Dr. Richard DePersio MD

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Dr. Richard DePersio has an average rating of 5 stars (out of 5) with a rating of Excellent based on 4 reviews.

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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Richard DePersio identified specializing in OtolaryngologyOtolaryngology
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws, and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise. , Head & Neck SurgeryHead & Neck Surgery
A plastic surgeon with additional training in plastic and reconstructive procedures within the head, face, neck and associated structures, including cutaneous head and neck oncology and reconstruction, management of maxillofacial trauma, soft tissue repair and neural surgery. The field is diverse and involves a wide age range of patients, from the newborn to the aged. While both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery are practiced, there are many additional procedures which interface with them. 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.. He is certified in Otolaryngology.

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Dr. DePersio is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Select Specialty Hospital-north Knoxville
900 Oak Hill Ave, 4th Floor
Knoxville, TN

Education

Dr. DePersio attended medical school at University of Tennessee College of Medicine and graduated in 1974 having 39 years experience.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Richard DePersio MD as:

• Richard J DePersio
• R DePersio

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