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Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD

(Richard J. Barth Jr., MD)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (1985)

Professional interests include: liver surgery, melanoma, breast surgery

1 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
Lebanon, NH 03756

(603) 650-7901

Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD is a general surgeon in Lebanon, NH specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA in 1985 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD is affiliated with Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics and Dartmouth Health.

Office Locations

Address:

1 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
Lebanon, NH 03756

In The News

“Surgeon and researcher Dr. Richard Barth, once a heavy prescriber himself, said that his own experience convinced him that physicians' preconceptions about how much pain relief is needed are often...”—"Surgeons' Opioid-Prescribing Habits Are Hard To Kick", KHN, June 2019

“Even veteran surgeons really had no idea how many opioids to send home with their patients, said Richard J. Barth, who is chief of general surgery at the medical center in New Hampshire and led the...”—"Surgeons were told to stop prescribing so many painkillers. The results were remarkable.", Washington Post, March 2017

breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	40
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	239
excision	73
lymph node procedures	33
open surgery	32

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	189

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	22
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	71

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	194

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	26
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	72

breast procedures	31
cancer surgery	32
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	250
excision	55
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	22

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	358

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	34
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	75

breast procedures	36
cancer surgery	37
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	247
excision	75
lymph node procedures	69
open surgery	37

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	197

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	14
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	72

breast procedures	52
cancer surgery	53
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	285
excision	95
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
lymph node procedures	93
open surgery	41

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	20
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	67

breast procedures	64
cancer surgery	65
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	296
excision	111
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lymph node procedures	95
open surgery	45

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	15
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	72

breast procedures	40
cancer surgery	41
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	246
excision	75
lymph node procedures	73
open surgery	33

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	23
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	71

breast procedures	44
cancer surgery	45
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	207
excision	79
lymph node procedures	73
open surgery	33

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	19
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	71

breast procedures	88
cancer surgery	89
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	438
excision	162
lymph node procedures	151
open surgery	72

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD treated as a general surgeon in Lebanon, NH were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

abdominal surgery	12
breast procedures	53
cancer surgery	52
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	276
excision	95
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lymph node procedures	75
open surgery	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Female	177
Male	39

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	95
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	17
75 to 84	67
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	110

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	57
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD graduated from Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA in 1985. He completed residency at New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA. He is certified by the Surgery and has a state license in New Hampshire.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (1985)

Residency: New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA (1988)

Board Certification: Surgery

Licensed In: New Hampshire

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Joseph Barth Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics

Dartmouth Health

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Biography

Dr. Richard Barth practices general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery) in Lebanon, NH. He attended Harvard Medical School and then went on to complete his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC).