Dr. Russ Birdwell MD

General Surgeon - Garland, TX

Dr. Russ Birdwell specializes in general surgery in Garland, Texas. Details of Dr. Birdwell's 16 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Birdwell

Dr. Russ Birdwell
North Dallas Surgical Specialists
700 Walter Reed Blvd
Suite 311
Garland, TX 75042

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Russ Birdwell 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.. He obtained board certification from the member board for General Surgery.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Russ Birdwell accepts the following plans for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas at North Dallas Surgical Specialists:

BlueChoice PPO Plan
BlueChoice Solutions/Blue Precision

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Birdwell is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Baylor Medical Center At Garland
2300 Marie Curie Blvd
Garland, TX

Education

Dr. Birdwell attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and graduated in 1996 having 16 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at Texas Tech University Health Science Center.

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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.