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Midland Surgical Associates
Midland, TX
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I am a general surgeon in a busy private practice. I am also the Chairman of the Department of Surgery, the Trauma Director, and Co-director of the ICU at Midland Memorial Hospital. I specialize in trauma surgery, biliary diseases, colorectal and other cancer operations, advanced laparoscopy, breast disease, and hernia surgery.
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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.
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Breast Surgery
General Surgery
Surgery - Colorectal
Surgery - Trauma
Wound care
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Virus?: You may have contracted a viral upper respiratory infection. Viruses have to run their course and antibiotics are not indicated. Often times over th... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Surgery 22 years experience
Inguinal hernia: Pain and swelling are perfectly normal and will go down over the next few days. I recommend ice packs elevation and that he refrain from physical acti... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Newer options: Depending on the location, options for varicose vein treatment include minimally invasive and office type procedures such as laser or radiotherapy, as... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Surgery 22 years experience
Biliary dyskinesia : The medical term for the gallbladder not functioning right is biliary dyskenesia. Instead of squeezing out bile to help digest food, the gallbladder ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Wobbly: While there are many causes for your legs to feel weak or wobbly this may be related to deconditioning, if you have in fact been in bed for a month. ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Gallstones : Many people have gallstones that are not symptomatic and do not require surgery. Once you start having symptoms that interfere with your daily life or... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Surgery 22 years experience
Creatine: Individuals with colitis or crohn's disease should generally avoid dietary supplements not prescribed by a doctor. Creatine would fall under this cate... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Swelling in armpit: This is very difficult to answer without the ability to visually examine and touch your underarm. The most common abnormalities of the underarm can be... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Alkaline phosphatase: Alkaline phosphatase is a protein found in all body tissues. The normal range varies between laboratories and a mild elevation such as you describe m... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
GERD: Patients react to gerd and symptoms of hiatal hernia in different ways. Anxiety is generally not a symptom but esophageal spasm from the acid or tiny... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Alcohol: Tisane de durbon is an herbal laxative that it contains ethyl alcohol. Most health professionals would agree that the medication or supplement contain... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Bladder cancer : Your pain could be from something as simple as muscle strain or an upper urinary tract infection. But with a history of bladder cancer you certainly n... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Finger: It really depends on the timing since the onset of the injury, the death of the cut, and the progression meaning has been getting better or worse. If ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Anal leakage: Processes that interrupt the integrity of the sphincter muscle or the hemorrhoid columns can produce anal leakage. For example, stretching of the sphi... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Overdose: As with any medication, it is possible to overdose on zyrtec (cetirizine). While symptoms will vary, based on certain factors, reported symptoms inclu... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Tonsils: No that can be a normal variant especially in teenagers. As we get older the tonsils tend to involute and shrink down.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Pain: It really depends on the timing and specifics related to your surgery. Causes could include anything from gas pains or muscle strain to some complicat... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Hernia: You could be suffering from constipation however with a hernia i would be worried about a bowel obstruction. If you have not passed flatus, if you hav... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Biliary dyskenesia : Biliary dyskenesia is a problem with function as opposed to a structural problems such as gallstones. When the pathologist looks at the gallbladder fi... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Knee pain: And mris best to show ligament injuries or meniscus tears. These usually occur with twisting, bending, or side force. If this was a direct blow i wou... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Ignore: Do not smoke, never ignore color change or ulcers on legs/feet, and find a health screening program to have your ankle brachial index done.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Chest pain: Chest pain can happen for a variety of reasons but one should never delay seeking medical treatment is this could be the sign of a heart attack. Pleas... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Pulse: Your pulse rate seems to be within normal limits. However, i'm concerned with the dosage of medication you describe and recommend that you visit with ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Hard to say: You have quite a variety of symptoms which could be from many many different causes. It sounds like you have seen at least one medical doctor and had ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Chlamydia: Chlamydia is a sexually-transmitted disease. It is transmitted during unprotected sex with a partner that is infected. Whether that partner is pregnan... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Exam: There is no substitute for an appropriate exam and discussion with a surgeon. Even if imaging suggests these are probably benign, there are instances... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Ignore: A daily walking program will help decrease symptoms and improve arterial circulation.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Chest pain: Chest pain can happen for a variety of reasons but one should never delay seeking medical treatment is this could be the sign of a heart attack. Pleas... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Closure: The local anesthetic burns going in and after that it should be minimally uncomfortable. The postoperative recovery includes quite a bit of soreness ... Read More
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A 88-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Leukemia: This is a difficult dilemma answer even knowing all the facts, which we don't have in this forum. If the treatment side effects are mild and would hel... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Hemorrhoids: There are two types of hemorrhoids internal and external. The internal are usually not able to be seen from the outside cause bleeding and itching but... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Pain in leg: A pain in the leg and varicose veins is usually a superficial thrombophlebitis. This is treated with anti-inflammatories and compression. A concern... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Surgery 22 years experience
? Pregnancy: Ovulation is often unpredictable and one should always use appropriate contraception if pregnancy is a concern. Condoms have the benefit of protectin... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Vitamins: If you're going to take flintstones vitamins i would recommend one with iron. It is always best to check with your OB tending to your prenatal care fo... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Gallstones : If you have gallstones on ultrasound then your RUQ pain is most likely symptoms of your gallstones. The elevated CRP suggests inflammation and the al... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Surgery 22 years experience
Pulmonary nodule: Scarring, infection, or benign granulomatous disease can cause small lung nodules. When they are very small such as 2 mm they cannot be easily charact... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Rib pain: Real pain after coughing is most commonly due to straining of the muscles of the chest wall and can be treated with anti-inflammatory such as Ibuprofe... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Blister: Blisters are often due to trauma such as friction. To get the area to heal you should keep it drama and or friction free, clean, and dry. If the overl... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Ambien (zolpidem): I believe you're referring to fiorinal with codeine. It is not a good idea to mix narcotics and sleeping medication, such as Codeine and ambien (zolpi... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Heart beat: You may be experiencing pvcs or premature ventricular beats often related to caffeine or other causes. These are fairly common, however it is impossi... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Appendicitis: Most often appendicitis his right lower quadrant and progresses over an interval of the several days. There is such a thing as chronic appendicitis bu... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Probably not: An increased occurrence of other coexisting intracranial vascular abnormalities has been reported in as many as 25% of patients with a persistent trig... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Mouth sore: It's not uncommon for your mouth and/or tip of tongue to be sensitive after a bout of hot, salty, or spicy foods. This is related to surface damage an... Read More
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Surgery 22 years experience
Masturbation: Despite old wives tales about going blind or growing hair on your palms, masturbation does not cause any change in your appearance, hair patterns, or ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Hernia repair: Whether done open or laparoscopic the mesh, tacks, and suture from the hernia repairs will incorporate into your own tissue. Once the healing proces... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Follow-up as directed: The gallbladder to cause pain in the right upper quarter of the abdomen and epigastric region which can radiate to the back and lower chest. Peptic ul... Read More
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A 64-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Foot care: Individuals with diabetes mellitus and/or on immunosuppressants need to be very cautious about sores and ulcers on their feet. Routine foot care is ex... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
? Pregnancy: Ovulation is often unpredictable and one should always use appropriate contraception if pregnancy is a concern. Condoms have the benefit of protectin... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
Chest pain: Chest pain can happen for a variety of reasons but one should never delay seeking medical treatment is this could be the sign of a heart attack. Pleas... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Durginanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
STDs: The main test for stds is a culture of the fluid from the tip of the penis or vagina for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Other sexy transmitted diseases incl... Read More
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Mar 23, 2014
I would like to welcome Dr. Durgin to Healthtap. He has already proven to be an asset . He provides accurate, understandable & to the point information. He is making a valuable contribution to the pub...Read More
Mar 18, 2014
Dr. Durgin brings a broad spectrum of surgical expertise to HealthTap to share with patients from around the globe.
Mar 19, 2014
Highly professional colleague and invaluable asset to the HealhTap community!
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, TX
Graduated 2001MD
Affiliations
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Texas chapter)
American College of Surgeons (North Texas chapter)
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
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