Dr. Alastair Tucker Hoyt MD
Neurosurgeon
1600 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE HUNTINGTON WV, 25701About
Dr. Alastair Hoyt practices Neurological Surgery in Milwaukee, WI. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Hoyt prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
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