ROBERT RICHARDS MD.
Department:
STONY BROOK INTERNISTS
Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology
Clinical Practice Began:
1989
Gender:
Male
Primary Medical Conditions Treated:
(IBD) INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY
COLONOSCOPY
COLORECTAL CANCER (COLON AND RECTAL CANCER)
VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY
Education and Training
Medical School:
New York Medical College
Residency:
Stamford Medical Center
Fellowship:
Yale University Gastroenterology Fellowship
Academic
Year Appointed at Stony Brook:
2007
Honors, Awards and Grants:
Project name: Repeat and Follow-up Tests (RAFTs) after Colonoscopy
Role on project: P.I.
Awarding institution: NIH (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
K08 award; Mentored Clinical Scientist Development
Dates: June 1, 2006 - June 2007
Project name: Developing Virtual Colonoscopy for Cancer Screening
Role on project: Co-investigator
Awarding institution: NIH
RO1
Dates: July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2009
Academic Rank:
Associate Professor
Teaching Activity:
Medicine
Insurance Plans
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
AMERICHOICE
APA PARTNERS
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD HMO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OTHER PLANS
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD PPO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD SENIOR PLAN
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
EMPIRE PLAN
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
HEALTH NET
HEALTHFIRST
HEALTHNET FEDERAL SERVICES (TRICARE)
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
MULTIPLAN
OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED HEALTHCARE
VYTRA (except SMART START)
Practice Sites
INTERNAL MEDICINE,
3 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE,
STE 700,
EAST SETAUKET,
NY 11733-4046.
Ph.: 631-444-5220
Fax: 631-444-5225
My Notes
There are 600 + physicians and other health care providers practicing within 18 different clinical entities, or specialty groups that are affiliated with Stony Brook University Physicians (SBU Physicians). Together, these providers offer patients of all ages a comprehensive range of high quality medical services, from primary care to advanced specialty care. The physicians and health care professionals affiliated with SBU Physicians are committed to excellence in service and leadership in clinical care. In their capacity as faculty of the Stony Brook University School of Medicine, they also educate medical students, interns, residents and fellows in many specialties and sub-specialties, and engage in research and clinical trials that help to advance the science of medicine.
My Articles
1. Richards RJ, Hammitt JK, Tsevat J. Finding the optimal multiple test strategy using a method analogous to logistic regression: the diagnosis of hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease). Medical Decision Making 1996;16:367 375
2. Minocha A, Richards RJ. Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile colitis. Ann Intern Med 1996;125: 15 [letter].
3. Richards RJ, Minocha A. Does variceal size matter: how best to see to believe. Am J Gastroenterol 1997:92:536 7 [commentary].
4. Richards RJ, Minocha A. Screening interval for colorectal cancer with colonoscopy: the long and short of it. Am J Gastroenterol 1997:92:904 905 [commentary].
5. Richards RJ. Using threshold analysis to improve medical decisions. Hospital Practice 1997:32;15 26.
6. Minocha A, Raczkowski C, Richards RJ. Is a history of tonsillectomy associated with a decreased risk of Helicobacter pylori infection? J Clin Gastroenterol 1997;25:580 582.
7. Richards RJ, Hamwi Y, Rodriguez PS. Intestinal tuberculosis with associated coloduodenal fistula. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998;26:761 2.
8. Richards RJ, Minocha A. Comparison of the relative diagnostic value of the ascitic-fluid-to-serum ratio of bilirubin to the serum-ascites albumin gradient. Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:2307-08 [letter].
9. Minocha A, Mesiya SA, Raczkowski CA, Richards RJ. Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Have an Increased Prevalence of Prior Appendectomy. Southern Med Journal 1999;92:41-43.
