
Dr. Johanna R Askegard-giesmann M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
801 BROADWAY N FARGO ND, 58102About
Dr. Johanna Askegard-giesmann practices Pediatric Surgery in Rochester, MN. Dr. Askegard-giesmann 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. Askegard-giesmanndiagnoses, 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- Surgical Critical Care
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