Dr. Walter E Pofahl MD
Surgeon
600 Moye Blvd Brody Outpatient Cen Greenville NC, 27858About
Dr. Walter Pofahl is a general surgeon practicing in Greenville, NC. Dr. Pofahl specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Pofahl provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Wv Univ Sch of Med, Morgantown Wv 1988
West Virginia University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Management of early dislodgment of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes.
- Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair reduces wound complications.
- The history of open inguinal hernia repair.
- The internet and laparoscopy: does cybersurgery have a future?
- Lower capillary density but no difference in VEGF expression in obese vs. lean young skeletal muscle in humans.
- Management of hyperparathyroidism in elderly patients.
- Who's who in bariatric surgery: the pioneers in the development of surgery for weight control.
- Laparoscopic colorectal surgery: indications and techniques.
- Lower capillarization, VEGF protein, and VEGF mRNA response to acute exercise in the vastus lateralis muscle of aged vs. young women.
- Meckel's diverticulum: review and surgical management.
- Achalasia: a brief review of treatment options and efficacy.
- Lower skeletal muscle capillarization and VEGF expression in aged vs. young men.
- Acute resistance exercise increases skeletal muscle angiogenic growth factor expression.
- A comparison of two methods of hemostasis in thyroidectomy.
- Importance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus eradication in carriers
Treatments
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Gallstones
- Hernia
- Goiter
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