Urology Doctors in Plainville, CT Accepting Medicare

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Shuo-chieh Wu,
Urology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 201 N Mountain Rd Ste 300, Plainville, CT 06062
Phone: 860-348-2500    Fax: 860-348-2505
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Dr. Leo Dreyfuss, MD
Urology
Medicare: May Accept Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 201 N Mountain Rd Ste 300, Plainville, CT 06062
Phone: 860-348-2500    

Urology: A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.


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