Dr. Wallace Kirby Garner MD
Neurosurgeon
12200 Warwick Blvd Suite 410 Newport News VA, 23601About
Dr. Wallace Garner practices Neurological Surgery in Newport News, VA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Garner prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1962
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1962
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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