- Dr. Melinda B Nickels, MD
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Dr. Melinda B Nickels, MD
General Surgery - Texas, Lubbock
Overview
Dr. Melinda B Nickels, MD works in Lubbock, Texas is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Tex Tech University Health Scis Center in 1995. Dr. Nickels is affiliated with Covenant Medical Center - 19th Street and practicing for 34 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Aspiration Pneumonia• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Exercise Management
• Fear of Getting Married
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
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• 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
• 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
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Lesion
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor• 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)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision of Stomach Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
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• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gastrotomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Laparotomy
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Vagotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 34
State License
- Texas
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Tex Tech University Health Scis Center
El Paso
Year completed: 1995 University Miss School Med Jackson, MS, USAYear completed: 1991
El Paso
Year completed: 1995 University Miss School Med Jackson, MS, USAYear completed: 1991
Medical School
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Graduated: 1989
Graduated: 1989
Awards
1 ACS
2 Critical Care Association
3 SMA
4 Texas Medical Association
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Office Locations
Primary location
SWAT Surgical Associates LLP
3509 22nd Street
Texas (TX)
Lubbock
79410
Accepting New Patients
- No
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Centene
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Molina
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Old Surety Life Insurance CompanyMedicare
- Old Surety Life Insurance CompanyMedicare MCR
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tricare
- TriCare for Life
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Covenant Medical Center - 19th Street
3615 19th Street
Texas TX,
Lubbock,
79410
1-888-266-9759
As our region's largest health system, Covenant Health System believes it is our responsibility to provide the best possible care for every one of the 1.2 million people we serve.Covenant Health System is a member of St. Joseph Health System, one of the most successful not-for-profit health systems ...
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