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What is the name of the doctor who does surgery on peripheral nerves, not the spine?
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Nerve Surgeons: Peripheral nerve surgery is performed by neurosurgeons, reconstructive (plastic) surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons trained in nerve reconstruction.
Answered 2/28/2013
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There are several...: Peripheral nerve surgery is done by several different specialties...Most commonly hand surgeons, plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons. Each subspeciality has specific areas of peripheral nerve specialization....In the end the only way to find out what a surgeon commonly operates on is to ask!
Answered 9/28/2016
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