Dr. Neal Duane Uitvlugt MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
330 Barclay Ave Ne Suite 202 Grand Rapids MI, 49503About
Dr. Neal Uitvlugt practices Pediatric Surgery in Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Uitvlugt 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. Uitvlugtdiagnoses, 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 Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1984
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1984
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Treatments
- Acid Reflux
- Concussion
- Birth Defects
- Malnutrition
- Hernia
- Gas
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
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