Dr. Douglas G Pankratz M.D.
Orthopedist
1080 S Van Dyke Rd Suite A Bad Axe MI, 48413About
Dr. Douglas Pankratz is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Bad Axe, MI. Dr. Pankratz specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Pankratz 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
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1975
Ohio State University College of Medicine And Public Health,Columbus, Ohio, United States 1975
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Abnormal rearrangement within the alpha/delta T-cell receptor locus in lymphomas from Atm-deficient mice.
- Regional and strain-specific gene expression mapping in the adult mouse brain.
- Mice with a targeted mutation in the thyroid hormone beta receptor gene exhibit impaired growth and resistance to thyroid hormone.
- The surgical treatment of heterotopic ossification at the elbow following long-term coma.
- The surgical treatment of heterotopic ossification at the elbow following long-term coma.
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