Dr. Ivan Mefford MD
Family Practitioner
1505 Liberty St Richmond Texas, 77469Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Ivan Mefford is a family practitioner practicing in Richmond, Texas. Dr. Mefford specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Mefford possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1995
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of different semipermeable membranes on in vitro and in vivo performance of microdialysis probes.
- A cerebrospinal fluid study of the pathophysiology of panic disorder associated with alcoholism.
- Neurotensin and cholecystokinin microinjected into the ventral tegmental area modulate microdialysate concentrations of dopamine and metabolites in the posterior nucleus accumbens.
- Quantitative examination of tissue concentration profiles associated with microdialysis.
- Lithium effects on noradrenergic-linked adenylate cyclase activity in intact rat brain: an in vivo microdialysis study.
- Levels of biogenic amines, their metabolites, and tyrosine hydroxylase activity in the human epileptic temporal cortex.
- Effects of morphine administration on catecholamine levels in rat brain; specific reduction of epinephrine concentration in hypothalamus.
- Quantitative microdialysis: analysis of transients and application to
- Reduction of arginine vasopressin binding sites in mouse lateral septum by treatment with 6-hydroxydopamine.
- Increased ratio of quinolinic acid to kynurenic acid in cerebrospinal fluid of D retrovirus-infected rhesus macaques: relationship to clinical and viral status.
- Antagonism of ethanol intoxication in rats by inhibitors of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase.
- Indomethacin prevents increased catecholamine turnover in rat brain following systemic endotoxin challenge.
- Improved diabetes control and pancreatic function in a type 2 diabetic after
- Rapid nocturnal increase in ovine pineal N-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin synthesis: effects of cycloheximide.
- Modification of reversed-phase separations of small molecules using non-ionic surfactants and mixed ionic-non-ionic surfactants.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Pain
- Ear Wax
- Tonsillitis
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Vascular Disease
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association
Articles and Publications
- Over 125 Articles, Multiple Book Chapters
Hobbies / Sports
- Gardening, Farming
Favorite professional publications
- American Academy of Family Physicians Journal, Scientific American Magazine, Chemistry Journals
Dr. Ivan Mefford MD's Practice location
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1505 Liberty St -Richmond, Texas 77469Get Direction
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