Mr. Lawrence Caroll Dempsey MD
Neurosurgeon
2440 E Tudor Rd # 109 Anchorage Anchorage AK, 99507About
Dr. Lawrence Dempsey practices Neurological Surgery in Anchorage, AK. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Dempsey 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
Northwestern Uniiversity 1971
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1971
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