Dr. Erik N Hansen MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
2601 TVC NASHVILLE TN, 37232About
Dr. Erik Hansen practices Pediatric Surgery in NASHVILLE, TN. Dr. Hansen 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. Hansendiagnoses, 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.
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SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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