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Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare200 E University Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55101 map
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Fairview Health Services420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 map
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Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare200 University E Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55101 map
Dr. Robert Acton is a pediatric surgeon in Saint Paul. He specializes in a wide range of surgeries for children, treating conditions like hernias or birth defects.
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. Robert D. Acton is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Address
200 E University Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55101
Office Details
Fairview Health Services
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Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. Robert D. Acton is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Address
420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0341
Office Details
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Insurance Accepted
- Medicare
Bio
Dr. Robert Acton graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1991.
Dr. Acton has three offices in Minnesota where he specializes in Pediatric Surgery and General Surgery.
Dr. Acton works with five hundred and eighty doctors including Dr. John Hulbert and Dr. David Bond.
Specialties
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Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric surgeons are to children what general surgeons are to adults, performing a wide range of surgeries on the organs and structures of the abdomen. Because children are still maturing and growing, their surgical needs are much different from that of an adult. Dr. Acton has been specifically trained to take these and other factors into account when planning for and performing pediatric surgeries.
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General Surgery
As a general surgeon in Minnesota, Dr. Acton performs a range of of surgeries and operations, usually focusing on areas and organs of the abdomen and their related organs. Dr. Acton may utilize invasive or minimally-invasive surgical techniques, with the latter reducing recovery time and stress on the patient's body.
Education & Training
Hospital Affiliations
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Languages Spoken
- English
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