Dr. Chris S Andersen M.D.
Surgeon
55 Whitcher St NE Marietta GA, 30060About
Dr. Andersen earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. and his medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga. He completed a general surgery ...
Education and Training
Emory University School Of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Awards
- 2012 Atlanta Super Doctors
Treatments
- Hiatal Hernia
- Gallstones
- Hernia
- Umbilical Hernia
- Ventral Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
- Lipoma
- Sebaceous Cyst
Professional Memberships
- Member WellStar Medical Group
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