Dr. Kent Skogerson MD

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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Kent Skogerson 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..

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Skogerson is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Kern Valley Healthcare District
6412 Laurel Ave
Lake Isabella, CA

License

Dr. Kent Skogerson has been confirmed to have a license in California

Education

Dr. Skogerson attended medical school at Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina and graduated in 1979 having 34 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Wesley Medical Center. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Kent Skogerson MD as:

• Kent E Skogerson
• K Skogerson

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