Dr. Stephen A Heim MD
Orthopedist
7001 Rogers Ave Fort Smith AR, 72903About
Dr. Stephen Heim is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Fort Smith, AR. Dr. Heim specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Heim tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Univ of Ar Coll of Med, Little Rock Ar 1983
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine 1983
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Trigger Finger
- Torn Meniscus
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Ganglion Cyst
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