Dr. Robert Quenton Craddock M.D.
Neurosurgeon
513 Brookwood Blvd Suite 75 Birmingham AL, 35209About
Dr. Robert Craddock practices Neurological Surgery in Birmingham, AL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Craddock prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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