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Akia Caine, MD
Surgeon
1601 S Queen St York PA, 17403About
Dr. Akia Caine is a general surgeon practicing in York, PA. Dr. Caine 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. Caine 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
Geisel School of Medicine medical degree 2013
Board Certification
general surgery
Provider Details
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Professional Society Memberships
- American Medical Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Akia Caine, MD's Practice location
WellSpan Surgical Specialists
1601 S Queen St -York, PA 17403Get Direction
WellSpan Surgical Specialists
120 North 7th St Suite 200 -Chamberburg, PA 17201Get Direction
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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Akia Caine, who serves patients in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
A skilled and experienced general surgeon, Dr. Caine is in practice with WellSpan Surgical Specialists, located in WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital in Pennsylvania. She delivers top quality care for outpatient surgery procedures in a state-of-the-art facility.
With a broad educational background, she obtained her medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2013. Upon graduation, she completed her residency in general surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2019.
As a testament to her success, Dr. Caine is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.
In order to stay up to date in her field, she remains an active member of the American Medical Association and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix, and hernias. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
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Nearest Hospitals
YORK HOSPITALl
1001 SOUTH GEORGE STREET YORK PA 17403OSS ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITALl
1861 POWDER MILL RD YORK PA 17402WELLSPAN SURGERY AND REHABILITATION HOSPITALl
55 MONUMENT ROAD YORK PA 17403WAYNESBORO HOSPITALl
501 EAST MAIN ST WAYNESBORO PA 17268CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITALl
112 NORTH SEVENTH STREET CHAMBERSBURG PA 17201