel disease
laparoscopic surgery
laparoscopy
laparoscopy-gallbladder
liver tumor
lymphomas
sunken chest
thyroid surgery
ulcerative colitis





Hospital Affiliation(s)


Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Grady Memorial Hospital



Additional spoken language(s)


 Spanish



Addresses Locations


Emory Children's Center
1276B McConnell Drive Decatur , GA 30033 Map to the office
(404) 982-9938



Year started practicing at Emory

1980



Education


Medical School
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 1973

Internship
Los Angeles County, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1974

Residency
Los Angeles County, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1978

Fellowship
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 1980



Organizational Leadership Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

American College of Surgeons

American Pediatric Surgical Association



Awards

AOA
Northwestern University, 1974

Teaching Awards
Surgical Residents, 1984 & 1989



Major or Recent Publications

Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in Children . Oxford Textbook of Surgery, 2nd edition (2000), .

Hirschsprung's Disease . Oxford Textbook of Surgery, 2nd edition (2000), .

Mesenteric and Omental Cysts . Pediatric Surgery, 5th edition (1998), .

Necrotizing Enterocolitis . Swenson's Pediatric Surgery, 5th edition,1990.