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CHAD STEPHENS, DO
Sports & Pain Management
North Texas Spine & Sport Locations in Keller, Decatur, & Graham, Texas phone:( 940) 627-6201 www. bestdocsnetwork. com
With more than seven years of experience in interventional pain management and sports medicine, Dr. Chad Stephens serves as founder and president of North Texas Spine and Sport. It is best defined as a medical specialty that serves all individuals with musculoskeletal problems seeking to be more active than their medical condition allows. North Texas Spine and Sport provides a wide range of services including medical evaluations, interventional procedures, rehabilitation, and athletic performance and training. Conditions treated at North Texas Spine and Sport may be due to injury, disease, or to the normal process of aging that adversely affects an individual’ s ability to participate in an active lifestyle. During his career, Dr. Stephens had a special interest in spinal manipulation and pain management procedures as they relate to sports medicine. He assisted in managing the SportONE Athletic Training division in that region. Since coming to Decatur, he serves as the medical director of Fit-N-Wis physical therapy and assists local trainers in rehabilitating the athletes of Wise County. He is pain board certified( ABPMR), holds a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine, and is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine.
During his fellowship training and work experience, he treated athletes in all sports, ranging from high school to professional athletes.
Dr. Philip Swanson is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He performs advanced laparoscopic surgery including weight loss procedures. Dr. Swanson became interested in weight loss surgery when it was shown that major diseases such as diabetes and hypertension could be cured by weight loss surgery.
PHILIP SWANSON, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Swanson Surgical Center 200 E. Southlake Blvd. Suite 10 Southlake, Texas 76092 phone:( 817) 424- 2606
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Dr. Swanson is Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is involved with the Texas Medical Association, the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. Dr. Swanson is currently the Chief of Surgery at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving and was previously the Chief of Surgery at Baylor Medical Center in Irving, Coppell Surgical Hospital and St. Elizabeth’ s Hospital in California. Dr. Swanson attended Bethel College in St. Paul where he graduated with the highest honors with a major in chemistry. He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Next, he completed his General Surgery residency at Texas Tech University School of Medicine and served as Chief Surgical resident in 1985.
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