- Dr. Walter K Birkenhagen, MD
-112.433861
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Dr. Walter K Birkenhagen, MD
General Surgery
- Idaho, Pocatello
Overview
Dr. Walter K Birkenhagen, MD works in Pocatello, Idaho is a specialist in General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and graduated Letterman Genl Hospital in 1970. Dr. Birkenhagen is affiliated with Portneuf Medical Center and practicing for 54 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
Conditions
• Aspiration Pneumonia• Charcot Reconstruction
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Fear of Getting Married
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Thoracoscopy
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Colectomy
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
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• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Parathyroidectomy
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 54
State License
- Idaho
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Letterman Genl Hospital
San Francisco, CA, USA
Year completed: 1970
San Francisco, CA, USA
Year completed: 1970
Residency Hospital
St Marys Hospital
Rochester, NY, USA
Year completed: 1977
Rochester, NY, USA
Year completed: 1977
Medical School
Temple University School Of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Graduated: 1969
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Graduated: 1969
Awards
1 ACS
2 AMA
3 AOS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Pocatello Surgical Associates
500 South 11th Avenue Suite 501
Idaho (ID)
Pocatello
83201
Phone:(208) 233-8444
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 30 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Pocatello Surgical Associates, 500 South 11th Avenue Suite 501, Pocatello, Idaho (ID), 83201
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Altius Health Plans
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross of Idaho
- Blue Cross of Idaho PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Choice Health
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- ODS Health Plan
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- PacificSource
- Preferred PSN
- Principal Financial Group
- Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Traditional Participating Plan
- Tricare
- TriCare for Life
- Union Pacific Railroad Employee Health Systems
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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