Dr. Walter L. Pipkin MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
1120 15th St Augusta GA, 30912About
Dr. Walter Pipkin practices Pediatric Surgery in Augusta, GA. Dr. Pipkin 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. Pipkindiagnoses, 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
Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1997
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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