Christopher Howard Hetrick DO

Head & Neck Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery

Knox Community Hospital Department of Specialty Care-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery/Facial Plastic Surgery

1451 YaugerSuite 1 BMount Vernon, OH 43050
Phone+1 740-397-0700
Fax+1 740-392-4620

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Education & Training

Doctors Hospital/OhioHealthResidency, Otorhinolaryngology Oro-Facial Plastic Surgery, 2005 - 2009
OhioHealth/Doctors HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2004 - 2005
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Seton HillClass of 2004
Gannon UniversityB.S., Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1999
Gannon UniversityB.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1999

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State License 2004 - 2026
AOA Board of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery
American Osteopathic Board of Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic SurgeryOtolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery/Facial Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts Professional EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Professional EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
Fellow American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2014

Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

Complications of Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation for Medically Resistant Seizure Disorder
Hetrick CH, Pema RS, 92nd Annual Clinical Assembly American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-HNS

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