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Dr. Thomas Long MD

General Surgeon - Decatur, TX

Dr. Thomas Long specializes in general surgery in Decatur, Texas. Details of Dr. Long's 39 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Texas are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Long

Dr. Thomas Long
1001 W Eagle Dr
Decatur, TX 76234

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Thomas Long 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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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. Long is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Wise Regional Health System
609 Medical Center Dr
Decatur, TX

Education

Dr. Long attended medical school at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and graduated in 1973 having 39 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at University Washington Medical 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.