Department of Medicine

       Robert J. Ricards, MD, MSc.
         Associate Professor of Medicine

       Director of the Fellowship Program
       Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
       Stony Brook University
       Health Sciences Center T17-Room 060
       Stony Brook, NY 11794-8173

       Phone: 631-444-2119
       Fax: 631-444-8886
       E-mail: robert.richards @stonybrook.edu

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Medical school:

University of Padova, Italy                                           1976-1978             

New York Medical College Valhalla, NY   M.D.               1978-1982              

Post Graduate school:

University of Michigan,             M.S.                            1991-1993       Degree in Clinical      

Ann Arbor                                                                                       Research Design                                                                                                        and Biostatistics 

Harvard University                    M.Sc.                          1993-1994       Degree in Health                                                                                                       Policy(School of

                                                                                                      Public Health                                                                                                       (emphasis on                                                                                                      decision analysis) 

Post Doctoral Training:

Internship and Residency:

New York Medical College Program Stamford  Hospital : 1982 – 1985

Gastroenterology Fellowship: Yale University Fellowship Program

Bridgeport and Yale New Haven Hospitals:                     1987 – 1989 

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Internal Medicine    Certified: 9/85

Gastroenterology     Certified: 9/89
AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE

IBD
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Richards RJ, Grayer D.  Actinomycosis: A Rare Cause of Vesico‑colic Fistula.  Am J Gastroenterol 1989; 84:677‑9
  • Richards RJ, Donica MB, Grayer D.  Can the Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio Distinguish Upper from Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding?  J Clin Gastroenterol 1990; 12:500‑4.
  • Minocha A, Richards RJ.  Pneumomediastinum as a Complication of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. J Emer Med 1991; 9:325‑29
  • Minocha A, Richards RJ.  Sengstaken‑Blakemore Tube for Control of Massive Bleeding from Gastric Varices in Hiatal Hernia.  J Clin Gastroenterol 1992;14:36‑38.
  • Richards RJ, Taubin H, Wasson D.  Gallbladder Agenesis in Symptomatic Adults. A Case and Review of the Literature. J Clin Gastroenterol 1993;16:231‑233.
  • Richards RJ. Interpreting Decision Analysis Models of Cost‑Effectiveness. Respiratory Care 1994;39:959‑960.
  • Minocha A, Richards RJ. The Black Esophagus. Am J Gastroenterol 1996;91:1470 [letter].
  • Richards RJ, Hammitt JK, Tsevat J. Finding the optimal multiple test strategy using a method analogous to logistic regression: the diagnosis of hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease). Medical Decision Making 1996;16:367‑375
  • Minocha A, Richards RJ. Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile colitis. Ann Intern Med  1996;125: 15 [letter].
  • Richards RJ, Minocha A. Does variceal size matter: how best to see to believe.  Am J Gastroenterol  1997:92:536‑7 [commentary].
  • Richards RJ, Minocha A. Screening interval for colorectal cancer with colonoscopy: the long and short of it. Am J Gastroenterol 1997:92:904‑905 [commentary].
  • Richards RJ. Using threshold analysis to improve medical decisions. Hospital Practice 1997:32;15‑26.
  • Minocha A, Raczkowski C, Richards RJ. Is a history of tonsillectomy associated with a decreased risk of Helicobacter pylori infection? J Clin Gastroenterol 1997;25:580‑582.
  • Richards RJ, Hamwi Y, Rodriguez PS. Intestinal tuberculosis with associated coloduodenal fistula. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998;26:761‑2.
  • Richards RJ, Minocha A. Comparison of the relative diagnostic value of the ascitic-fluid-to-serum ratio of bilirubin to the serum-ascites albumin gradient. Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:2307-08 [letter].
  • Minocha A, Mesiya SA, Raczkowski CA, Richards RJ. Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Have an Increased Prevalence of Prior Appendectomy. Southern Med Journal 1999;92:41-43.
  • Minocha A; Richards RJ. Pneumothorax complicating diagnostic upper endoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol 1999 Aug;94(8):2323 [letter].
  • Weston AP, Sharma P, Topalovski M, Richards RJ, Cherian R, Dixon A. Long-term follow-up of Barrett’s high-grade dysplasia. Am J Gastroenterol 2000;95:1888-93.
  • Weston AP, Banerjee, SK, Sharma P, Tran TM, Richards RJ, Cherian R. p53 Protein Over Expression in Low Grade Dysplasia (LGD) in Barrett’s Esophagus: Immunohistochemical Marker Predictive of Progression. Am J Gastroenterol 2001;96:1355-62.
  • Richards RJ, Hammitt JK. Timing of prophylactic surgery in prevention of diverticulitis Recurrence: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Dig Dis Sci 2002: 47: 1903-1908
  • Richards RJ, Reker D. Racial Differences in Use of Colonoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Barium Enema in Medicare Beneficiaries. Dig Dis Sci  2002:47: 2715-2719
  • Richards RJ, Crystal S. Disparities in the Use of Follow-up Tests after Colonoscopy (submitted)
  • Harris M, Richards RJ. First Case of Adalimumab Induced Psoriasis in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease. Am J Gastro (In Press)
  • Kumar A, Richards RJ. The Use of Antibiotics in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis – A Meta-analysis (In preparation).