Dr. David R Byrd MD
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA, 98195About
Dr. Byrd is a UW professor of surgery, the section chief of surgical oncology and the director of the Melanoma Center. He was the first surgeon to bring the sentinel lymph node biopsy technique to the ...
Education and Training
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1982
Tulane University School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Thyroid Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Fellowships
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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