Dr. Heather N Paddock M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
2100 Erwin Rd Hafs 6680c Durham NC, 27705About
Dr. Heather Paddock practices Pediatric Surgery in Durham, NC. Dr. Paddock 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. Paddockdiagnoses, 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
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 1998
Provider Details
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Birth Defects
- Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
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