Dr. Virgil Norris MD

General Surgeon - Delray Beach, FL

Dr. Virgil Norris specializes in general surgery and family practice in Delray Beach, Florida. Details of Dr. Norris' 53 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Meharry Medical College are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Norris

Dr. Virgil Norris
104 SW 11th Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33444

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Virgil Norris 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 Family PracticeFamily Practice
A family physician is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family, and is trained to diagnose and treat a wide variety of ailments in patients of all ages. The family physician receives a broad range of training that includes internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Special emphasis is placed on prevention and primary care of entire families, utilizing consultations and community resources when appropriate..

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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. Norris is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Bethesda Memorial Hospital
2815 S Seacrest Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL

License

Dr. Virgil Norris has been confirmed to have a license in Florida.

Education

Dr. Norris attended medical school at Meharry Medical College and graduated in 1959 having 53 years experience.

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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.