- Dr. Richard A Bessette, MD
-119.78244
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Dr. Richard A Bessette, MD
General Surgery
- Nevada, Carson City
Overview
Dr. Richard A Bessette, MD works in Carson City, Nevada is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Bessette is affiliated with Sierra Surgery Hospital and practicing for 42 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Arthritic Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joints
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
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• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Tumor
• Excision or Destruction of Tongue Lesion
• Fear of Getting Married
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
• Immunodeficiency Syndromes
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Optic Ataxia
• Photosensitivity
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Throat Swab
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
• Warts
• Wrinkles
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Breast Reconstruction
• Colectomy
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
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• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Parathyroidectomy
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Skin Grafts
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Varicose Vein Procedure
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 42
State License
- Nevada
Education & Training
Medical School
Tufts University School Of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States
Graduated: 1981
Boston, MA, United States
Graduated: 1981
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Office Locations
Primary location
Capitol Surgery
1525 Vista Lane Suite 100
Nevada (NV)
Carson City
89703
Phone:(775) 887-8885
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Delta Health System
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Golden Rule
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Group Health Cooperative
- Health Net
- HealthSmart
- Heritage Signature
- Humana
- MedHealthInsurance
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Pathway X HMO/Ind Direct Access NV
- Premera Blue Cross
- Thrivent Financial
- Tricare
- UniCare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Sierra Surgery Hospital
1400 Medical Parkway
Nevada NV,
Carson City,
89703
Sierra Surgery Hospital is a hospital located in Carson City, NV. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 4 of 4 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 4 procedures.
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