A colorectal surgeon in Arizona, Dr. Rick Shacket offers comprehensive care for intestinal diseases that affect the colon, rectum and intestines.
Dr. Rick Shacket graduated from Western Univ Of Health Sciences Col Of Dental Med, Pomona Ca in 1983.
Dr. Shacket has two offices in Arizona where he specializes in Colorectal Surgery, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Shacket works with three doctors including Dr. Joshua Levy and Dr. Shelly Messer.
Colorectal surgeons like Dr. Shacket specialize in the surgical and non-surgical care for structures of the lower digestive system, including the intestines, colon and rectum. Dr. Shacket may treat conditions such as colon and rectal cancer, polyps, fecal incontinence, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease and hemorrhoids. In the past, colorectal surgeons were commonly known as "proctologists."
Dr. Shacket is normally the first point of contact for patients in search of general or primary medical treatment & can refer patients to a specialist when needed. As a family doctor in Arizona, Dr. Rick Shacket delivers thorough medical care for individuals & households. Family doctors may detect, address, & manage a number of conditions, illnesses, & diseases.
As an internist in Gilbert, AZ, Dr. Rick Shacket serves as a primary care provider for adults. He diagnoses and treats a wide range of conditions, including cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organic systems. Dr. Shacket may also refer patients to a specialist when required. For example, patients with diabetic complications may be referred to an endocrinologist for further treatment.
Western Univ Of Health Sciences Col Of Dental Med, Pomona Ca
MD • 1983
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Shacket, but only those who participate in Medicare.