Dr. Shawn D. Safford
Overview
Shawn Safford, MD, is a pediatric surgeon and is board-certified in both pediatric general and thoracic surgery and general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his general surgery and pediatric surgery research fellowship at Duke University, followed by his pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Safford also holds a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University. He served in the US Navy with the USNS Comfort where he led the surgical efforts in Operation Unified Response - Haiti disaster relief.
Dr. Safford is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Ear Barotrauma, Fasciotomy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 26 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Endoscopy.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
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- POS
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- POS
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
1160 Manheim Pike, Suite 202, Lancaster, PA 17601
3 Walnut Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043
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.
2 Clinical Trials
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
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St Lukes Physician Group Inc
Maher El Chaar is a General Surgeon in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. El Chaar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
St Lukes Physician Group Inc
Leonardo Claros is a General Surgeon in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Claros is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Endoscopy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.
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
- Ear BarotraumaDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Ear Barotrauma.
- EndoscopyDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- FasciotomyDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Fasciotomy.