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Dr. Richard A Vaughan M.D., Surgeon (Pediatric)

Dr. Richard A Vaughan M.D.

Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery

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1 Stadium Drive Morgantown WV, 26506
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Dr. Richard Vaughan practices Pediatric Surgery in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Vaughan 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. Vaughandiagnoses, 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

Wv Univ Sch of Med, Morgantown Wv 1979

West Virginia University School of Medicine 1979

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Expert Publications

Treatments

  • Concussion
  • Birth Defects
  • Pain
  • Hernia
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia

Residency

  • West Virginia Univ Hosps, General Surgery  

Dr. Richard A Vaughan M.D.'s Practice location

Practice At 1 Stadium Drive

1 Stadium Drive -
Morgantown, WV 26506
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New patients: 304-293-7036, 304-598-4800
Fax: 304-293-6963, 304-293-1409

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Dr. Richard A Vaughan M.D. has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 1 patient. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Surgeon (Pediatric) in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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