Dr. John Kenneth Uffman MD, MPH
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
1500 Cooper St Fort Worth TX, 76104About
Dr. John Uffman practices Pediatric Surgery in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Uffman 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. Uffmandiagnoses, 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.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 2010
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- Texas Rising Stars 2012
Professional Memberships
- Member Cook Children's Physician Network
Fellowships
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- University of Tennessee Health Science Ctr-MED/PED
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