Dr. James Parker MD
General Surgeon - Athens, GA
Contact Dr. ParkerDr. James Parker specializes in general surgery and plastic surgery in Athens, Georgia. Details of Dr. Parker's experience as an MD and his hospital affiliation are available on your free doctor report.
Primary Location for Dr. Parker
3320 Old Jefferson Rd
Athens, GA 30607
Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise
Dr. James Parker 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 Plastic SurgeryPlastic Surgery
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function, involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, and external genitalia. He/she uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well. A plastic surgeon possesses special knowledge and skill in the design and surgery of grafts, flaps, free tissue transfer and replantation. Competence in the management of complex wounds, the use of implantable materials, and in tumor surgery is required..
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Hospital Affiliations
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Dr. Parker is affiliated with 1 hospital:
Athens Regional Medical Center
1199 Prince Ave
Athens, GA
Aliases
Patients may also know Dr. James Parker MD as:
- James A Parker
- J Parker
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