Dr. Travis Goodnight
General Surgery
Van Buren, AR
20 years experience male
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Travis Goodnight, M.D. PA
Van Buren, AR
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Insurances accepted
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Florida
CIGNA Health Care
UnitedHealthcare
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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
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Aortic aneurysm: Only an ascending aortic aneurysm (one that comes right of the top of your hear) could be detected by echocardiogram. If an abdomimal aneurysm (desce... Read More
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Pyelogram: Doubtful. Ct scan is the best test to detect kidney cancer followed by ultrasound. Pyelogram will detect any obstruction which could be from stones ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Yes: A small umbilical hernia can be present and not felt or seen. But most surgeons can detect them by feeling. It's more difficult if people are very h... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Culture: If the urine tests are negative or normal, then i would start to suspect something else and not "infection". Cystitis is a bladder inflammation that ... Read More
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Years usually: There are different types of polyps and some are more aggressive than others. But usually these take years (2-5 years, some will say 10 years) to gro... Read More
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Echo: Echocardiogram detects how well the heart is working by calculating an ejection fraction of how much blood it is pumping out. It can also detect valv... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Depends on procedure: This can be a multitude of things depending on the procedure and the size of ports used. Muscle pain and swelling are quite common although i would e... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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GERD: It definitely sounds like gerd although i'm surprised the Nexium (esomeprazole) doesn't help. You would definitely be a person i would recommend an eg... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Vagus: Interesting question. Symptoms of stimulation of the vagus nerve are not usually associated with anxiety. The vagus nerve has many functions and i w... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Goodnight is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Goodnight is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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In May 2010,I was told had up to maybe yr before becoming cancer.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, OK
Graduated 2002MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL
Awards
Outstanding Chief Residency
Physician of the Quarter
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Affiliations
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Arkansas Medical Society
Publications
A comparison of flexion and extension radiographs with computed tomography of the cervical spine in blunt trauma
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