John Helzberg, MD
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology
- Transplant Hepatology
Locations
Saint Luke's Hospital Abdominal Transplant & Multi-Specialty Clinic (Liver)
About John Helzberg, MD
Dr. Helzberg has been at Saint Luke's for more than 25 years. He strives to deliver compassionate, optimal medical care to patients.
Publications
1. Helzberg, J.H., Pinnick, R., Grantham, J.J.: Refractory hypercalcemia: management with intravenous fluids and furosemide. J. Kansas Med Soc 40:16-9, 1983.
2. Snavely, S.R., Helzberg, J.H., Bodensteiner, D.C., Plapp, F.V., Davis, J.W., Hodges, G.R: Profound neutropenia associated with benzylpenicillin. South Med J. 76:1299.
3. Helzberg, J.H., McPhee, M.S., Zarling, E.J., Lukert, B.P.: Hepatocellular carcinoma: an unusual course with hyperthyroidism and inappropriate TSH production. Gastroenterology 88:181-7, 1985.
4. Helzberg, J.H., McCallum, R.W.: Flexible sigmoidoscopy: safety and usefulness in the geriatric patient. Geriatrics 40:105-7, 1984.
5. Helzberg, J.H., Greenberger, N.J.: Peritoneovenous shunts in malignant ascites. Dig Disease Sci 30:1104-7, 1985.
6. Helzberg, J.H., Boyer, J.L.: Primary biliary cirrhosis. In: Bayless, T.M., ed Current Therapy in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease 2:397-400. B.C. Decker, Philadelphia, 1986.
7. Conn, H.O., Helzberg, J.H.: Portal hypertension. In: Gitnick, G.C., ed Current Hepatology 6:131- 238. Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago, 1986.
8. Rigas, R., Rosenfeld, L.E., Barwick, K.W., Enriquez, R., Helzberg, J.H., Batsford, W.P., Josephson, M.E., Riely, C.A.: Amiodarone hepatotoxity: a clinicopathologic study of five cases. Ann Intern Med 104:348-51, 1986.
9. Helzberg, J.H., Spiro, H.M.: "LFTs" test more than the liver. J Am Med Assoc. 256:3006-7, 1986.
10. Helzberg, J.H., Brown, M.S., Smith, D.J., Gordon, E.R.: Metabolic state of the rat liver with ethanol: comparison of in vivo 31 phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with freeze clamp assessment. Hepatology 7:83-88, 1987.
11. Helzberg, J.H., Boyer, J.L.: Primary scherosing cholangitis: In: Gitnick, G.D., ed Current Gastroenterology 7:336-44, 1987.
12. Helzberg, J.H., Boyer, J.L.: Primary scherosing cholangitis: a review of clinicopathologic features and comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Gastroenterology 92:1869-75, 1987.
13. Ludwig, J., Rosen, C.B., Lindor, K.D., Helzberg, J.H., Watson, K.R.: Chronic cholestasis in a young man. Hepatology 20:1351-5, 1994.
14. Genzlinger, J.L., McPhee, M.S., Fisher, J.K., Jacob, K.M., Helzberg, J.H.:Significance of retroperitoneal air after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with sphincterotomy. Am J Gastroenterology 94:1267-70, 1999.
15. Helling, T.H., Helzberg, J. H., Nachnani, J.S., Gurram, K.: Predicators of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: when is liver biopsy indicated? Surg Obes Related Dis.5:612-7,2008.
16. Selden, M.A., Helzberg, J.H., Waeckerle, J.F., Browne, J.E., Brewer, J.H., Monaco, M.E., Tang, F. O'Keefe, J.H.: Cardiometabolic abnormalities in current National Football League Players. Am J Cardiology 103: 969-71, 2009.
17. Selden, M.A., Helzberg, J.H., Waeckerle, J.F.: Increased cardiovascular mortality in professional football players: fact or fiction? Am J Med 122:811-14, 2009.
18. Selden, M.A., Helzberg, J.H., Waeckerle, J.F., Browne, J.E., Brewer, J.H., Monaco, M.E., Tang, F., O'Keefe, J.H.:Elevated alanine aminotransferase in current National Football League players: correlation with cardio-metabolic syndrome markers, obesity, and insulin resistance. Southern Med J 102:1003-6, 2009.
19. Helzberg, J.H., Waeckerle, J.F., Camillo, J.Selden, M.A., Tang, F., Joyce, J.A., Browne, J.E., O'Keefe, J.H.: Comparison of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in professional baseball players. Am J Cardiology 106:664-7, 2010.
20. Helzberg, J.H., Camillo, J., Waeckerle, J.F., O'Keefe, J.H.: Review of cardiometabolic risk factors among current professional football and professional baseball players. Physician and SportsMed 38:1-6, 2010.
21. Camillo J., Helzberg, J.H.: Obesity and metabolic syndrome in football players. Can J Diabetes.486-7, 2011.
Education & Credentials
Training & Education
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Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine
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Medical School
Univ of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
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Residency
University of Kansas Medical Center
Academic Titles
Marion Bloch Professor of Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
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Aetna
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Blue Cross
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Cigna
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Corvel
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Home State
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Humana
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MHNet
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Medicare
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Orscheln Industries
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Other
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- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- ProviDRs Care Network PPO (formerly WPPA)
- Provider Partners Health Plan
- Sunflower State Health Plan Kansas Medicaid
Other Medicaid
- Healthy Blue KS Medicare Advantage DSNP
- Healthy Blue Kansas Medicaid
TriWest
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United Healthcare
- UHC Medicare Erickson Advantage plans-KC
- United HealthCare Choice
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- United HealthCare Community Plan (Missouri Medicaid)
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- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Choice Plans
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- United Healthcare - Community Plan (Kansas Medicaid)
- United Healthcare - Core and Core Essential
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- United Healthcare - Golden Rule HMO (HMO & PPO)
- United Healthcare - Options PPO
- United Healthcare - United Health One
- United Healthcare Individual Exchange Benefit Plan (IEX) MO and KS Plans
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete Choice
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete HMO
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Dual Complete SNP PPO (MO and KS)
- UnitedHealthcare - Group Medicare Advantage PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Complete
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Gold SNP
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Silver SNP
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