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Dr. Onyebuchi Ukabiala M.D.

Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery

4/5(23)
1212 Pleasant St Suite 300 Des Moines IA, 50309
Rating

4/5

About

Dr. Onyebuchi Ukabiala practices Pediatric Surgery in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Ukabiala 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. Ukabialadiagnoses, 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

Univ Of Nigeria- Coll Of Med- Enugu- Anambra- Nigeria 1978

University of Jos Faculty of Medical Sciences 1978

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 39 years of experience

Treatments

  • Birth Defects
  • Pain
  • Hernia
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Ventral Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia

Dr. Onyebuchi Ukabiala M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 1212 Pleasant St Suite 300

1212 Pleasant St Suite 300 -
Des Moines, IA 50309
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New patients: 515-241-8925, 515-241-6546, 515-241-5127
Fax: 515-241-8939

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Patient Experience with Dr. Ukabiala


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Dr. Onyebuchi Ukabiala M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 23 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Surgeon (Pediatric) in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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