Fernando Alfonso Escobar MD
Radiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Radiology
45th & Penn Avenue Children's Hospital Pittsburgh PA, 15201About
Dr. Fernando Escobar practices Pediatric Radiology in Pittsburgh, PA. A pediatric radiologist is an expert in the diagnosis of illnesses, injuries, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents, using imaging techniques and equipment. Dr. Escobar has expertise in selecting the best imaging techniques to diagnose medical and surgical problems. Some of those techniques include x-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine.
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