Dr. Timothy A. Leone, DO
Surgeon
145 Hospital Ave Suite 313 Du Bois PA, 15801About
Dr. Timothy Leone is a general surgeon practicing in Du Bois, PA. Dr. Leone specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Leone provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 2002
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Treatments
- Acid Reflux
- Colon Polyps
- Gastritis
- Diverticulosis
- Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
- Lipoma
- Vascular Disease
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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Timothy A. Leone, who serves patients in Pennsylvania.
A trusted general surgeon specializing in trauma surgery, Dr. Leone works with patients at Penn Highlands General Surgery Surgicalists, an affiliate of Penn Highlands Healthcare.
Penn Highlands Healthcare provides residents of the communities it serves with access to the region’s best hospitals, physicians, home care agency, nursing homes and other affiliates who believe that healthcare should be managed by local board members.
With a broad educational background, Dr. Leone earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, before completing his internship and residency in general surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine.
An expert in his field, the doctor is board-certified in general surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, which is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the use of surgery to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
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