Dr. Heidi Pinkerton Cox MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
1432 S Dobson Rd Mesa AZ, 85202About
Dr. Heidi Cox practices Pediatric Surgery in Mesa, AZ. Dr. Cox 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. Coxdiagnoses, 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
University of California 1994
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
Provider Details
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Gallstones
- Malnutrition
- Pain
- Hernia
- Cellulitis
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
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