D. Marc Northern, MD, General Surgeon with Eglin Air Force Base Hospital

Get to know General Surgeon Dr. D. Marc Northern, who serves the population of Florida.

Dr. D. Marc Northern is a general surgeon currently practices with the Eglin Air Force Base Hospital.

The hospital at Eglin Air Force Base offers over 50 inpatient beds as well as an intensive care facility. Emergency room services are provided as well as surgical facilities. The emergency room is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The hospital has four separate units: medical, surgical, psychiatric and obstetrical and offers daily appointments.

Dr. Northern graduated with his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He then completed his residency with the Keesler Medical Center.

Dr. Northern is certified by the American Board of Surgery. The American Board of Surgery is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to provide board certification to individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery. Surgeons certified by the ABS, known as diplomates, have completed at least 5 years of residency training following medical school, met all ABS training requirements, and successfully completed the ABS examination process.

To stay up to date in his field, he remains a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice. The American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

General surgeons not only perform surgeries for a wide range of common ailments, but they are also responsible for patient care before, during, and after surgery. They are trained to operate on the alimentary tract (esophagus and related organs), abdomen and its contents, breast, skin and soft tissue, and the endocrine system. In addition, general surgeons are expected to have knowledge and experience in surgical critical care, surgical oncology, and trauma.

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