Dr. Kevin Vaught, MD
Neurosurgeon
3250 Gordonville Rd Cape Girardeau MO, 63703About
Dr. Kevin Vaught practices Neurological Surgery in Cape Girardeau, MO. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Vaught 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
Baylor College of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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