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Catawba Piedmont Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Rock Hill, SC
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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.
Thoracic Surgery
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Savage answered
30 years experience Thoracic Surgery
YES: Breast augmentation is major surgery and requires a general anesthetic. These risks are low, but it is not recommended to accept them for a cosmetic ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Savage answered
30 years experience Thoracic Surgery
BIG PROBLEM!: Blood clots that start in the legs can travel to the lungs and be life threatening. They can cause irreversible damage to the lungs , heart, and less ... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Savage answered
30 years experience Thoracic Surgery
No pulses: Generally, you can feel pulses in the wrist and foot on the up surface of the ankle. If you have pulses in your extremities, you do not have poor cir ... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Savage is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Savage is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I discovered it in an echo. An atrial septal infarction. After that I have recurrent angina episodes.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank-you so much for your kind advice ,Jay, UK.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you ill try
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Medical/Graduate school
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, PA
Graduated 1991MD
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