Dr. Michael Bourque MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
282 Washington St Hartford CT, 06106About
Dr. Michael Bourque practices Pediatric Surgery in Hartford, CT. Dr. Bourque 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. Bourquediagnoses, 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
University of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine, Sherbrooke Canada MD
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Fellowships
- Pediatric Surgery, University of Montreal 1987
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