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IMH SURGERY CLINIC
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American Board Certification in General Surgery and fellowship trained in vascular surgery more than 25 years of experience in surgery and primary care medicine and urgent care
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.
Surgery
Breast Surgery
Family Medicine
General Surgery
Surgery - Vascular
Wound care
Licenses
United States: Florida, Illinois, Indiana
Languages spoken
Arabic
Doctor Q&A
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
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Yes,and how old?: age is very important in this kind of complain.
hoarseness is a common complain, but it could a be a red flag for vocal cord problem including maligna... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Muscle pain: Most likely you are having some kind of muscle rib pain caused by inflammation from minor trauma.
The trauma could be from the hard wire of a bra.
Sta... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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It should not: it should not,you have to change the concentration,by diluting the solution,
if it keep happening,you have some kind of allergy,so you should do the s... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Combination: it could be combination of hormone irrugerality,and blood sugar level problem.
you are too young for hormone problem,but it might be simpy irregular a... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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No relation: we are missing a lot of information to help you.
first we need to know why she had the lung scan,i know it is normal,but why.
second not able to eat o... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Yes you can: yes you can.many issues from trauma to internal organs,or other medical issues that could be related to stress,like ulcers,colitis,even diabetes,could... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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You might had!: if one of your testicle is smaller and free to move you might had partial torsion enough to compromise the blood supply and effect the growth of the t... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Hernia to be.: you did stretch the muscle around the area where the cord pass.
there is a natural opening there called the ring, there is internal, and external. the... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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ANY FEVER?: if you do not have any fever or chills, you should be ok.
most likely the vomiting is gaging from the coughing, and the coughing is secondary ro poste... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Vein injury : they need to look for a vein injury or lymphatic injury. Could happen during the accident and missed or during the surgery. With all my respect to you... Read More
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A female asked:
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Blood???: did she drink or eat anything that will stain the food with red color.
As long as it is not blood, she can rest her stomach by eating soups,and stay o... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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40-60 days: it really depend how bad the episiotomy is,
first you have to allow enough time for the wound to heal,and that take up to 30 days ,could be more.
seco... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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What kind?: what kind of pain,is it all the time or only while having sex,is it associated with bleeding,if there is no redness or rashes,or ulceration,it might n... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Lipomas: most likely you are having lipomas, which is a benign fatty tumors. nothing to worry about, unless they becomes painful,pt increased in size. leave th... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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You can keep it: even if for a solid mass they usually try to save as much kidney as possible.
so for a cystic lesion, it is safer to save more kidney.
so unless they ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Trust somebody: you are entitled for a second opinion all the time.
see other neurologist for a second opinion.
in the end you have to trust somebody.
that why we see... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
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Nasal spray: most nasal spray are going to be pricey unless they are generic
try Flonase or Nasacort (triamcinolone) which are corticosteroid.
nasal antihistamine ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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See GYN: It could be tear from rough sex or could be a non healing scar that could be rejecting inside sutures
It should not happen so long after the childbirt... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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See a doctor : Heartburn is very common but it should be checked by a GI DOCTOR it should be taking lightly the bladder problem might not be connected but it should ... Read More
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A 68-year-old male asked:
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What is your sugar?: you need to see a doctor or go to the ER.
fever indicate infection.
infection could make your sugar become really high.
your fast heart rate indicate ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Go to ER or urgent: you need hydration by IV and medication to stop vomiting .please.
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Yes and no: Yes muscle spasm could cause a variety of symptoms to a different part of the body that the only thing they have in common is muscle. No it is not the... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Could ne nothing: if you are sexually active ,your partner might been a little rough while handling your breast.
assuming that you never had children and you are not br... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Ovulation pain: could it be ovulation pain, where is she on her cycle, is she pregnant, when it was her last period?
Did she ever have any surgery.
Does she have any ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Not normal: one sided hand swelling and edema is not normal, did your mom had any surgery on that side on her breast or chest or under her arm before.
that could ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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No surgery: 90-95 % of people with GERD get better with medication.
surgery reserved to a very small section of people .
yes you can have a hiatal hernia surgery ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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See a doctor : You might want to see a doctor to evaluate the nail bed if the nail bed injured the nail will never grow back if partially injured then the part that ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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See your surgeon: I doubt it is a strep but it could be post op infection see your surgeon
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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LIQUID DIET: stay on liquid diet.
eat yogurt, and banana.
drink sprite ,ginger ale.
apply heat pad to abdomen.
take pepto bismuth from over the counter.
not better... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Hernia: you need to be checked for a hernia.
it might be a varicocele which is varicoses vein in the testicle
or hydrocele which is a fluid around the testic... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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See your surgeon: in the united states we do not close pilonedal cyst,because they split open because of the location and 80% get infected we let them heal from the ins... Read More
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A female asked:
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See a doctor: if you do not like dentist take your child to the pediatrician.
it might be normal variation,or will referred you to head and neck specialist.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Stay healthy: first the diastolic is high but not extremely high.
untreated high blood pressure, could lead to cardiac and kidney problems.
your DAD can exercise, l... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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See a doctor: you either have a bad nasal congestion.
or you might have a pimple that turn to an abscess.
either way you need to see a doctor, the abscess might nee... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Suppress ovulation: on some cases the birth control pills suppress the ovulation for a long time after the pills have been stopped,it is not common, but it can happen.usu... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Could be either or: it could be the ear ache caused by infection that started the circle and end up with bad headache.
or it could be a sinus headache started and spread ... Read More
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A male asked:
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A WEEK: if a week pass and still do not have a period, try home pregnancy test.
if it come back negative wait for another week and try again
if it come back n... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Anal fissure: most likely the bleeding is from anal fissure.
keep your bowels soft and regular.
drink a lot of fluid ,juices like prune juice, eat more fibers, an... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Both: initially first 24-48 hours they recommend ice.to minimize any damages and to slow any bleeding,ice will constrict the blood vessels,and minimize dama... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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One side or both: is the rash one sided or both side
if one sided you could be having shingles ,that could be very painful.
if the rash both side ,definitely is not shi... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Yes you can: yes you can if it is making you more comfortable.
you need to apply heat, and take muscle relaxant. and pain medication like naproxen or ibuprofen.
... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Local physician: federal and state law does not allowed physician to prescribed this kind of medicine on line. you need face to face meeting with a local physician.
tr... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Not really: if you healed completely,they will be no restrictions on your boxing,or any activity associated with it.
the metal plate is permanent,unless it start ... Read More
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A male asked:
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It will hurt you: you are going to have pain in your groin and in your balls, madturbation is going to create too much motion around the area of surgery and it is going... Read More
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A male asked:
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Yes it is: it is a metastatic breast cancer.
breast cancer is the original cancer
it could be inherited.
there is a lot of tests now that they can determined the... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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No and no: no you could not drink alcohol as long as you are taking pain medication.
and no you could not have sex until you are cleared by your surgeon, you co... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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ABSCESS: tooth Xray witkk show some time an adscess as air pocket under the tooth or around the root.diagnosis most of the time is made clinically by physical ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Yes,but: yes you can rued out a lot of causes of dementia that way ,but still the most common cause in unknown.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Could be anything: first suspect is kidney, make sure you do not have a kidney stone by checking your urine to rule out stone or infection ,meanwhile stay well hydrated,... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Hydration: Drink a lot of juices like prune and peaches . Eat a lot of fibers eat fruit fresh or dry with a lot of water take laxatives and stool softener. Mix G... Read More
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Feb 3, 2015
The Dr. Beck is a highly competent and knowledgeable physician. He is a welcome colleague on this network. On more than 1 occasion I have appreciated his points of view as we've discussed particulars...Read More
Dec 1, 2014
Dr. Beck is clearly knowledgeable well beyond his field and communicates a concern for patients that is seen in true healers. His surgical knowledge is complemented with a broad knowledge base acro...Read More
Dr. Philip Miller
Nov 1, 2014
I highly endorse Dr. M. Hytham Beck as an expert on HealthTap and HealthTap Prime. His comments and answers are astute and educational for both patients and physicians alike. I feel that he is a great...Read More
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This made me feel good. Thanks! HaHa... so over the weekend it slowly wen down today its 70% bettr i dont think it was a bee but she did not see it she had on a puffy dress and ut got up there, she wa...Read More
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This made me feel good. Thanks! I will think positive and act in moderation. I exercise regularly, my weight is desirable and a non-smoker always. What a visual shock to see my dad die in front of my ...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I only know of a hospital in my area. I am going to give this 20 minutes to reduce before leaving for the ER. Itchiness and more redness/swelling. I think it is a spider...Read More
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine, Syria
Graduated 1978MD
Residency
CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Completed 1988
Awards
Best Surgeon in Gibson County
Top General Surgeon , First Place, Indiana - Summer
2014
Thought Leader Doctor, Second Place, Indiana - Summer
2014
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