Dr. Ward Michael Richardson MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH OF UPMC PITTSBURGH PA, 15224About
Dr. Ward Richardson practices Pediatric Surgery in PITTSBURGH, PA. Dr. Richardson 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. Richardsondiagnoses, 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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Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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