- Dr. George W Shaak, MD
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Dr. George W Shaak, MD
General Surgery - Georgia, Atlanta
Overview
Dr. George W Shaak, MD works in Atlanta, Georgia is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1984. Dr. Shaak is affiliated with Northside Hospital, Northside Hospital - Forsyth, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta and practicing for 39 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Bile Duct Procedure
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
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• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Tumor
• Exercise Management
• Fear of Getting Married
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Optic Ataxia
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Adrenalectomy• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Colectomy
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Stomach Tumor
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• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Gastrectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Parathyroidectomy
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Trigger Point Injection
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 39
State License
- Georgia
Education & Training
Medical School
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1984
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1984
Residency Hospital
Univ/arkansas For Med Sciences
Year completed: 1989
Year completed: 1989
Internship Hospital
University Of Arkansas School Of Med
AK, USA
Year completed: 1985
AK, USA
Year completed: 1985
Awards
1 ACS
2 Ga Surg Soc
3 Georgia Surgery Society
4 S Estn Surg Congress
5 Society Estn Surgery Congress
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Office Locations
Primary location
North Atlanta Surgical Associates
5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road North East Suite 300
Georgia (GA)
Atlanta
30342
Phone:(404) 381-1989
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Other Office Locations
Hoffman and Shaak Surgical Assoc
980 Johnson Ferry Road North East Suite 760
Georgia (GA)
Atlanta
30342
Phone:(404) 255-8304
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
North Atlanta Surgical Associates, 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road North East Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia (GA), 30342
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice HMO
- Blue Choice Option POS
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
- Blue Open Access POS
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road North East
Georgia GA,
Atlanta,
30342
(678) 843-7001
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1880, Saint Joseph's facility is Atlanta's first hospital. Today, the 410-bed, acute-care facility is recognized as one of the top specialty-referral hospitals in the Southeast.Saint Joseph's Hospital is a leader among Georgia health-care providers, respected for i...
(678) 843-7001
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