Surgery Doctors in Scottsboro, AL Accepting Medicare

3 Surgery doctors found. Showing 1 - 3
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Edward Wesley Knowles, M.D.
Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 911 S Broad St, Scottsboro, AL 35768
Phone: 256-259-0185    Fax: 256-259-0317
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Tuesday M Bigelow, M.D.
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1202 S Broad St, Scottsboro, AL 35768
Phone: 256-259-5950    Fax: 256-259-5954
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Lawrence J Herberholz, MD
Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 911 S Broad St, Scottsboro, AL 35768
Phone: 256-259-0185    Fax: 256-259-0317

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Popular Specializations in Scottsboro, AL:

Family Medicine
Pediatrics
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Surgery
General Practice
Urology
Pathology
Otolaryngology
Anesthesiology


Surgery: A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.


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