Dr. Elizabeth L Altenhein, MD



Pediatric Surgery     -  Rhode Island,  Providence

 Overview

Dr. Elizabeth L Altenhein, MD works in Providence, Rhode Island is a specialist in Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery and graduated Hartford Hospital in 1980. Dr. Altenhein is affiliated with Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital and practicing for 44 years

 Specialties

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • General Surgery

 Conditions

• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Fear of Getting Married
  ...
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Optic Ataxia
• Photosensitivity
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Skin Lesion
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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 Procedures

• Abdominal Pain
• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Anal Fissure
• Anorectal Abscess
• Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendicitis
• Atelectasis
• Biliary Drainage
• Biopsy of Breast
  ...
• Breast Cancer
• Breast Lump
• Carcinoma in Situ
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Colectomy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Esophageal Cancer
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Parotid, Sublingual, or Submandibular Gland
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Hemorrhoids
• Hidradenitis
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Incisional Hernia
• Inguinal Hernia
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Abscess
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Lipomas
• Liver Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Neuroendocrine Tumors
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor: Other than Malignant
• Parathyroidectomy
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Secondary Malignancies
• Skin Grafts
• Sphincterotomy
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Umbilical Hernia
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Ventral Hernia
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 44

 State License

  • Rhode Island

 Spoken Languages

  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

 Education & Training

Internship Hospital

Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT, USA

Year completed: 1980

Fellowship Hospital

Mass Genl Hospital

Boston, MA, USA

Year completed: 1984

Medical School

Tufts University School Of Medicine

Boston, MA, United States

Graduated: 1979

 Awards

1   ACS
2   ASBS

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 University Surgical Associates
100 Highland Avenue Suite 308
Rhode Island (RI)
Providence
2906
 Phone:(401) 553-8360
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    25 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    No

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



University Surgical Associates, 100 Highland Avenue Suite 308, Providence, Rhode Island (RI), 2906




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Choice
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • LocalPlus
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts PPO
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Miriam Hospital photo


Miriam Hospital

164 Summit Avenue Rhode Island RI, Providence, 2906

Miriam Hospital is a hospital located in Providence, RI. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 14 of 15 procedures.



Rhode Island Hospital photo


Rhode Island Hospital

593 Eddy Street Rhode Island RI, Providence, 2903

Rhode Island Hospital is a hospital located in Providence, RI. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 16 procedures.



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