Dr. Konstantinos Papadakis M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
300 Longwood Ave Children's Hospital Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Konstantinos Papadakis practices Pediatric Surgery in Boston, MA. Dr. Papadakis 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. Papadakisdiagnoses, 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
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
Provider Details
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Malnutrition
- Pain
- Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
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