Overview
Dr. Hixson’s interest in human biology is what led him to a career in medicine. He was the lead investigator for the first published study determining the accuracy of colonoscopy for polyp detection. In 2018, he received the Clinical Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Idaho WWAMI Medical Education Program.
Outside of practicing medicine, Dr. Hixson enjoys blueberry farming.
Dr. Hixson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Collagenous Colitis. His top areas of expertise are Celiac Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Mesenteric Artery Ischemia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- BridgeSpan
- Cigna
- Regence
- Humana
Locations
2400 W A St, Suite G, Moscow, ID 83843
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hixson has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Advanced
- Celiac Disease
- Experienced
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Angiodysplasia of the Colon
- Benign Esophageal Stricture
- Bile Duct Obstruction
- Bile Duct Stricture
- Cellulitis