- Dr. Rafael R Castro, MD
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Dr. Rafael R Castro, MD
General Surgery
- Illinois, Freeport
Overview
Dr. Rafael R Castro, MD works in Freeport, Illinois is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Ill Masonic Hospital in 1981. Dr. Castro is affiliated with Silver Cross Hospital and practicing for 51 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Arthritic Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joints
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Tumor
• 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
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Optic Ataxia
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Throat Swab
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Colectomy
• 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, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
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• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Gastrectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• 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
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Skin Grafts
• Sphincterotomy
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Vagotomy
• Varicose Vein Procedure
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 51
State License
- Illinois
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Ill Masonic Hospital
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1981
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1981
Internship Hospital
Resurrection Hospital
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1975
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1975
Awards
1 AMA
2 CMS
3 USTMA
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Office Locations
Primary location
FHN Stephenson St
1036 West Stephenson Street
Illinois (IL)
Freeport
61032
Phone:(815) 599-7770
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- American Republic
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- HAP Insurance
- Health Alliance PPO
- Health and Life PPO
- Health Net
- HealthLink
- HealthLink PPO
- Humana
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Planned Administration Inc
- Platinum PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Thrivent Financial
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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