Dr. Walter David Vazquez M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
34800 Bob Wilson Dr Pediatric Surgery Cl San Diego CA, 92134About
Dr. Walter Vazquez practices Pediatric Surgery in San Diego, CA. Dr. Vazquez 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. Vazquezdiagnoses, 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
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 1988
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Wandering spleen and its complications in children: a case series and review of the literature.
- Laparoscopic appendectomy in children can be done as a fast-track or same-day surgery.
- Nodular fasciitis: a sarcomatous impersonator.
- Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and bronchogenic cyst in a 4-month-old infant.
- Complications after surgical intervention for necrotizing enterocolitis: a multicenter review.
- Hemorrhagic complications and repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernias: does timing of the repair make a difference? Data from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.
- Long-chain predominant lipid emulsions inhibit in vitro macrophage tumor necrosis factor production.
- Pediatric pelvic fractures combined with an additional skeletal injury is an indicator of significant injury.
- Prosthetic diaphragm reconstruction in the growing animal.
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