Dr. Arthur N. Rettig MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
2350 N Rockton Ave Rockford IL, 61103About
Dr. Arthur Rettig practices Pediatric Surgery in Rockford, IL. Dr. Rettig 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. Rettigdiagnoses, 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.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1968
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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