Dr. Luke Hodgson Balsamo MD
Orthopedist
620 John Paul Jones Cir Portsmouth VA, 23708About
Dr. Luke Balsamo is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Portsmouth, VA. Dr. Balsamo specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Balsamo tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1998
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