Dr. David W Tuggle MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
940 Ne 13th St Jimmy Everest Tower Oklahoma City OK, 73104About
Dr. David Tuggle practices Pediatric Surgery in Oklahoma City, OK. Dr. Tuggle 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. Tugglediagnoses, 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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