Dr. Thomas West MD

General Surgeon - Plano, TX

Dr. Thomas West specializes in general surgery and trauma surgery in Plano, Texas. Details of Dr. West's 20 years experience as an MD, his 2 hospital affiliations and education at University of Texas are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. West

Dr. Thomas West
6513 Preston Rd
Suite 300
Plano, TX 75024

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Thomas West 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 Trauma Surgery. 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. West is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Medical Center of Plano
3901 W 15th St
Plano, TX

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Education

Dr. West attended medical school at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and graduated in 1992 having 20 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.

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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.