Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Department of Surgery

Elijah W. Riddle, MD

ASST PROF-CLIN

Director of Emergency General Surgery

Department of Surgery
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Administrative Office

Medical Science Building (MSB)
185 South Orange Avenue Room G506
Newark, NJ 07101
Email: Admin Coordinator Rimi Dhar
Hours: M-F 9:00-5:00
Phone: (973) 972-6763
Fax: (973) 972-6803

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Medical Expertise

General Surgery, Emergency Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laparoscopic
Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Feeding Tubes, Complications
from Prior Surgery

Hospital Affiliation

University Hospital, Newark

INSURANCE PARTICIPATION

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable)
The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

Aetna, Inc.

AmeriGroup

AmeriHealth of NJ

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Amerivantage Dual Coordination

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

Horizon BCBS Managed Care

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care(HNJH)

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm/Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

WellCare Health Plans

Overview

Elijah W. Riddle, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of General
Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of
Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in spanish. He
completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Washington University in St. Louis School of
Medicine. During his residency training in General Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, he
spent two years as the Minimally Invasive Surgery Design Fellow at the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, where his work focused on surgical education and surgical technology. Dr. Riddle is
board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. After residency, he worked as an acute care
surgeon and was the founding Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at
VinUniversity in Hanoi, Vietnam. Dr. Riddle's clinical practice is in general surgery, with a focus on
emergency general surgery and complex abdominal conditions. He will serve as Surgery's Director of
Emergency General Surgery. His academic interests include surgical education, global surgery, and
surgical technology. Dr. Riddle looks forward to working with the outstanding physicians and clinical
teams at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School to provide patients with the best possible care.

Education

MD, 2012, Washington University School of Medicine

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Relevant Publications

Lu, P; Nguyen, T; Thanh, T; Riddle, E; Faculty development in competency-based medical education in Vietnam, Medical Education, 56: 1139-1140, 2022.

Oquendo, Y; Riddle, E; Hiller, D; Blinman, T; Kuchenbecker, K; Automatically rating trainee skill at a pediatric laparoscopic suturing task, Surgical Endoscopy, 32: 1840-1857, 2018.

Caskey, R; Owei, L; Rao, R; Riddle, E; Brooks, A; Dempsey, D; Morris, J; Neylan, C; Williams, N; Dumon, K; Integration of Hands-On Team Training into Existing Curriculum Improves Both Technical and Nontechnical Skills in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; Journal of Surgical Education, 74: 915-920, 2017.

Mahmoud, N; Riddle, E; Minimally Invasive Surgery for Complicated Diverticulitis; Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 21: 731-738, 2017.

Riddle, E; Porrett, P; Chapter 13 The Hepatobiliary System; In: The Surgical Review ' An Integrated Basic and Clinical Science Study Guide, 4 th Edition; Porrett, P; Atluri, P; Karakousis, G; Roses, R; Drebin, J; 176-193; Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2016.

Rao, R; Dumon, K; Neylan, C; Morris, J; Riddle, E; Sensenig, R; Park, Y; Williams, N; Dempsey, D; Brooks, A; Can Simulated Team Tasks be Used to Improve Nontechnical Skills in the Operating Room?; Journal of Surgical Education, 73: e42-e47, 2016.

Areas Of Interest

Emergency General Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery