Howard M. Spiro

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
265 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Howard M. Spiro is a scholar working on Surgery, Gastroenterology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard M. Spiro has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Surgery, 47 papers in Gastroenterology and 37 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Howard M. Spiro's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (39 papers), Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments (29 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (25 papers). Howard M. Spiro is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (39 papers), Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments (29 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (25 papers). Howard M. Spiro collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. Howard M. Spiro's co-authors include Richard Nagler, Walter R. Thayer, Henry J. Binder, Raj K. Goyal, Joyce D. Gryboski, Birgir Gudjonsson, Elliot M. Livstone, Tuvia Gilat, Suzanne Lagarde and Daniel G. Sheahan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Howard M. Spiro

251 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Howard M. Spiro United States	41	2.4k	1.3k	866	800	743	265	6.0k
Haile T. Debas United States	43	2.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	276 0.3×	579 0.7×	953 1.3×	164	6.1k
Franz J. Ingelfinger United States	31	1.2k 0.5×	813 0.6×	240 0.3×	343 0.4×	353 0.5×	164	3.9k
Harry Smith United States	34	1.4k 0.6×	189 0.2×	790 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	840 1.1×	119	7.3k
Marco DiBonaventura United States	44	1.6k 0.7×	651 0.5×	529 0.6×	954 1.2×	594 0.8×	198	7.3k
John E. Anderson United States	44	921 0.4×	524 0.4×	324 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	662 0.9×	205	6.6k
Ami D. Sperber Israel	36	1.8k 0.8×	3.7k 3.0×	436 0.5×	558 0.7×	291 0.4×	166	6.6k
Richard B. Colletti United States	42	4.0k 1.7×	4.0k 3.1×	1.9k 2.2×	2.7k 3.4×	425 0.6×	123	8.0k
Ola Olén Sweden	37	1.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	2.3k 2.7×	2.1k 2.7×	449 0.6×	203	5.4k
Thomas Waldhoer Austria	32	888 0.4×	237 0.2×	1.1k 1.3×	892 1.1×	349 0.5×	150	4.3k
Howard Amital Israel	57	982 0.4×	361 0.3×	880 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	541 0.7×	401	11.5k

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All Works

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Spiro, Howard M., et al.. (2003). Dean Milton C. Winternitz at Yale. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 46(3). 403–412. 2 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M.. (1999). HOPE HELPS: PLACEBOS AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN RHEUMATOLOGY. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 25(4). 855–860. 3 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M.. (1998). Gastroenterology in Britain: historical essays. Medical History. 42(2). 272–272. 6 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M.. (1998). Peptic ulcer: Moynihan's or Marshall's disease?. The Lancet. 352(9128). 645–646. 10 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M., et al.. (1995). Writing and speaking for excellence : a guide for physicians. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M.. (1993). Empathy and the practice of medicine : beyond pills and the scalpel. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 76 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M.. (1991). Some Perspectives on Peptic Ulcer. Medical Clinics of North America. 75(4). 941–946. 1 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M.. (1990). Six Physicians with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 12(6). 636–642. 11 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M.. (1986). Chemotherapy of Malaria. Second ed.: Edited by L. J. Bruce-Chwatt, with R. H. Black, C. J. Canfield, D. F. Clyde, W. Peters, and W. H. Wernsdorfer. 261 pp., 44 Swiss francs. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1986. ISBN 92 4 1401273. Gastroenterology. 91(4). 1034. 1 indexed citations

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Gorelick, Fred S., et al.. (1978). Can ultrasonography accurately predict hepatic histology. Gastroenterology. 75(5). 966. 1 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M., et al.. (1976). Medical and surgical therapy in diverticular disease: a comparative study.. PubMed. 71(5). 734–7. 65 indexed citations

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Spiro, Howard M., et al.. (1970). Hereditary angioneurotic oedema: an unusual case of recurring abdominal pain. Gut. 11(12). 983–988. 11 indexed citations

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Hersh, Theodore, Martin H. Floch, Henry J. Binder, et al.. (1970). Disturbance of the Jejunal and Colonic Bacterial Flora in Immunoglobulin Deficiencies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 23(12). 1595–1601. 28 indexed citations

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Katz, Julian, R Savin, & Howard M. Spiro. (1968). The basal cell nevus syndrome and inflammatory disease of the bowel. The American Journal of Medicine. 44(3). 483–488. 11 indexed citations

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Kaufmann, Herbert J. & Howard M. Spiro. (1968). Estrogens and Gastric Secretion. Gastroenterology. 54(5). 913–917. 8 indexed citations

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Binder, Henry J. & Howard M. Spiro. (1967). Tocopherol Deficiency in Man. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 20(6). 594–601. 18 indexed citations

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Stern, H., et al.. (1966). The gastroesophageal junction in the monkey and its relation to reflux. Journal of Surgical Research. 6(11). 469–477. 10 indexed citations

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Floch, Martin H., Susan Van Noorden, & Howard M. Spiro. (1966). Differences in epithelial enzyme activity in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum of the monkey. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 11(10). 804–810. 4 indexed citations

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Binder, Henry J., Howard M. Spiro, & Walter R. Thayer. (1966). Delayed hypersensitivity in regional enteritis and ulcerative colitis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 11(7). 572–574. 39 indexed citations

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Calabresi, Paul, Walter R. Thayer, & Howard M. Spiro. (1961). DEMONSTRATION OF CIRCULATING ANTINUCLEAR GLOBULINS IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS*. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 40(12). 2126–2133. 52 indexed citations

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