Dr. Richard Weiss MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
282 Washington St Hartford CT, 06106Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Richard Weiss practices Pediatric Surgery in Hartford, CT. Dr. Weiss 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. Weissdiagnoses, 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
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1982
New York University School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Goiter
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