Howard Bourdages MD
Assistant Chief of Surgery
VA Phoenix health care
Assistance Chief of Surgery General Surgeon
Education
Residency: General Surgery, University of Minnesota 1996
Medical School: Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1988
College: Johns Hopkins University 1984
Board Certifications
General Surgery: American Board of Surgery 1997-Present
Clinic Locations
Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center
650 E Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Expertise/Clinical Interests
Robotic/ minimally invasive surgery
Hernia repair
Gallbladder disease
Surgical Quality and Improvement
Procedures Offered
Hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, umbilical, hiatal, incisional, parastomal)
Cholecystectomy (gallbladder)
Intestinal surgery (colectomy (colon), small intestine)
Ostomy reversal
Appendectomy (appendix)
Lymph node biopsy
Soft tissue mass and skin lesion excision
Hemorrhoidectomy
Breast surgeries
Other Hospital Affiliations
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery University of Arizona
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery Mayo Clinic Arizona
