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James M DeCou

James M DeCou, MD

Pediatric General Surgery

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 3-12
  • Adolescent 13-17

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Affiliations

  • Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals

About James M DeCou

About the Provider

Dr. DeCou received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (graduating with distinction) from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and then received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. His postgraduate training included an Internship and Residency in General Surgery at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover/Lebanon, New Hampshire. Dr. DeCou also completed two Fellowships, one in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and a second in Pediatric Surgical Oncology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. DeCou is a board certified pediatric surgeon. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine.

Locations

  1. Pediatric Surgeons of West Michigan PC
    • 330 Barclay Avenue Northeast, Suite 202, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Experience

Education

  • Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, 1997
  • Fellowship: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-GME, Pediatric Surgery, 1995
  • Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Surgery (General Surgery), 1993
  • Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1988

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Surgery: American Board of Surgery, 1998
  • Surgery: American Board of Surgery, 1996