Dr. Mikel Lo MD

Ophthalmologist - Tucson, AZ

Dr. Mikel Lo specializes in ophthalmology, plastic surgery and facial plastic surgery in Tucson, Arizona. Details of Dr. Lo's 20 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Nebraska are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Lo

Dr. Mikel Lo
6127 N La Cholla Blvd
Suite 139
Tucson, AZ 85741

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Mikel Lo identified specializing in OphthalmologyOphthalmology
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses. No Sub Specialty., 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. and Facial Plastic Surgery. He obtained board certification from the member board for Ophthalmology.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Mikel Lo accepts the following plan for Medicare at 6127 N La Cholla Blvd:

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Lo is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Northwest Medical Center
6200 N La Cholla Blvd
Tucson, AZ

License

Dr. Mikel Lo has been confirmed to have a license in Arizona.

Education

Dr. Lo attended medical school at University of Nebraska College of Medicine and graduated in 1992 having 20 years experience. . Advanced training program of a fellowship in Plastic Surgery was conducted at AZ Centre for Plastic Surgery. Additional residency training in Ophthalmology was conducted at University of Texas, San Antonio.

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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.