Dr. David Fern MD

General Surgeon - Decatur, GA

Dr. David Fern specializes in general surgery in Decatur, Georgia. Details of Dr. Fern's 41 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Emory University are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Fern

Dr. David Fern
2665 N Decatur Rd
Suite 730
Decatur, GA 30033

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. David Fern 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.. He obtained board certification from the member board for General Surgery.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. David Fern accepts the following plans for Humana at 2665 N Decatur Rd:

ChoiceCare Network PPO
ChoicePOS

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Fern is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Dekalb Medical Center
2701 N Decatur Rd
Decatur, GA

License

Dr. David Fern has been confirmed to have a license in Georgia.

Education

Dr. Fern attended medical school at Emory University School of Medicine and graduated in 1971 having 41 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Grady Memorial Hospital. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Veteran Administration Medical Center.

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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.