Dr. Paul W Toma DO
Orthopedist
444 Four States Drive Ste. 1 Galena KS, 66739About
Dr. Paul Toma is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Galena, KS. Dr. Toma specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Toma 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.
Education and Training
Ok State Univ, Coll of Osteo Med, Tulsa, Ok 1979
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine 1979
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Osteoarthritis
- Pinched Nerve
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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