Richard A. Erickson, M.D.

Primary Office

Temple Clinic
254-724-2489

Visiting Office

Waco Clinic
254-761-4444

Richard A. Erickson, M.D.

  • Director, Division of Gastroenterology
  • Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship 


Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Professor of Internal Medicine

Education

  • University of California, San Diego, CA, M.D., 1978
  • University of California, Irvine, CA, B.S., 1974

Specialty Training

  • Gastroenterology, University of California, Irvine, CA 
  • Internal Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA

Scott & White Appointment

April 3, 1995

Board Certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

Publications and Research

  • Erickson RA.
    EUS-guided FNA. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2004; 60[2]:267-279.  
  • Sears D, Erickson RA, Sayage-Rabie L, Escobar MC.
    TGF-beta and p53 staining in CT-guided and endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspirates of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Digestive Diseases and Sciences 2004; 49[5]:828-832.  
  • Erickson RA.
    Endoscopic diagnosis and staging: endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. In: Evans DB, Pisters PWT, Abbruzzese JL, eds. PANCREATIC CANCER. N.Y.: Springer, 2002;97-114. Ref ID: 700
  • Erickson RA.
    Linear array endosonography: normal EUS anatomy. In: Gress FG, Bhattacharya I, eds. Endoscopic Ultrasonography. Malden: Blackwell Science, Inc., 2001;58-68. Ref ID: 2004
  • Erickson RA, Garza AA.
    EUS with EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration as the first endoscopic test for the evaluation of obstructive jaundice. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2001; 53[4]:475-484.  
  • Rimmer DE, Jr., Erickson RA.
    Plexosarcoma: endoscopic ultrasound and electron-microscopic characteristics of a stromal tumor. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2001; 96[3]:906-909.  
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Patient Care Emphasis

Endoscopic ultrasound (upper and lower), endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (upper and lower), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), pancreatic cancer and other tumors or masses, bile duct stones

Awards

  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians and American College of
  • Gastroenterology, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1996 Audiovisual Award
  • American Gastroenterological Association Fellow

Interests/Hobbies

Teaching the Bible, enjoying my grandchildren, reading books/magazines/the internet or watching t.v./movies on religion, science, history, politics and science fiction.


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