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Dr. Benjamin Calvo specializes in surgical oncology, medical oncology, general surgery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Dr. Benjamin Calvo has been compared 113 times. Details of Dr. Calvo's 33 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Maryland are available on your free doctor report.
Dr. Benjamin Calvo identified specializing in
Surgical Oncology, Medical OncologyMedical Oncology
An internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. This specialist decides on and administers chemotherapy for malignancy, as well as consulting with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatments for cancer. and 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..
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Dr. Calvo is affiliated with 1 hospital:
Dr. Calvo attended medical school at University of Maryland School of Medicine and graduated in 1981 having 33 years experience.
While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.
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UNC Health Care System, 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514