- Dr. Rick J Schmidt, MD
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Dr. Rick J Schmidt, MD
General Surgery
- Florida, Safety Harbor
Overview
Dr. Rick J Schmidt, MD works in Safety Harbor, Florida is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Emory University School Of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Schmidt is affiliated with Mease Countryside Hospital, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, South Florida Baptist Hospital and practicing for 44 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
• External Ear Disorders
• Facial Paresthesia
• 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
• Jaw Dystonia
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• 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
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Optic Ataxia
• Photosensitivity
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Rathke's Cleft Cyst
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Spleen Neoplasm
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Throat Swab
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Bone Marrow Biopsy
• Colectomy
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Embolectomy, Thrombectomy, or Vessel Exploration
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
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• Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
• Excision of Stomach Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Gastrectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Open Thymectomy
• Pancreatectomy (incl. Pancreas Transplant and Whipple Procedure)
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Parathyroidectomy
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Skin Grafts
• Sphincterotomy
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 44
State License
- Florida
Education & Training
Medical School
Emory University School Of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, United States
Graduated: 1979
Atlanta, GA, United States
Graduated: 1979
Internship Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1980
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1980
Awards
1 AACE
2 AAES
3 AMA
4 ASGE
5 FLAMA
6 Florida Medical Association
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Office Locations
Primary location
Surgical Associates Of West FL
1840 Mease Drive Suite 301
Florida (FL)
Safety Harbor
34695
Phone:(727) 712-3233
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Surgical Associates Of West FL, 1840 Mease Drive Suite 301, Safety Harbor, Florida (FL), 34695
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- AvMed
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Care HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
- BlueDental Choice
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Florida
- Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc.
- Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth
- Employer Group Open Access HMO
- Employer Group PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Golden Rule
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Neighborhood Health Partnership
- NetworkBlue
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Pekin Insurance
- PHCS Network PPO
- Select HMO
- Tampa Bay CoreNet
- Tampa Bay HUMx HMOx
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Wellpath Preferred PPO
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Affiliated Hospitals
Mease Countryside Hospital
3231 Mcmullen Booth Road
Florida FL,
Safety Harbor,
34695
Mease Countryside Hospital is a hospital located in Safety Harbor, FL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 2 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 12 procedures.
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
6600 Madison Street
Florida FL,
New Port Richey,
34652
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is a hospital located in New Port Richey, FL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 6 of 6 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 3 of 6 procedures.
South Florida Baptist Hospital
301 North Alexander Street
Florida FL,
Plant City,
33563
South Florida Baptist Hospital is a hospital located in Plant City, FL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 6 of 6 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 6 of 6 procedures.
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