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Dr. Joseph Aferzon, M.D.
Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 595 Main St, Portland, CT 06480
Phone: 860-832-4664    Fax: 860-832-4665

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Popular Specializations in Portland, CT:

Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Psychiatry & Neurology
Surgery
Pulmonary Disease
Gastroenterology


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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