Ala Stanford
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
1025 MOREHEAD MEDICAL DR CHARLOTTE NC, 28204About
Dr. Ala Stanford practices Pediatric Surgery in Abington, PA. Dr. Stanford 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. Stanforddiagnoses, 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
Penn State Medicine
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
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Fellowships
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Pediatric Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1999
- Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH Pediatric Surgery
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