Dr. George M Fuhrman M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans LA, 70121About
Dr. George Fuhrman is a surgical oncologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Fuhrman specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1986
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Benign diagnosis by image-guided core-needle breast biopsy.
- Survival after resection of multiple bilobar hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma.
- Steep learning curve of laparoscopic splenectomy.
- Understanding patterns of failure in breast cancer treatment argues for a more thorough investigation of axillary lymph nodes in node negative patients.
- A better understanding of the term radial scar.
- A critical appraisal of treatment for T3N0 colon cancer.
- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is superior to an open approach to treat primary hyperaldosteronism.
- A simple approach to nipple discharge.
- Biopsy technique has no impact on local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy.
- Image-guided breast biopsy.
- A mass on breast imaging predicts coexisting invasive carcinoma in patients with a core biopsy diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ.
- An analysis of sestamibi-positive versus -negative patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
- Postmastectomy radiation in patients with four or more positive nodes.
- A comparison of total thyroidectomy and lobectomy in the treatment of dominant thyroid nodules.
- A comparison of methylene blue and lymphazurin in breast cancer sentinel node mapping.
Treatments
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Gallstones
- Pain
- Hernia
- Vascular Disease
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