Dr. David Smith MD

General Surgeon - Fort Worth, TX

Dr. David Smith specializes in general surgery and trauma surgery in Fort Worth, Texas. Details of Dr. Smith's 35 years experience as an MD and education at Ohio State University are available on your free doctor report.

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Dr. David Smith
1325 Pennsylvania Ave
Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76104

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. David Smith 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 Trauma Surgery.

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License

Dr. David Smith has been confirmed to have a license in Texas.

Education

Dr. Smith attended medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine and graduated in 1977 having 35 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Veteran Administration Medical Center. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Fairview University 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.