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Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Transplant Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Professional interests include: lung transplant
330 Barclay Street Suite 200
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD is a general surgeon in Grand Rapids, MI specializing in general surgery and transplant surgery. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD is affiliated with Corewell Health and SPECTRUM HEALTH PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS.

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Office Locations

Address:

275 Michigan Street Ne
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Address:

330 Barclay Street Suite 200
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Some issues Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD treated as a general surgeon in Grand Rapids, MI were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 101
hospital care 70
inpatient care 70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD.

Gender
Male 6
Female 8
Age
85 and over 2
75 to 84 4
Less than 65 2
65 to 74 4

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD From 2019 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension 15
High Cholesterol 14
Stroke 1
Ischemic Heart Disease 10
Depression 8
Chronic Kidney Disease 12
Asthma
Osteoporosis 1
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 8
Atrial Fibrillation 5
Dementia 4
Cancer 3

Education & Training

Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Corewell Health
SPECTRUM HEALTH PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael William Newkirk, PA, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Electromed, Inc. $16 SMARTVEST
$16
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $16

Biography

Dr. Michael Newkirk is a specialist in general surgery and transplant surgery. Dr. Newkirk is especially interested in lung transplant. He is professionally affiliated with Corewell Health. He is a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine. His practice in Grand Rapids, MI is open to new patients as reported by Corewell Health.

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