- Dr. Howard M Black, MD
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Dr. Howard M Black, MD
General Surgery
- Pennsylvania, Altoona
Overview
Dr. Howard M Black, MD works in Altoona, Pennsylvania is a specialist in General Surgery, Colon Surgery & Rectal Surgery and graduated Jefferson Med School in 1991. Dr. Black is affiliated with Altoona Regional Health System and practicing for 37 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
- Colon Surgery & Rectal Surgery
Conditions
• Adult Allergy• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chelation Therapy
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
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• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Photosensitivity
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Appendectomy, Open
• Colectomy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
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• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Repair of Anal and Rectal Defects (Anoplasty, Repair of Imperforate Anus, Sphincteroplasty, Rectal Graft)
• Sphincterotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 37
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Jefferson Med School
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Year completed: 1991
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Year completed: 1991
Residency Hospitals
Muhlenberg Reg Med Center
Thos Jefferson University Hospital
Thos Jefferson University Hospital
Medical School
Tufts University School Of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States
Graduated: 1986
Boston, MA, United States
Graduated: 1986
Fellowship Hospital
Umdnj
Year completed: 1992
Year completed: 1992
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Office Locations
Primary location
Cove Surgical Associates
1312 4th Street
Pennsylvania (PA)
Altoona
16601
Phone:(814) 943-4937
Other Office Locations
Cove Surgical Associates
102 Hillcrest Drive
Pennsylvania (PA)
Altoona
16673
Phone:(814) 224-2215
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Community Blue PPO
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Select
- UnitedHealthCare
- UPMC
- UPMC PPO
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Affiliated Hospitals
Altoona Regional Health System
620 Howard Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Altoona,
16601
Altoona Regional Health System is a hospital located in Altoona, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 16 procedures.
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