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Dr. Brian F. Gilchrist MD

Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery

4/5(19)
750 Washington Street The Floating Hospita Boston MA, 02111
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Dr. Brian Gilchrist practices Pediatric Surgery in Boston, MA. Dr. Gilchrist 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. Gilchristdiagnoses, 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

Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1984

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

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750 Washington Street The Floating Hospita -
Boston, MA 02111
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Dr. Brian F. Gilchrist MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 19 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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