Dr. Jeffrey R Horwitz MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd Suite 400 Austin TX, 78723About
Dr. Jeffrey Horwitz practices Pediatric Surgery in Austin, TX. Dr. Horwitz treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Horwitzdiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Branch Galveston, Galveston Tx 1987
The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio 1987
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Hernia
- Cellulitis
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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