Dr. John Daniel Horton M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
1101 Madison St Suite 800 Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. John Horton practices Pediatric Surgery in TACOMA, WA. Dr. Horton 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. Hortondiagnoses, 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
Uniformed Services University F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine DPM
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