Dr. Karen R Borman MD
Surgeon
1245 Highland Ave Suite 401 Dept Of Su Abington PA, 19001Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Karen Borman is a general surgeon practicing in Abington, PA. Dr. Borman specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Borman provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1978
Tulane University of Louisiana 1978
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- In their own words. The CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) Editorial Panel.
- Mesenteric ischemia: an unusual presentation of traumatic intrahepatic arterioportal fistula.
- Professionalism in the match process: the rules and ethics of recruitment.
- Mastering reimbursement: basic CPT code selection.
- Mastering reimbursement: basics of the surgical package.
- Does academic intervention impact ABS qualifying examination results?
- Gender issues in surgical training: from minority to mainstream.
- Mastering reimbursement: selecting an E&M service category.
- See one, do one, be competent in one? Resident rotations broaden the perceived scope of general surgery.
- Instability of fellowship intentions during general surgery residencies.
- Edgar J. Poth Memorial Lecture: lessons learned inside the beltway: one surgeon's encounters with health care policy.
- Retrospective evaluation of residents' American Board of Surgery In-Service Training Examination (ABSITE) scores as a tool to evaluate changes made in a basic science curriculum.
- Motivations to pursue fellowships are gender neutral.
- "Do one, teach one" the new paradigm in general surgery residency training.
- Program directors' views on general surgery resident travel for transplant rotations.
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