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  • Colorectal Surgery, Family Medicine
  • Accepting new patients
  • 42 years of experience
  • Scottsdale Vein And Laser Center 8752 E Via de Commercio Ste 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
  • (480) 483-0208

Brief Intro

Dr. Rick Shacket is a board certified specialist; certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Proctology, the American Board of Laser Surgery, and the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Shacket received a Bachelors Degree from Hillsdale College, in Hillsdale, Michigan. He received his Medical Degree from the Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, in Pomona, California. He received postdoctoral training in homeopathic medicine from the American Medical College of Homeopathy, in Phoenix, Arizona. He is dually licensed by the State of Arizona as a Doctor of Medicine (Homeopathic), and as an Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon. Dr. Shacket completed a medical internship at Hillside Hospital, in San Diego, California. Dr. Shacket completed a proctology residency program affiliated with Phoenix General Hospital in Arizona, where he received specialty training in colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, genital diseases, and anal rectal surgery.Rick Shacket, DO, MD (H) Proctologist Phoenix, AZ Dr. Shacket is on the Clinical Faculty of the Phoenix Baptist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, and is a Principal Investigator for proctology research studies. In 2007, he served as a Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Education at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, where he lectured medical students on the diagnosis and treatment of colon, rectal, and anal genital disorders. He was featured in the Phoenix Magazine 2008 Top Doctors issue. Dr. Shacket is a national lecturer on the subject of proctology and hemorrhoids. He is the author of a medical textbook on the treatment of hemorrhoids, and of numerous articles that have appeared in medical publications, web sites, and newspapers throughout the country. Dr. Shacket is from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has four children, and lives in Phoenix, Arizona and La Jolla, California.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Phoenix General Hospital

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Western Univ Health Sci College Of Osteopathic Medicine Of The Pacific - 1983

Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • Scottsdale Vein And Laser Center
  • 8752 E Via de Commercio Ste 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
  • Mon:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Family Medicine

Conditions Addressed

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Plantar Warts
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Internal Derangement of Knee Cartilage
  • Contact Dermatitis
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Chronic Renal Disease
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
  • Sciatica
  • Bronchial Asthma
  • Herpes Simplex
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  • Internal Derangement of Knee
  • Lateral Epicondylitis
  • Anal or Rectal Abscess
  • Skin and Subcutaneous Infections
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
  • Candidiasis
  • Diverticulitis
  • Hypertension (HTN)
  • Intracranial Injury
  • Genital HPV
  • Acute Pharyngitis
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Dementia
  • Skin Rash
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • L.A. Care Health Plan
  • HealthPartners
  • Health Choice Arizona
  • Cigna
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Tricare
  • Hawaii Medical Assurance Association (HMAA)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
  • Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
  • Meritain Health
  • Aetna
  • Prominence Health Plan
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Humana
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
  • HealthChoice
  • Gilsbar 360 Alliance
  • Magellan Health
  • Mercy Care
  • Banner Health
  • PacificSource Health Plans
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  • Cancer 22
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 18
  • Orthopedics 35
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 27
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 34
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 37
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 13
  • Children's Hospital 6
  • Urology 32
  • Psychiatry 28
  • Geriatrics 34
  • Rehabilitation 19
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 3
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 4
  • Rheumatology 1
  • Long Term Care 5
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 3