- Dr. Richard G Birkhead, MD
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Dr. Richard G Birkhead, MD
Internal Medicine
- Massachusetts, Chelmsford
Overview
Dr. Richard G Birkhead, MD works in Chelmsford, Massachusetts is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and graduated Roger Williams/brown University in 1986. Dr. Birkhead is affiliated with Lowell General Hospital, Saints Medical Center and practicing for 40 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
Conditions
• Acute Rheumatic Fever• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Broken Hand
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Optic Papilla
• Congenital Anomalies of Kidney
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
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• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Duodenal Polyp
• Electron Microscopy
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• In-Office Urodynamic Testing
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pancreas Tumor
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Retinitis Pigmentosa - Mental Retardation - Deafness
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Telogen Effluvium
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Procedures
• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Autonomic Disorders
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Cardioversion, Elective
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Endocarditis
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Disease
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Hypotension
• Insertion of Left Ventricular Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Marfan Syndrome
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Septal Defect
• Syncope
• Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
• Tricuspid Valve Disease
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 40
State License
- Massachusetts
Spoken Languages
- Spanish
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Roger Williams/brown University
Providence, RI, USA
Year completed: 1986
Providence, RI, USA
Year completed: 1986
Fellowship Hospital
St Elizabeths Hosp/tufts University
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1989
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1989
Medical School
Suny Upstate Medical University (Syracuse)
Syracuse, NY, United States
Graduated: 1983
Syracuse, NY, United States
Graduated: 1983
Awards
1 ACC
2 MMS
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Office Locations
Other Office Locations
Merrimack Valley Cardiology
27 Village Square
Massachusetts (MA)
Chelmsford
1824
Phone:(978) 256-6607
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Care Elect PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- CHAMPVA
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Fallon Community Health Plan
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Neighborhood Health Plan
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Simplifi
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts PPO
- UniCare
- UniCare PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- WellPoint
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Affiliated Hospitals
Lowell General Hospital
295 Varnum Avenue
Massachusetts MA,
Lowell,
1854
Lowell General Hospital is a hospital located in Lowell, MA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 3 of 12 procedures.
Saints Medical Center
1 Hospital Drive
Massachusetts MA,
Lowell,
1852
Saints Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Lowell, MA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 10 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 3 of 10 procedures.
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