
Dr. David P Hughes MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Trauma
170 N Pointe Blvd Lancaster PA, 17601About
Dr. David Hughes is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Lancaster, PA. Dr. Hughes specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hughes 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.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1972
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1972
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The antiinflammatory endothelial tyrosine kinase Tie2 interacts with a novel nuclear factor-kappaB inhibitor ABIN-2.
- ABIN-2 protects endothelial cells from death and has a role in the antiapoptotic effect of angiopoietin-1.
- Parasitic manipulation: a social context.
- Parasitology: parasite survives predation on its host.
- Muscling out malaria.
- Social insect symbionts: evolution in homeostatic fortresses.
- Graveyards on the move: the spatio-temporal distribution of dead ophiocordyceps-infected ants.
- The life of a dead ant: the expression of an adaptive extended phenotype.
- Ancient death-grip leaf scars reveal ant-fungal parasitism.
- Recent developments in sociobiology and the scientific method.
- Evolutionary patterns of proteinase activity in attine ant fungus gardens.
- Hidden diversity behind the zombie-ant fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: four new species described from carpenter ants in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Behavioral mechanisms and morphological symptoms of zombie ants dying from fungal infection.
- A gene for an extended phenotype.
- Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: A keystone species for unraveling ecosystem functioning and biodiversity of fungi in tropical forests?
Treatments
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Neck Pain
- Sciatica
- Pain
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- Dr. Christopher Cooke MD15 Lark Lane Lancaster PA 17601
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