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Layton F. Rikkers, MD

Professor of Surgery

Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR)
Room 5103, Building 1485
1111 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-0000

Appointments: (608) 263-7502

Office: (608) 263-1550

FAX: (608) 265-4323

Send an email to Layton F. Rikkers, MD rikkers@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, 1970
  • Surgical Residency, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 1970-1976
  • Research Fellow in Hepatology, Royal Free Hospital; London, England, 1973-1974
  • Research Fellow in Surgical Hepatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 1976-1977

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Rikkers is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He specializes in hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal surgery, including the treatment of portal hypertension.

Professional Activities

Dr. Rikkers is editor-in-chief of Annals of Surgery. He also serves on the editorial boards of Digestive Surgery and Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He holds or has held offices for the following national and international professional societies:

  • American Board of Surgery (Past-Chairman)
  • Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae (Past-President, United States Section)
  • Halsted Society (Past-President)
  • International Surgery Society (Past-President)
  • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (Past-President)
  • Society of Clinical Surgery (Past-President)
  • Central Surgical Association (Past-President)

Recent Publications

  • Russ AJ, Weber SM, Rettammel RJ, Mahvi DM, Rikkers LF, Cho CS. Impact of Selection Bias on the Utilization of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreas Adenocarcinoma., Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2009 Oct 23;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19851808]
  • Contreras CM, Stanelle EJ, Mansour J, Hinshaw JL, Rikkers LF, Rettammel R, Mahvi DM, Cho CS, Weber SM. Staging laparoscopy enhances the detection of occult metastases in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma., Journal of surgical oncology. 2009 Sep 24;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19780095]
  • Pitt SC, Pitt HA, Baker MS, Christians K, Touzios JG, Kiely JM, Weber SM, Wilson SD, Howard TJ, Talamonti MS, Rikkers LF. Small pancreatic and periampullary neuroendocrine tumors: resect or enucleate?, J. Gastrointest. Surg. 2009 Sep;13(9):1692-8.
    [PubMed ID: 19548038]
  • Ito F, Cho CS, Rikkers LF, Weber SM. Hilar cholangiocarcinoma: current management., Ann. Surg. 2009 Aug;250(2):210-8.
    [PubMed ID: 19638920]
  • Ito F, Agni R, Rettammel RJ, Been MJ, Cho CS, Mahvi DM, Rikkers LF, Weber SM. Resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: concomitant liver resection decreases hepatic recurrence., Ann. Surg. 2008 Aug;248(2):273-9.
    [PubMed ID: 18650638]
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