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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Rahul Nath 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., 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., Hand SurgeryHand Surgery
A specialist trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical, and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist. and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Rahul Nath accepts the following plans for Cigna at 6400 Fannin St:

• OAP
• OAPC
• PPO
• GPPO
• HMO
• TX - South Texas HMO-POS Seamless
• TX - South Texas Seamless (Network, Network POS, Open Access)

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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. Nath is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Ben Taub General Hospital
1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX

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License

Dr. Rahul Nath has been confirmed to have a license in New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Ohio, California and Florida.

Education

Dr. Nath attended medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and graduated in 1988 having 24 years experience. Additional Plastic Surgery training was conducted at Barnes Jewish Hospital.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Rahul Nath MD as:

• Rahul K Nath
• R Nath

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