Dr. Alan R. Koester MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
1600 Medical Center Drive Suite G500 Huntington WV, 25701About
Dr. Alan Koester is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Huntington, WV. Dr. Koester specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Koester tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine 1989
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Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Cellulitis
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