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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Mona Duncan 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.. She obtained board certification from the member board for General Surgery.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Duncan is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Howard County General Hospital
5755 Cedar Ln
Columbia, MD

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License

Dr. Mona Duncan has been confirmed to have a license in Maryland.

Education

Dr. Duncan attended medical school at Cornell University Weill Cornell Medical College and graduated in 1998 having 14 years experience. Additional residency training in General Surgery was conducted at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

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• Mona D Duncan
• M Duncan

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