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

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)

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.

Research Interests

Recent Publications

• Adherence to CONSORT abstract reporting suggestions in surgical randomized-controlled trials published in annals of surgery.
  Nevar PM, Rikkers LF, Lillemoe KD
  Ann. Surg. 2011 Sep; 254(3):546-7.
  [PubMed ID: 21817891]
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• Farewell and thank you.
  Rikkers LF
  Ann. Surg. 2011 Jun; 253(6):1057-8.
  [PubMed ID: 21532465]
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• Staging laparoscopy enhances the detection of occult metastases in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
  Contreras CM, Stanelle EJ, Mansour J, Hinshaw JL, Rikkers LF, Rettammel R, Mahvi DM, Cho CS, Weber SM
  J Surg Oncol 2009 Dec 15; 100(8):663-9.
  [PubMed ID: 19780095]
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• Impact of selection bias on the utilization of adjuvant therapy for pancreas adenocarcinoma.
  Russ AJ, Weber SM, Rettammel RJ, Mahvi DM, Rikkers LF, Cho CS
  Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2010 Feb; 17(2):371-6.
  [PubMed ID: 19851808]
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• Hilar cholangiocarcinoma: current management.
  Ito F, Cho CS, Rikkers LF, Weber SM
  Ann. Surg. 2009 Aug; 250(2):210-8.
  [PubMed ID: 19638920]
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