Dr. Chris Knott-craig MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
51 N DUNLAP ST FL 2 MEMPHIS TN, 38105About
Dr. Chris Knott-craig practices Pediatric Surgery in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Knott-craig 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. Knott-craigdiagnoses, 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.
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