Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD

General Surgeon

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Dr. Tranakas practices General Surgery in Fort Lauderdale and Delray Beach, Florida.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD

Addresses:: 5352 Linton Boulevard; Delray Beach, FL 33484; 6405 North Federal Highway; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Practice Member Since: 1994.; Current Title: MD; Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:: Associate Medical Director, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Delray Medical Center; Director, Cancer Services for Broward Health; Medical Director, Broward General Comprehensive Breast Center; Vice-Chairman, Cancer Committee, Broward General Medical Center
Professional Interests:: American Cancer Society, Gilda's Club
Physician Treats:: Abnormal breast MRI, Abnormal breast sonogram as a condition, Adrenal cancer, Anal cancer, Appendicitis, Bile Tract (Bile Duct) Diseases, Disorders & Injuries, Bowel diseases & obstructions, Breast cancer, Breast diseases & disorders, Breast pain, Cancer - thyroid, Cancer consultation, Colon diseases & polyps, Colorectal (Colon) Cancer, Crohn's disease, Fibroid tumors, Gastric cancer, Gastrointestinal cancer, Goiter, Graves' disease
Physician Performs:: Adult breast cancer consultation, Biopsies, Breast surgery, Mastectomy, Partial mastectomy, lumpectomy & sterotaxis, Skin cancer removal, Surgery for difficult benign or suspected malignancies, Colon resection, Bowel resections, Abdominal surgery, Abscess drainage & surgery, Advanced laparoscopy procedures & surgeries, Appendectomy, Arterial line placement, Colorectal (Colon) Surgery, Cyst aspiration, Excision, Fibroid tumor surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Lysis of adhesions

Experience / Training

Specialty:: General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: University Of Miami
Miami, FL
Internship:: University Of Miami Hospital And Clinic
Miami, FL 1988
Residency:: University Of Miami Hospital And Clinic
Miami, FL 1992
Fellowship:: University Of Miami Hospital And Clinic
Miami, FL 1994
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/Partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Adult breast cancer consultation	-
Biopsies	-
Breast surgery	-
Mastectomy	-
Partial mastectomy, lumpectomy & sterotaxis	-
Skin cancer removal	-
Surgery for difficult benign or suspected malignancies	-
Colon resection	-
Bowel resections	-
Abdominal surgery	-
Abscess drainage & surgery	-
Advanced laparoscopy procedures & surgeries	-
Appendectomy	-
Arterial line placement	-
Colorectal (Colon) Surgery	-
Cyst aspiration	-
Excision	-
Fibroid tumor surgery	-
Laparoscopic surgery	-
Lysis of adhesions	-
Liver surgery	-
Neck mass excision	-
Neck surgery	-
Pancreatic surgery	-
Parathyroid surgery	-
Removal of foreign bodies	-
Removal of spleen	-
Small bowel enteroscopy	-
Submandibular gland excision	-
Worker's compensation evaluations	-
Cholecystectomy	-
Laparoscopic gall bladder removal	-

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD as of 12/03/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

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