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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Stuart Krost 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. and Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskelatal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, for example, carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke. A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often call a physiatrist. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Pain management is often an important part of the role of the physiatrist. For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may include the techniques of electromyography to supplement the standard history, physical, X-ray, and laboratory examinations. The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics, and mechanical and electrical devices.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Stuart Krost accepts the following plans for Humana at 3618 Lantana Rd:

• Choice HMO
• ChoiceCare Network PPO
• ChoicePOS

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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. Krost is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Delray Medical Center
5352 Linton Blvd
Delray Beach, FL

License

Dr. Stuart Krost has been confirmed to have a license in Florida.

Education

Dr. Krost attended medical school at Stony Brook University School of Medicine and graduated in 1988 having 24 years experience. Additional Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation training was conducted at University Hospital SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Stuart Krost MD as:

• Stuart B Krost
• S Krost

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