Dr. Joshua Landon Vickers MD
Orthopedist
3450 Hull Rd Gainesville FL, 32607About
Dr. Joshua Vickers is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Vickers specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Vickers tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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University of Florida College of Medicine 2012
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