Overview
Elwin Tham is a General Surgeon in Glen Dale, West Virginia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Obesity, Splenectomy, and Mastectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 16 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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
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- Experienced
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- MastectomyDr. Tham isExperienced. Learn about Mastectomy.
- ObesityDr. Tham isExperienced. Learn about Obesity.
- SplenectomyDr. Tham isExperienced. Learn about Splenectomy.