Dr. John James Raves MD
Surgeon
420 E North Ave Agh Surgery Suite 30 Pittsburgh PA, 15212About
Dr. John Raves is a general surgeon practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Raves 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. Raves provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1976
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Metastatic malignant melanoma of the gallbladder presenting as biliary colic: a case report and review of literature.
- Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm: a rare cause of hemobilia.
- Clinical and pathologic features of primary gastric rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Acute obstructive jaundice in the multiple trauma patient.
- A technique for evaluation of the injured extremity with single film exclusion arteriography.
- Thoracic spine injuries in victims of motorcycle accidents.
- Traumatic iliofemoral arterial injury: an association with high anterior acetabular fractures.
- Fasciotomy of the upper extremity in the patient with trauma.
- A bacteriologic study comparing closed suction and simple conduit drainage.
- Blunt vascular injury associated with closed mid-shaft femur fracture: a plea for concern.
- Acute mortality associated with injuries to the pelvic ring: the role of early patient mobilization and external fixation.
- Hypoxemia after blunt chest injury: right-to-left intracardiac shunt managed non-operatively.
- Early tracheostomy in trauma patients.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Gallstones
- Pain
- Hernia
- Cellulitis
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Lipoma
- Sebaceous Cyst
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