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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Barry Kahan identified specializing in General SurgeryGeneral Surgery
A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon established the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient. The surgeon uses a variety of diagnostic techniques, including endoscopy, for observing internal structures, and may use specialized instruments during operative procedures. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the salient features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. and Transplant Surgery. He obtained board certification from the member board for General Surgery.

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Education

Dr. Kahan attended medical school at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and graduated in 1965 having 47 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Aliases

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• Barry D Kahan
• B Kahan

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