Dr. Mauricio A Escobar MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
315 Martin Luther King Jr Way Tacoma WA, 98405Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Mauricio Escobar practices Pediatric Surgery in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Escobar 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. Escobardiagnoses, 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
Baylor College of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Profiling of nuclear extract proteins from human neuroblastoma cell lines: the search for fingerprints.
- Responsibly managing ethical challenges of residency training: a guide for surgery residents, educators, and residency program leaders.
- Outcome differences between gastroschisis repair methods.
- Using a multidisciplinary and evidence-based approach to decrease undertriage and overtriage of pediatric trauma patients.
- Impact on Hospital Resources of Systematic Evaluation and Management of Suspected Nonaccidental Trauma in Patients Less Than 4 Years of Age.
Treatments
- Constipation
- Birth Defects
- Malnutrition
- Hernia
- Leukemia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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Practice At 315 Martin Luther King Jr Way
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