- Dr. Ricardo Avena, MD
-119.744736
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Dr. Ricardo Avena, MD
General Surgery
- California, Fresno
Overview
Dr. Ricardo Avena, MD works in Fresno, California is a specialist in General Surgery, Hand Surgery and graduated Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown in 1994. Dr. Avena is affiliated with Community Health Center - Cedar, Community Regional Medical Center, Saint Agnes Medical Center and practicing for 34 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
- Hand Surgery
Conditions
• Arthritis of the Wrist• Cyclotropia
• Dental Cleaning
• Dermatitis Due to Drugs
• Dizziness
• Dog Allergy
• Drug Withdrawal
• Dry Skin
• Enlarged Turbinates
• Esophageal Diverticulum
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• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Chocolate
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Citric Acid Intolerance
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Hyperglycemia
• Inferior Vena Cava Filter
• Infertility Surgery
• Laryngitis
• Open Wound
• Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Paraseptal Emphysema
• Postoperative Respiratory Failure
• Primary Dystonias
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Procedures
• Arthroscopic Joint Surgery• Arthroscopic Wrist Surgery
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery, Endoscopic
• De Quervain's Release
• Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Endoscopic Hand Surgery
• Endoscopic Wrist Surgery
• Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment
• Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF)
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• Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hand Reconstruction
• Hand Surgery
• Hand Tendon Repair
• Microsurgical Procedure
• Tendon Transfer
• Trigger Finger Release
• Worker's Compensation Evaluations
• Wrist Ligament Reconstruction
• Wrist Replacement
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 34
State License
- California
Spoken Languages
- Spanish
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Year completed: 1994
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Year completed: 1994
Residency Hospitals
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT, USA
Year completed: 2002
Hartford, CT, USA
Year completed: 2002
Medical School
National University of Mexico, (UNAM) School of Medicine
Mexico City, Maxico
Graduated: 1989
Mexico City, Maxico
Graduated: 1989
Awards
1 A Med Assoc
2 AM Coll Surg
3 ARAS
4 Assistant Professor
5 Attending Surgeon
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Office Locations
Primary location
Regional Hand Center
2139 East Beechwood Avenue
California (CA)
Fresno
93720
Phone:(559) 322-6600
Additional data:
Avg. Appt. Time for Existing Patients: 15 days
Avg. Appt. Time for New Patients: 10 days
Avg. Wait Room Time: 30 minutes
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Medical Director of Practice: Randi A. Galli, M.D.
Office Volume: 90 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Practice Software: nextech
Year Dr. Avena Joined Practice: 2004
Year Dr. Galli Joined Practice: 1995
Year Established: 1995
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- Elderplan
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health Net
- Health Net HMO
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente
- Medicare HMO
- MultiPlan
- Open Access
- Power Select HMO
- United Healthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthCare
- WellPoint
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Affiliated Hospitals
Community Health Center - Cedar
445 South Cedar Avenue
California CA,
Fresno,
93702
Community Health Center - Cedar is a Local Government owned hospital located in Fresno, CA. This hospital reports jointly with Community Regional Medical Center. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Dia...
Community Regional Medical Center
2823 Fresno Street
California CA,
Fresno,
93721
(559) 459-6000
Community Regional Medical Center is truly a regional academic medical center with the only burn and Level I Trauma center between Los Angeles and Sacramento, a 56,000-square-foot emergency department that's the largest in the state, leading edge technology and UCSF Fresno Medical school faculty and...
(559) 459-6000
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