Experienced in Concussion

Dr. Forrest B. Fernandez

General Surgery
Penn Medicine
LG Health Physicians Trauma And Acute Care Surgery
555 N Duke Street, 
Lancaster, PA 
On Staff At
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Experienced in Concussion
Penn Medicine
LG Health Physicians Trauma And Acute Care Surgery
555 N Duke Street, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Overview

Forrest Fernandez is a General Surgeon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Concussion. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Hernia Surgery, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Fernandez is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Michigan
Residency
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
Surgical Critical Care, 2007
Surgery, 1997
Fellowships
Univ of Connecticut- Hartford Hospital
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Lancaster General Hospital
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Clover Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
Devoted Health
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Provider Partners Health Plan
  • MEDICARE SNP
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
  • EPO
  • PPO
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Locations

LG Health Physicians Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
555 N Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
Call: 717-544-5511
Other Locations
Penn Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery University City
3737 Market Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery Perelman
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion, 2nd Floor & 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 800-789-7366

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Fernandez 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.

Boils
Femoral Hernia
Appendicitis
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Varicose Veins
Hiatal Hernia
Gallbladder Disease
Hernia
Thyroid Nodule
Umbilical Hernia

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.

18 Total Publications

Recurrent Bleeding From a Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Successful Transarterial Embolization.
Recurrent Bleeding From a Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Successful Transarterial Embolization.
Journal: The American surgeon
Published: September 01, 2020
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Areas of Expertise

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