Dr. Robert Chance Algar MD
Neurologist | Neurology
400 Taylor Blvd Suite 301 Pleasant Hill CA, 94523About
Dr. Robert Chance Algar graduated from the University of the South, Sewanee in 1995 with a BA in Literature and completed his medical degree at Vanderbilt University Medical School in 1999. From 1999 ...
Education and Training
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1999
Provider Details
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Stroke
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Epilepsy
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Multiple Sclerosis (ms)
- Pain
- Abnormal Gait
- Vascular Disease
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