Dr. David R. Hicks, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Hicks practices Orthopedic Surgery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Physician Profile for Dr. David R. Hicks, MD

Address:: 6585 South Yale Avenue; Tulsa, OK 74136

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Accepting New Patients: Yes

Male

Years Since Graduation: 32

Physician Website: http://www.csosortho.com/

Five-Star Doctor at Oklahoma Surgical Hospital in Hip and Knee Surgery.

Five-Star Doctor at Oklahoma Surgical Hospital in Spine Surgery.

Five-Star Doctor at Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital in Spine Surgery.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:

Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, Assistant Professor

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

Oklahoma State Medical Association

North American Spine Society

American Medical Association

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Tulsa County Medical Society

Cervical Spine Research Society

Oklahoma State Orthopedic Society

Physician Treats:

Spine (Back) Diseases & Disorders

Physician Performs:

Spinal surgery

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Dutch

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Orthopedic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. David R. Hicks, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA 1977
Internship:: Charity Hospital, Department of Surgery
New Orleans, LA 1978
Residency:: Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 1978-1979; Chief Resident, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 1981-1982; Chief Resident, Veterans Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 1981-1982; Huey P. Long Charity Hospital, Pineville, PA, 1979-1980; Sports Medicine Rotation with Jack Hughston, MD and James Andrew, MD, Columbus, GA, 1980-1981; Touro Infirmary, 1979-1980; Tulane University Medical Center, 1979-1980; Veterans Hospital, New Orleans, LA, 1978-1980; Veterans Hospital, Pineville, PA, 1980-1981
Fellowship:: Adult and Reconstruction Spinal Surgery with Henry LaRocco, MD, New Orleans, LA, July 1982 - December 1982
Undergraduate School:: University of Oklahoma 1973

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Spinal surgery	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna HMO/PPO
BCBS BlueChoice
BEECH STREET
Blue Cross Traditional
BlueLincs HMO
Cherokee Nation: HealthCrest
Choctaw Nation: HealthCrest
Community Care HMO
Community Care Senior
Comp Choice
Concentra-Workers' Comp
Corvel
Coventry
Evolutions Healthcare PPO
First Health
Focus Wokers' Compensation
Global Health
HealthChoice
HealthCrest
HealthFirst
HealthSmart PPO
Humana Choice Care Network
Humana Gold Choice
Humana Military Services
Iowa Tribe HealthCrest
Medicaid Oklahoma
Medicare
MedicareBlue PPO
Oklahoma Health Network
OSMA Health
Pacificare PPO
PCC Select
Preferred Community Choice
Private HealthCare Systems
Railroad Medicare
Secure Horizons
Sparks Premier Care HealthCrest
Texas WorkComp
United Healthcare
University of Oklahoma Medicaid
US Department of Labor
US Postal Service
USA Managed Care
Workers' Compensation Court of Oklahoma
WorkNet

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Yes

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. David R. Hicks, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. David R. Hicks, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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