Dr. Alexander C Flower MD?
Update this Profile
Dr. Alexander C Flower MD, Critical Care Surgeon
We verify the medical license of each FindaTopDoc Verified Doctor to ensure that their license is active and they are in good medical standing.

Dr. Alexander C Flower MD

Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine

3/5(11)
95 University Ave Des Moines IA, 50314
Rating

3/5

About

Dr. Alexander Flower is a critical care surgeon practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Flower specializes in the needs of critically ill surgical patients. Critical care surgeons are experts in treating physiologic responses to tissue injury from trauma, burns, infections, acute inflammation, operation and more. They are also trained to know how such injuries interact with other diseases that a patient may have. As a critical care surgeon, Dr. Flower has a broad knowledge base and full understanding of the biology of the critically ill patient and the patients organ system functions.

Education and Training

Univ Of Belgrade- Med Fak- Beograd- Serbia 1980

University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine 1980

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Dr. Alexander C Flower MD's Practice location

Practice At 95 University Ave

95 University Ave -
Des Moines, IA 50314
Get Direction
New patients: 515-288-7400, 515-720-7755
Fax: 515-875-4005, 515-288-7409

Dr. Alexander C Flower MD's reviews

(11)
Write Review

Patient Experience with Dr. Flower


3.0

Based on 11 reviews

Dr. Alexander C Flower MD has a rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 11 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Critical Care Surgeon 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.

Recommended Articles

  • Is Sepsis a Chronic Condition?

    Sepsis is a life-threatening condition, which is a result of the body’s reaction to an infection. Your body can respond to an infection by going into overdrive despite its immune system’s protection against diseases and infections.Sepsis is a dangerous condition where the body fights an...

  • What is Traumatic Cataract?

    Perhaps the most poorly recognized key health challenge today is trauma. In the developed world, trauma causes monocular blindness. Ocular injury otiology may vary from one urban area to another and therefore needs careful investigation. Any approach for preventing trauma requires familiarity with...

  • Alternative Treatments for Sepsis

    Sepsis is caused by a bacterial infection that can begin anywhere in our body. Our immune system goes into overdrive, creating turmoil in the normal processes of our blood circulation. As a result, very small blood clots form, blocking the blood flow to vital organs. This can lead to organ failure,...

  • How Is Sepsis Diagnosed?

    Since the signs and symptoms of sepsis can be due to other illnesses, diagnosing sepsis can sometimes be hard. A number of tests are done to identify the main infection that causes sepsis.Blood TestsBlood samples can be taken from two different parts of the body to detect the presence of the...

  • Tips on Living with Sepsis

    Living with sepsis doesn’t translate to the absence of issues in adults who become intellectually impaired and later become physically disabled.Some of the long-lasting effects of sepsis are obvious, such as missing limbs or organ dysfunction, like kidney failure. How long it takes for the...

  • Treatments for Mononucleosis

    There exist many symptoms that make the mononucleosis disease similar to other diseases, which makes it very difficult to distinguish it from other infections. Doctors administer treatment of the patient by giving him or her a physical test. This annual test checks out the patient's medical history....

Nearby Providers

Nearest Hospitals

IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITALl

700 EAST UNIVERSITY AVENUE DES MOINES IA 50316

Head southwest on 2nd Avenue 54 ft
Turn left onto University Avenue 1714 ft
Continue straight onto East University Avenue 1268 ft
Turn left onto Pennsylvania Avenue 237 ft
Continue straight onto Penn Avenue 450 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left

IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTERl

1200 PLEASANT STREET DES MOINES IA 50309

Head southwest on 2nd Avenue 983 ft
Continue straight onto 3rd Street 3547 ft
Turn right onto Grand Avenue 3167 ft
Turn right onto 12th Street 703 ft
Go straight 257 ft
You have arrived at your destination, straight ahead

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DES MOINESl

1111 6TH AVE DES MOINES IA 50314

Head southwest on 2nd Avenue 983 ft
Turn right onto Laurel Street 382 ft
Turn right onto 3rd Street 494 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left