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Dr. David M Hess MD, Critical Care Surgeon
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Dr. David M Hess MD

Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine

4/5(4)
400 W Mineral King Ave Visalia CA, 93291
Rating

4/5

About

Dr. David Hess is a critical care surgeon practicing in Visalia, CA. Dr. Hess specializes in the needs of critically ill surgical patients. Critical care surgeons are experts in treating physiologic responses to tissue injury from trauma, burns, infections, acute inflammation, operation and more. They are also trained to know how such injuries interact with other diseases that a patient may have. As a critical care surgeon, Dr. Hess has a broad knowledge base and full understanding of the biology of the critically ill patient and the patients organ system functions.

Education and Training

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1971

Board Certification

Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Dr. David M Hess MD's Practice location

Practice At 400 W Mineral King Ave

400 W Mineral King Ave -
Visalia, CA 93291
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New patients: 559-734-1939, 559-624-2314, 559-624-2000
Fax: 559-734-4384

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Patient Experience with Dr. Hess


4.0

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Dr. David M Hess MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 4 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Critical Care Surgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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KAWEAH DELTA MEDICAL CENTERl

400 W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA CA 93291

Head west on West Mineral King Avenue (CA 63) 374 ft
Turn right onto South West Street 690 ft
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ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTERl

115 MALL DRIVE HANFORD CA 93230

Head west on West Mineral King Avenue (CA 63) 532 ft
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TULARE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl

869 CHERRY AVENUE TULARE CA 93274

Head west on West Mineral King Avenue (CA 63) 532 ft
Take the ramp on the left onto CA 63 1650 ft
Merge left onto CA 63 1490 ft
Take the ramp on the right towards CA 63 South: Mooney Boulevard 1900 ft
Turn left onto South Mooney Boulevard (CA 63) 4.0 mi
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