Dr. Marc Thomas Downing MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
601 John St Box 42 Kalamazoo MI, 49007Rating
5/5
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Dr. Marc Downing practices Pediatric Surgery in Kalamazoo, MI. Dr. Downing 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. Downingdiagnoses, 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
Univ of South Fl Coll of Med, Tampa Fl 1990
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Purification of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor from pig uterine luminal flushings, and its production by endometrial tissues.
- Gender differences in the responses of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 and transthyretin (prealbumin) to trauma.
- Serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 responds differently to trauma in men and women.
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