Dr. Erick Manuel Santos MD
Orthopedist
613 Elizabeth Suite 804 Corpus Christi TX, 78404About
Dr. Erick Santos is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Corpus Christi, TX. Dr. Santos specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Santos tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1994
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