Dr. Mark A Katz M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
214 18TH ST SE HICKORY NC, 28602Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Mark Katz is a hand surgeon practicing in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Katz specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Recalcitrant nonunion of the distal humerus: treatment with free vascularized
- Preparedness for highly pathogenic avian influenza pandemic in Africa.
- Type IV FDP avulsion: lessons learned clinically and through review of the literature.
- Are Kenyan healthcare workers willing to receive the pandemic influenza vaccine? Results from a cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers in Kenya about knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning infection with and vaccination against 2009 pand
- Risk factors for hospitalized seasonal influenza in rural western Kenya.
- Viral shedding in patients infected with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in Kenya, 2009.
- Comparison of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs for the diagnosis of eight respiratory viruses by real-time reverse transcription-PCR assays.
- Hospitalized patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya.
- Outbreak of beriberi among African Union troops in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Detection of influenza A virus in live bird markets in Kenya, 2009-2011.
- Secondary household transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus among an urban and rural population in Kenya, 2009-2010.
- Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study.
- Viral and bacterial causes of severe acute respiratory illness among children aged less than 5 years in a high malaria prevalence area of western Kenya, 2007-2010.
- Etiology and Incidence of viral and bacterial acute respiratory illness among
- Influenza and malaria coinfection among young children in western Kenya, 2009-2011.
Dr. Mark A Katz M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 9150 Huebner Rd Suite 330
9150 Huebner Rd Suite 330 -San Antonio, TX 78240Get Direction
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