- Dr. John B Fobia, MD
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Dr. John B Fobia, MD
General Surgery
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Overview
Dr. John B Fobia, MD works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Boston University Med Center in 1982. Dr. Fobia is affiliated with Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Nazareth Hospital and practicing for 46 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Arthritic Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joints
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Bile Duct Procedure
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
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• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Tumor
• Exercise Management
• Fear of Getting Married
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Jaw Dystonia
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Optic Ataxia
• Photosensitivity
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
• Warts
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Procedures
• Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Arteriovenous Fistula Repair
• Arteriovenous Shunt Creation
• Biopsy of Breast
• Breast Reconstruction
• Colectomy
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
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• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Embolectomy, Thrombectomy, or Vessel Exploration
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Stomach Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Pancreatectomy (incl. Pancreas Transplant and Whipple Procedure)
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal of Arteriovenous Shunt for Renal Dialysis
• 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)
• Revision of Arteriovenous Shunt for Renal Dialysis
• Skin Grafts
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tracheal Surgery
• Varicose Vein Procedure
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 46
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Boston University Med Center
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1982
Boston, MA, USA
Year completed: 1982
Internship Hospital
Presby University Penn Med Center
Year completed: 1977
Year completed: 1977
Medical School
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
Graduated: 1977
Graduated: 1977
Awards
1 ACS
2 AMA
3 PMS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Mercy Surgical Practice
501 South 54th Street Suite 537
Pennsylvania (PA)
Philadelphia
19143
Phone:(215) 748-9344
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Mercy Surgical Practice, 501 South 54th Street Suite 537, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), 19143
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerihealth
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Community Blue PPO
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware
- Coventry Health Care of Delaware PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Golden Rule
- HealthPartners
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Keystone Health Plan East
- Keystone Health Plan East HMO
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- Personal Choice PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Regional Pref Network EPO
- Regional Pref Network HMO
- Regional Pref Network HMO+
- Regional Pref Network POS+
- Regional Pref Network PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
1500 Lansdowne Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Darby,
19023
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is a hospital located in Darby, PA. This hospital reports jointly with Mercy Philadelphia Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state averag...
Nazareth Hospital
2601 Holme Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Philadelphia,
19152
(215) 335-6000
Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Nazareth Hospital has provided health care to the Northeast Philadelphia community since 1940. The Hospital has 205 acute and 28 skilled care beds, and provides comprehensive health care services, including its award-winning, nationally certifie...
(215) 335-6000
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