Overview
Louis Difazio is an Emergency Medicine specialist and a General Surgeon in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Difazio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Secondary Peritonitis. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Difazio is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 26 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1400 9th Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
620 Howard Ave, Suite 3f, Altoona, PA 16601
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- DeliriumDr. Difazio isDistinguished. Learn about Delirium.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Difazio isDistinguished. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Advanced
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Difazio isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Difazio isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Difazio isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- CellulitisDr. Difazio isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Difazio isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Compartment SyndromeDr. Difazio isExperienced. Learn about Compartment Syndrome.
- ConcussionDr. Difazio isExperienced. Learn about Concussion.