Associate Professor of Surgery, UC Irvine

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Theodore N. Coutsoftides practices Colon & Rectal Surgery. He attended The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical School. He over the years received 7 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:LA Area", "Top Doctors:San Diego Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "Most Compassionate Doctor", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Theodore N. Coutsoftides, MD is also a published MD. He has 22 publication published. The most recent publication is: Perforated gastroduodenal ulcers. Factors affecting morbidity and mortality and the role of definitive surgery. He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Concomitant revascularization of intestines during aortoiliac reconstruction: deterrent to catastrophic bowel infarction.
• Intraoperative normovolemic hemodilution.
• Factors influencing the outcome of treatment of small bowel cutaneous Fistula.
• Gastric and duodenal cutaneous Fistulas.
• The effect of blood pH on the acute distribution of thyroxine in the rat.
• Thyroxine binding proteins of mouse serum at physiological pH.
• Thyroxine binding proteins of human serum at physiological pH.
• Nonparasitic cysts of the liver.
• Effect of pH on the binding of thyroxine to serum proteins.
• Perforated gastroduodenal ulcers. Factors affecting morbidity and mortality and the role of definitive surgery.
• The effect of vagotomy antrectomy or vagotomy pyloroplasty on the response of the antrum to meat extract in duodenal ulcer patients.
• Antral gastrin and acid secretion in duodenal ulcer patients.
• Differences in antral response to meat extract in duodenal ulcer patients.
• The relationship between antral function and completeness of vagotomy.
• Gastric acid and serum gastrin secretion before and after bypass of the small intestine for morbid obesity.
• Colonoscopy and the management of polyps containing invasive carcinoma.
• Carcinoma of the pancreas and periampullary region: a 41 year experience.
• Small intestine cutaneous Fistulas.
• Pseudomembranous enteroColitis in adults.
• Malignant polyps of the colon and rectum: a clinicopathologic study.
• Primary malignant Tumors of the small intestine.

Procedures Preformed

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• Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Colectomy
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Conditions Treated

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• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Anal Fissure
• Anal Fistula
• Anorectal Abscess
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Top Doctors:LA Area
• Top Doctors:San Diego Area
• Top Doctors:Southern California
• Most Compassionate Doctor
• Super Doctor
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical School

Hospital

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• Children's Hospital of Orange County
• St. Joseph Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1144411414
NPPES Provider LastName		COUTSOFTIDES
NPPES Provider FirstName		THEODORE
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		928683854
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Colorectal Surgery (formerly proctology)
Total Claim Count		303.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		45.0
Percent Opioid Claims		14.85

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1144411414
Last Name Of The Provider	COUTSOFTIDES
First Name Of The Provider	THEODORE
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