Dr. Richard Mcmurtry Bell M.D.
Trauma Surgeon | Trauma Surgery
2 Medical Park Rd Suite 300 Columbia SC, 29203About
Dr. Richard Bell is a trauma surgeon practicing in Columbia, SC. Dr. Bell specializes in both operative and non-operative management to treat life threatening, traumatic injuries. Some commonly operated areas include the stomach, colon, spleen and pancreas and trauma surgeons also work with other surgeons to stabilize patients in critical condition. Typically, trauma surgeons work in the emergency care area of a hospital.
Education and Training
Univ of Ky Coll of Med, Lexington Ky 1972
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical examination in screening for pelvic fractures in blunt trauma.
- Molecular detection of micrometastatic breast cancer in histopathology-negative axillary lymph nodes correlates with traditional predictors of prognosis: an interim analysis of a prospective multi-institutional cohort study.
- Adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of crush injury and traumatic ischemia: an evidence-based approach.
- Molecular detection of micrometastatic breast cancer in histopathology-negative axillary lymph nodes fails to predict breast cancer recurrence: a final analysis of a prospective multi-institutional cohort study.
- Organizational Health in Our Educational System.
- Large prepatellar glomangioma: A case report.
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