Dr. Francisa T Velcek MD
Surgeon
355 Bard Ave Surgery Staten Island NY, 10310About
Dr. Francisa Velcek is a general surgeon practicing in Staten Island, NY. Dr. Velcek 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. Velcek 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
University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine 1966
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Choledochal cyst with perforation--an unusual presentation. Case report and review of the literature.
- Imaging of uterovaginal anomalies in the pediatric patient.
- Choledochal cyst and biliary atresia in the neonate: imaging findings in five cases.
- Thymoma in childhood.
- Thymoma in childhood.
- Psoas abscess in the neonate.
- The government and the inguinal hernia.
- The government and the inguinal hernia.
- Mediastinal cystic hygroma in infants. Two cases with no extension into the neck.
- Mediastinal cystic hygroma in infants. Two cases with no extension into the neck.
- Reappraisal of the endorectal pull-through operation for Hirschsprung's disease.
- Tongue lesions in children.
- Tongue lesions in children.
- Ambiguous genitalia in the neonate.
- Ambiguous genitalia in the neonate.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Hernia
- Cellulitis
- Umbilical Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
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