- Dr. Robert E Wertz, MD
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Dr. Robert E Wertz, MD
General Surgery
- Pennsylvania, Altoona
Overview
Dr. Robert E Wertz, MD works in Altoona, Pennsylvania is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Abington Meml Hospital in 1965. Dr. Wertz is affiliated with Altoona Regional Health System and practicing for 63 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Esophageal Tumor
• Exercise Management
• Fear of Getting Married
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
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• 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
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Optic Ataxia
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Open• Biopsy of Breast
• Colectomy
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Hepatectomy
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
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• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• 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)
• Parathyroidectomy
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• 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)
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 63
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Abington Meml Hospital
Year completed: 1965
Year completed: 1965
Internship Hospital
Presby Hospital
Dallas, TX, USA
Year completed: 1961
Dallas, TX, USA
Year completed: 1961
Medical School
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Graduated: 1960
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Graduated: 1960
Awards
1 ACS
2 AMA
3 Association Omega Association
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Office Locations
Primary location
Lexington Surgical Associates
1701 12th Avenue Suite D
Pennsylvania (PA)
Altoona
16601
Phone:(814) 943-7040
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 20 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Lexington Surgical Associates, 1701 12th Avenue Suite D, Altoona, Pennsylvania (PA), 16601
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- UPMC Health Plan
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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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