Dr. Frederick Denstman specializes in colon and rectal surgery at the Helen Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care Health System. He currently serves as a senior attending physician and as the assistant chief of the colon and rectal surgery section. Dr. Denstman is a graduate of Rutgers University and the Hahnemann University Medical College, where he obtained his medical degree in 1979. He performed surgical residencies at both the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center and at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His main areas of expertise include surgery for cancer of the colon and rectum, colonoscopy, as well as surgery for inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, and anorectal disease. He is especially interested in sphincter sparing surgery for low rectal cancer. He holds board certification from the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Board of Surgery and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
Dr. Frederick Joseph Denstman, MD
- Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
- 46 years of experience
- Colon And Rectal Surgery Associates 4745 Ogletown Stanton Rd Ste 216, Newark, DE 19713
- (302) 737-5444
Brief Intro
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
Sacred Heart Health System
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Hahnemann University School Of Medicine - 1979
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Location & Hours
- Colon And Rectal Surgery Associates
- 4745 Ogletown Stanton Rd Ste 216, Newark, DE 19713
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Mon:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
- Colorectal Surgery
- Surgery
Conditions Addressed
- Anal Fissure
- Rectal, Abdomen, Small Intestines, or Colon Cancer
- Benign Polyps of the Colon
- Anal or Rectal Abscess
- Malignant Neoplasm of Colon
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Procedures Performed
- Small Bowel Resection
- Destruction of Lesions on the Anus
- Destruction of Lesions on the Anus
- Appendectomy
- Hemorrhoid Procedures
- Pilonidal Cyst Surgery
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
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Insurance Accepted
* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).
- Aetna
- UnitedHealthcare
- AmeriHealth
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- UnitedHealthOne
- Keystone First
- Cigna
- Cigna-HealthSpring
- STLDentalPlan| LLC
- CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Nationwide
- UnitedHealthcare Oxford
- Tricare
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Wellcare
- State Farm
- AARP
- Transamerica
- All Savers Insurance
- Zenith
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Contra Costa Health Plan
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
- Humana
- United American
- EmblemHealth
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
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