Overview
Joseph Platz is a General Surgeon in Mount Vernon, Illinois. His top areas of expertise are Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Pulmonary Sequestration, Esophageal Perforation, Lung Cancer, and Endoscopy.
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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Locations
2 Good Samaritan Way Ste 220, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
1035 Bellevue Ave Ste 500, Saint Louis, MO 63117
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
- Experienced
- AchalasiaDr. Platz isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Collapsed LungDr. Platz isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Platz isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- EmphysemaDr. Platz isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.
- EndoscopyDr. Platz isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Platz isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.