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Tracy A Berg, MD PS
Spokane Valley, WA
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Thursday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
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I attended Washington State University for both undergrad. and M.S.. After med. school and general surgery residency in Baltimore, MD at the University of MD and MIEMS/Shock Trauma, I returned to my hometown. Practicing general and vascular surgeon since 1995, I perform open and laprascopic procedures, vascular procedures and wound care.
Being a sick kid growing up in a family of surgeons was defining, a continual baptism. From my unique view, I wrote "Blue Baby and the Spokane Experience, Will to Live" which tells the story of fixing blue babies and how that experience spilled over to heart attacks in Spokane.
I want to be a part of my patients' health care team. Be well.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
General Surgery
Surgery - Vascular
Licenses
United States: Idaho, Washington
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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General Surgery 34 years experience
Yes: You could become anemic with this much blood loss during your monthly cycle. It is not uncommon to arrive at this much menstration slowly over time. A... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Get bowels moving: Stay on schedule for routine check ups with your OB doc, and get your bowels moving. A bowel regimen may be needed, discuss with your ob. Constipation... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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6 weeks: The heart contusion is bruised tissue from blunt force trauma, and like most tissues takes about 6 to 8 weeks to heal. The problem with cardiac contus... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Could b appendicitis: Appendicitis is a possible explaination of your symptoms. If your right lower abdominal/pelvic pain is still present and you are still feeling poorly ... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Very rare procedure: Transabdominal cerclage is a rare procedure. Usually done for pregnancy related cervix insufficiency (or failure) in a patient with a failed regularly... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Could be serious: Depending on the transfer of energy with the car crash, it is possible to have a cardiac contusion and associated heart arrhythmia. Okay to get evalua... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Analyse risk/benefit: Artificial heart valves came on the medical scene in 1961. Prior to these life savers, open heart surgeons could repair damaged heart valves. A valve ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Make an appointment: Your surgeon needs to evaluate you. These symptoms could be low risk and temporary. They could be more ominous and your surgeon will be able to make t... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Care of hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids are a dilation and swelling of the expandable tissue around the rectal opening. Non operative treatment includes a bowel regimen (fiber, s... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Vascular conditions: Vascular conditions, aka cardiovascular disease is number one killer. Cancer number 2. Vascular conditions kill by cv events; stroke, heart attack, su... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Post op restrictions: Check with your surgeon, who will know best your overall health and can best advice you on this detail. Absent any problems, many carotid patients ar... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Barrett's esophagus: There are alternatives. Acid reducers are essential therapy. Typically a wrap of the stomach is added to stop the acid from washing up the esophagus. ... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Embolic stroke: Brain damage from an embolic stroke is a major cardiovacular event. Vascular lesions or plaque in the carotid arteries increase stroke risk. Both sten... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Vascular risks: Genetics or family history is a risk for vascular disease. However, it's mainly if family members had vascular events, (stroke, limb loss, heart attac... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Many possibilities: Adhesions or scar tissue can be found anywhere. Adhesions are part of the healing process. They can scar together loops of bowel in the abdominal/peri... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Bariatric procedures: Bariatrics is the science of weight reduction for obese patients. There are several surgeries inside the field of bariatrics, lap band, gastric bypass... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Post surgery: If your only problem after outpatient laparoscopy is this bloating, it should get better with your bowel movements. If you have fever, vomiting or sym... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Time to heal wound: The time to heal is variable and depends on many factors; depth, bone or tendon involvement, contaminants, infection, blood supply, nutrition and woun... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Get evaluated: A change is caliber or color of stool warrants evaluation. A ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with oral contrast, to start. Ok to go to doc. You might ne... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Change in bowels: This change in your bowel habits, going from too few bm to too frequent movements, can have several possible causes; enteritis, colitis, flu illness, ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Chronic constipation: Think about your colon! it has to move that heavy load of old stool. A bowel regimen can help. The goal is two soft bowel movements daily. Add water, ... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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General Surgery 34 years experience
Abdominal pain: With your past history, lower threshold to go in to your doc. Absent fever, vomiting, or mass you can try to observe yourself, get your bowels moving.... Read More
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Depends: Best to call your surgeon for this answer. Also ok to discuss at post op office visit. Generally a laprascopic appendix removal requires 2 weeks of re... Read More
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Incisional hernia: Depending on how long ago the appendix operation was it is possible he has a small hernia at the scar near his belly button. Ok to check with your sur... Read More
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General Surgery 34 years experience
Bloating and pain: Regardless of your prior history and surgeries, your current symptoms of bloating/swelling in the abdomen and pain should be evaluated. If you are not... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Anticoagulation: Some patients make blood clots more easily, and you are likely one of them. Recurrent clots in your lungs means you need life long anticoagulation wit... Read More
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Symptom appendicitis: Appendicitis starts, progresses, with pain in lower right abdomen, fever and signs of infection. By 12 to 24 hours patients know something is wrong an... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Blocked arteries: Arteries develop plaque, aka atherosclerosis. On average when plaques are partial, diameter reduction below 50 % of the lumen, medical therapy is most... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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No: Check with your local military recruiter. Even if you were stable from a medical point of view, the immunosuppression will be a military point of excl... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Cross training: Rather than focus on which one is better, ask yourself about your goals. If you are training for sprints and plan to win, then endurance training (lon... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Combination/complex: Your combination of aortic valve disease and ascending aortic aneurysm is complex. The info needed that is nearly impossible to obtain is the status/s... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Options: Either option will achieve the goal of increasing calories. Talk with your surgeon or doc, about the risk/benefit profile of each procedure. There ar... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Manage your diabetes: As a type i diabetic, you are stuck in a difficult situation. Currently there is no cure. Your best long term health success is to manage your diabete... Read More
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Ask your surgeon: Your plastic surgeon likely gave specific directions on the use of your elastic band. It is okay to call their office to review the instructions. The ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Swelling: Most blood clots in the legs are on the venous side, and cause swelling of the leg. The venous return of blood to the heart is partially blocked by th... Read More
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Check with your OB : If the adhesions or problem is related to a prior birth or c-section then a vaginal delivery may be high risk. If the prior surgery and adhesions are ... Read More
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Get evaluated: Unfortunately what you describe could be a miscarriage. Please get it to your doc for testing and definitive diagnosis. Don't delay.
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Not really: As vascular disease progresses the muscles first then nerves of the leg create symptoms. Initially vascular insufficiency causes leg fatigue and cramp... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Head aches: An er visit and a normal non-contrast ct scan of your head for bad headache is reassuring. However reassuring, this is not the complete evaluation, es... Read More
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Ok to ask surgeon: Your surgeon and facility typically give verbal and written instructions on what to expect after surgery. Ok to call and ask, make your post op appoin... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Care of hemorrhoids: I agree about likely rupture. Hemorrhoids are a dilation and swelling of the expandable tissue around the rectal opening. Non operative treatment inc... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Bowel obstruction can result from unmoved stool blocking up the colon. Bowel obstuctions, regardless of cause, lead to vomiting, feculant vomiting, de... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Mucous is normal: It is normal to have mucous in your stool. If your colonoscopy was otherwise normal then that is good news. Stay on a bowel regimen, to help you achie... Read More
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Could be hernia: With a negative work up and persistent symptoms a hernia is still possible diagnosis. You are okay to continue seeking a diagnosis as an outpatient. A... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Chronic pain/hernia: Since you have been though testing and all were normal, you are in a chronic situation. At this point hernias, kidney stone, meckel's diverticulum and... Read More
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Need more evaluation: The tests to date are negative, which is reassuring. So your doc can tell you several diagnoses that you don't have. However, since your symptoms pers... Read More
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Hiatal hernia: Most hiatal hernias are managed with diet and medications. Some are surgically repaired. The nuances of your case, your symptoms will be addressed by ... Read More
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Cholecystectomy: Okay to ask your surgeon these questions. Take a friend with you to your surgery consult. In general, your menstrual cycle will be slightly impacted b... Read More
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Constipation: Unfortunately the anesthetic agents, the surgery and the post operative pain management all contribute to constipation. Which can cause multiple abdom... Read More
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Gallbladder disease: Gallbladder disease or passing a gallstone can feel like stabbing pain into your back. Fatty foods make it worse. Some positions can make it better. Y... Read More
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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata
Mar 30, 2014
Dr. Berg provides outstanding responses and recommendations for patients that are concise, pertinent and highly informative too. Her answers are in depth, helpful, relevant, and provides direction tha...Read More
Sep 3, 2013
I highly recommend Dr. Berg for her knowledge wealth, caring attitude, promptness, and just being a great doc! I would never hesitate to entrust her the care for myself and my family.
Dec 26, 2014
Dr Tracy A Berg is an excellent physician, very knowledgeable,passionate and on the top of her field. She is a great value to the people of WA and to the family of health tap.
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THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTIONS. MY SURGEON SAID THE ADHESIONS WERE THE WORST HE'S SEEN, SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE SPIDERMAN WENT IN &WEBBED MY ENTIRE ABDOMEN FROM PELVIS TO STERNUM. I GUESS THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS ...Read More
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thank you for advice......sometimes i tend to get anxiety with dental proceedures and warfarin and want to be as safe as possible........my cardioligist recomended anti biotics before,during and after...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you! I agree I think it has a lot to do with my thyroid. My meds were too high and my doctor had to change the dosage about a week ago
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD
Graduated 1989MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Spokane, WA - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Spokane, WA - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, Third Place, Washington - Winter
2013
Affiliations
Associate Spokane Surgeons
Pleasant View Surgery Center
Publications
The Effect of Dietary Caffeine on Urinary Excretion of Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, and Zinc in Healthy Males.
The Role of Intestinal Fluid in the Restitution of Blood Volume and plasma Protein after Hemorrhage in Awake Rats
The Effect of Dietary Caffeine on Urinary Excretion of Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, and Zinc in Healthy Males.
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