Michael A. Houston
Advanced in Cholecystitis

Dr. Michael A. Houston

General Surgery
Atrium Health
Atrium Health Acute Care Surgery
200 Medical Park Drive, Suite 430, 
Concord, NC 
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Accepting New Patients
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Advanced in Cholecystitis
Atrium Health
Atrium Health Acute Care Surgery
200 Medical Park Drive, Suite 430, 
Concord, NC 
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Overview

Michael Houston is a General Surgeon in Concord, North Carolina. Dr. Houston is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholecystitis. His top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Cholecystitis, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Houston is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
The University Of North Carolina
Residency
The University of North Carolina, General Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
The University of North Carolina, Surgical Critical Care
Hospital Affiliations
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health
Atrium Health University City
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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  • HMO
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  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
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  • PPO
Independent Health
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  • POS
  • PPO
Oscar
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  • HMO
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Atrium Health Acute Care Surgery
200 Medical Park Drive, Suite 430, Concord, NC 28025
Call: 704-403-7070

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Houston has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hernia Surgery
Breast Cancer

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

2 Total Publications

Current practice in obtaining colleague input on challenging emergency general surgery cases: A survey of surgeons in a regional acute care surgery network.
Current practice in obtaining colleague input on challenging emergency general surgery cases: A survey of surgeons in a regional acute care surgery network.
Journal: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Published: March 24, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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      • Cellulitis
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      • Cholecystitis
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      • Choledocholithiasis
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      • Gallbladder Disease
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      • Ogilvie Syndrome
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      • Acute Pancreatitis
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