Dr. Richard L Rapport MD
Neurosurgeon
200 15th Ave E Seattle WA, 98112About
Dr. Rapport is a UW professor of neurological surgery at Harborview Medical Center. He has been involved in issues of social justice, and his literary essays are seen widely in various forms. Several ...
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS- 1980
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Spontaneous intracranial hypotension from intradural thoracic disc herniation. Case report.
- The laboratory diagnosis of extrathyroidal hypermetabolism.
- Abdominal aneurysm wrapping with polyvinyl formal sponge; report of a case with duodenal perforation.
- Etiology and management of spontaneous pneumothorax.
- Thoracic injuries; analysis of 1,309 cases.
- Tracheotomy; then what?
- Deceleration injuries of the thoracic aorta.
- The increasing incidence of Hashimoto's disease.
- The fractured rib, a significant injury; an analysis of seven hundred thirty consecutive cases.
- The tuberculosis suspect.
- The somnolent metabolic rate (SMR) as an aid in the differential diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction.
- The thermogenic effect of progesterone and its relation to thyroid function.
- The clinical significance of the blood iodine; a review.
- Low and variable presence of valproic acid in human brain.
- Human brain phenytoin: correlation with unbound and total serum concentrations.
Fellowships
- National Institutes of Health
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