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Newark, Delaware is home to 42 practicing general surgeons who have offices in 1 county and 4 zip codes, including zip codes 19713, 19718, 19711, and 19702.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Newark has a population of 30,060, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 general surgeon for every 715 residents.
Delaware, located on the Atlantic Ocean, was the first state to ratify the constitution of the United States in 1787. Delaware’s population is 843,524, and its capital city is Dover. In Wilmington, visit the Grand Opera House or the Old Town Hall Museum built in 1798, or the Abbott’s Mill Nature Center in Milford. Drive to the Atlantic shore, or go bird-watching, fishing, hiking, biking, or canoeing in Delaware’s extensive park and trail systems. Dover is home to parks, historic museums, clubs, theater and dance, and offers bargain-hunting at tax-free outlet stores and antiques shops.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Delaware has a population of 843,524. Of this population, 189,940 are under the age of 18 and 111,761 are at or above the age of 65.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are thyroid disorders, breast disease, breast cancer, hernia, cystic fibrosis, Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease, Cirrhosis, lymphoma, Colorectal cancer, Thyroid cancer, Hirschsprung's disease, Adhesions, Volvulus, Kidney cancer, Morbid obesity, Chronic renal failure, Meconium ileus, Meckel's diverticulum, and Toxic megacolon.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including breast reconstruction, breast surgery, mastectomy, Laparoscopic Surgery, laser surgery, thyroid surgery, microsurgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, da Vinci Surgical System, Bypass Surgery, cryosurgery, Kidney transplant, Whipple procedure, Cholecystectomy, Resection, robotic surgery, Liver transplant, Bariatric surgery, abdominal surgery, and Appendectomy.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including endoscopy, biopsy, Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), x-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Cardiac Stress Test, Upper GI (Barium Swallow), Lower GI (Barium Enema), and fecal occult bloodtest.
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