Dr. Joy Lynn Collins M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Joy Collins practices Pediatric Surgery in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Collins 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. Collinsdiagnoses, 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 Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1996
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1996
Provider Details
Treatments
- Burns
- Concussion
- Birth Defects
- Malnutrition
- Hernia
- Leukemia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
- Blepharoplasty-eyelids
Residency
- Univ Hlth Ctr Of Pittsburgh, General Surgery; Mcp Hahnemann Univ, General Surgery
- McP Hahnemann/Med College Pa
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