Dr. Chris Cecil Cook M.D.
Surgeon
9104 Babcock Blvd. Suite 5105 Pittsburgh PA, 15237About
Dr. Chris Cook is a general surgeon practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Cook specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Cook provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Marshall University 1997
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Lysis/balloon angioplasty versus thrombectomy/ open patch angioplasty of failed femoropopliteal polytetrafluoroethylene bypass grafts.
- Great vessel and cardiac trauma.
- IMAGE CARDIO MED: Left atrial wall hematoma/dissection after mitral valve replacement.
- Interdisciplinary approaches to the phenomenology of auditory verbal hallucinations.
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