Overview
Carl Backes is a Neonatologist and a Cardiologist in Portsmouth, Ohio. Dr. Backes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Premature Infant, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Backes is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 113 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 11 articles in the study of Necrotizing Enterocolitis.
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- HMO
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- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
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- PPO
Locations
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.
Joseph Werthammer is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Werthammer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. His top areas of expertise are Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Apnea of Prematurity, and Infantile Apnea. Dr. Werthammer is currently accepting new patients.
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Heather Frey is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Chillicothe, Ohio. Dr. Frey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Her top areas of expertise are High Blood Pressure in Infants, Placenta Previa, Preeclampsia, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Frey is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Patent Ductus ArteriosusDr. Backes isElite. Learn about Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
- Distinguished
- Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaDr. Backes isDistinguished. Learn about Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
- Premature InfantDr. Backes isDistinguished. Learn about Premature Infant.
- Pulmonary Vein StenosisDr. Backes isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.
- Advanced
- High Blood Pressure in InfantsDr. Backes isAdvanced. Learn about High Blood Pressure in Infants.
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn
- Necrotizing EnterocolitisDr. Backes isAdvanced. Learn about Necrotizing Enterocolitis.
- Experienced
- Atrioventricular Septal DefectDr. Backes isExperienced. Learn about Atrioventricular Septal Defect.
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Dr. Backes isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Backes isExperienced. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- GastrostomyDr. Backes isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- HypertensionDr. Backes isExperienced. Learn about Hypertension.
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)Dr. Backes isExperienced. Learn about Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).