Dr. George Timothy Stafford M.D.
Surgeon
5800 Blue Spruce Ave Alamosa CO, 81101About
Dr. George Stafford is a general surgeon practicing in Alamosa, CO. Dr. Stafford specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Stafford provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
University of Alabama Medical School medical degree 1964
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. George Timothy Stafford III, who served patients in Asia and the United States
A prominent general surgeon, Dr. Stafford III worked with patients in Alabama, Vietnam, Taiwan, and then, while based in Colorado, in multiple states. He served as a US Army physician in Vietnam prior to specializing. He now resides in South Carolina.
Back in 1964, he earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama Medical School. He then completed his internship at the University of Alabama Medical Center in 1965, and his residency in general surgery at the Lloyd Noland Hospital in Fairfield, Alabama in 1971.
In pursuit of clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
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