Mr. Duncan Kinnear Fischer MD PHD
Neurosurgeon
3515 Executive Dr San Angelo TX, 76904About
Dr. Duncan Fischer practices Neurological Surgery in San Angelo, TX. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Fischer prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Yale School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Treatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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