Dr. Ascension M Torres M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
830 Pennsylvania Ave Suite 103 Charleston WV, 25302About
Dr. Ascension Torres practices Pediatric Surgery in Charleston, WV. Dr. Torres 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. Torresdiagnoses, 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.
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SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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