Walter R. Peters, Jr., MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS is Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Co-Director of the Rectal Cancer Research and Treatment Center at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Peters has extensive expertise and experience in the management of a variety of colon and rectal diseases. His interests include the surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, colon cancer, rectal cancer and anal cancer. His research interests have focused on the development of laparoscopic colorectal surgery and improving the quality and safety of surgical care. Dr. Peters has been involved with several research projects that have resulted in numerous publications and presentations at national meetings. He is active on the national level in several professional organizations. After completing his training at Washington University in St. Louis, he practiced in Columbia, Missouri for over 27 years and taught at the University of Missouri. He joined the staff at Baylor University School of Medicine to become more involved in surgical training. Currently he is a clinical Associate Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine.
Ages SeenAdolescents (ages 12-18), Adults, Geriatrics
LanguagesEnglish
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Beech Street of Texas
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Cigna Healthcare of Tx Inc
Open Access Plus PPO PPO | PPO PPO
First Health
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Great-West Healthcare
Open Access PPO PPO-OA | POS POS | PPO PPO
HealthSCOPE
HealthSmart Preferred Care
EPO EPO | GEPO GEPO | PPO PPO
Humana/ChoiceCare Network
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Imagine Health
SmartCare EPN PPO PPO
Medicaid
Traditional
Medicare
Traditional
PHCS
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Scott & White Health Plan
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As of Dec 28, 2018, Walter Russell Peters, MD disclosed the following outside relationships with Industry:
| Vendor | Description |
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| Medical Device Business Services, Inc | Consulting |
Consulting: Service to a company (including as member of an advisory board) to give advice and expertise on a particular medical product, treatment or disease state, typically provided under a written agreement and in response to a particular business need