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Dr. Michael G Carr M.D.

Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery

4/5(14)
979 E 3rd St Suite 300 Chattanooga TN, 37403
Rating

4/5

About

Dr. Michael Carr practices Pediatric Surgery in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Carr 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. Carrdiagnoses, 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.

Education and Training

Univ of Louisville Sch of Med, Louisville Ky 1974

University of Louisville School of Medicine 1974

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 43 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Treatments

  • Birth Defects
  • Malnutrition
  • Pain
  • Hernia
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Ganglion Cyst
  • Permanent Removal Of Ingrown Toenails

Dr. Michael G Carr M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 979 E 3rd St Suite 300

979 E 3rd St Suite 300 -
Chattanooga, TN 37403
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New patients: 423-267-0466
Fax: 423-757-0775, 423-778-8212

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Patient Experience with Dr. Carr


4.0

Based on 14 reviews

Dr. Michael G Carr M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 14 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Surgeon (Pediatric) in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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