Dr. John E Scarborough M.D.
Surgeon
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. John Scarborough is a general surgeon practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Scarborough specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Scarborough provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE ENDOMETRIUM.
- Tumors of the parotid glands; review of 57 cases.
- Treatment options for biliary complications after orthotopic liver
- Carcinoma of the corpus uteri.
- Carcinoma of the breast.
- Temporal trends in liver transplant centre volume in the USA.
- Does intent matter? The medical and societal burden of self-inflicted injury.
- Low volume is associated with worse patient outcomes for pediatric liver transplant centers.
- Carcinoma of the cervix.
- Outcomes and health care resource utilization in super-elderly trauma patients.
- The volume-outcomes relationship for United States Level I trauma centers.
- The surgery of poverty.
- Characterizing and fostering charity care in the surgeon workforce.
- Pre- and intraoperative variables affecting early outcomes in elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Locoregional versus general anesthesia for open inguinal herniorrhaphy: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis.
Fellowships
- Duke University - School of Medicine 2006
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