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WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL
- 575 NORTH RIVER STREET, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18764, PHONE: 570-829-8111
How Surgeons at This Hospital Perform, by Procedure
An individual surgeon who performs this procedure at this hospital.
At least one surgeon performing this procedure has a high adjusted rate of complications.
Lumbar Spinal Fusion, Posterior Column and Approach: No surgeons met the volume requirement of 20 for this procedure.
Lumbar Spinal Fusion, Anterior Column, Posterior Approach: No surgeons met the volume requirement of 20 for this procedure.
Prostate Removal: No surgeons met the volume requirement of 20 for this procedure.
Prostate Resection: No surgeons met the volume requirement of 20 for this procedure.
Cervical (Neck) Spinal Fusion: No surgeons met the volume requirement of 20 for this procedure.
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How we calculated these rates: Guided by top researchers and doctors, ProPublica used Medicare data from 2009-2013 to identify cases where a patient died in the hospital or had to be readmitted within 30 days for a problem related to one of these elective procedures. We then calculated complication rates for surgeons, carefully accounting for differences in patient health, age and hospital quality. These rates are calculated using data from Medicare records, which do not include patients with private insurance or in another program like Medicaid. A surgeon’s rate spans all hospitals at which he or she operates and is not unique to a given hospital. Read our methodology »
Important: Some surgeons may no longer be operating at this hospital.
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Knee Replacement
Total knee replacement (ICD-9-CM code 81.54)
Replace diseased knee joint with an artificial knee. The most common reason for a knee replacement is osteoarthritis, which is a breakdown of the cartilage in the joint. More information 
MICHAEL RAKLEWICZ »
GEORGE RITZ »
THOMAS BYRON »
FRANK OBRIEN »
WILLIAM CHARLTON »
MICHAEL BANAS »
JAMES MATTUCCI »
EUGENE KIM »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
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Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement (ICD-9-CM code 81.51)
Replace diseased hip joint with an artificial hip joint. The most common reason for a hip replacement is osteoarthritis, which is a breakdown of the cartilage in the joint. More information
MICHAEL RAKLEWICZ »
EUGENE KIM »
GEORGE RITZ »
JAMES MATTUCCI »
THOMAS BYRON »
FRANK OBRIEN »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
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Gallbladder Removal, Laparoscopic
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ICD-9-CM code 51.23)
Minimally invasive gallbladder removal. This is performed most commonly when gallstones are blocking the flow of bile. More information
IMRAN SAEED »
JOSEPH RIDILLA »
PETER ANDREWS »
BARRY PERNIKOFF »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
JUAN DEROJAS, GARY NEALE, GARY VERAZIN, CLARK GERHART, BRIAN MARIEN, LOUIS COSTA, SAM DEPASQUALE, MARK SCHIOWITZ
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