Cholecystectomy Center - Fall River, MAFall River General Surgeon Doctors for CholecystectomyType of Physician: General Surgeon What is a General Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery. Practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. Surgeons provide the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during, and after surgery. They are usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. Surgeons have special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections, and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular, and endocrine systems. General surgeons are expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: General Surgery Common Name: General Surgeon Doctors in Fall River * Charlton Memorial Hosp OR  Truesdale Surgical Associates  Truesdale Surgical Associates  Truesdale Surgical Associates  Truesdale Surgical Associates  Truesdale Surgical Associates  Carmela A Sofia MD PC  Hawthorn Medical Associates LLC  Hawthorn Medical Associates LLC  Hawthorn Medical Associates LLC  South Coast Physicians Group  Southcoast Phys Svs Inc Gnrl Sg  South Coast Physicians Group  New Bedford Rehabilitation Hosp  Morton Hospital Wound Center  Morton Surgical PC  Morton Surgical PC  Morton Surgical PC  James F Tierney MD  Attleboro Surgical Associates  Attleboro Surgical Associates  Mahesh Surgical Associates Inc  Signature Medical Group  Signature Medical Group  Signature Medical Group  Signature Medical Group  Steward Medical Group Wmns Hlth  Park Surgical Associates  Park Surgical Associates  Park Surgical Associates  Park Surgical Associates  Park Surgical Associates  Park Surgical Associates  Park Surgical Associates  Brockton Hospital Surgery  Signature Healthcare  Southcoast Healthcare Hosp Sgy  Wareham Surgical Associates  Wareham Surgical Associates  John T Frasca MD  Steward General  Steward General  Steward General  Neponset Valley Surgical PC  Surgical Weight Loss Specs  Sam Kontrakul MD  Peter J Lydon MD  Mccarthy & Mccarthy MDs  Mccarthy & Mccarthy MDs  Wenliang Chen MD  Breast Care Center  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  Metrowest Medical Center  Harvard Vanguard Med Assoc  Harvard Vanguard Med Assoc  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Jordan Physician Associates  Jordan Physician Associates  Jordan Physician Associates  Medical Affiliates of Cape Cod  South Shore Medical Center  Cordts & Heisler MDs  Cordts & Heisler MDs  Quincy Surgical Associates  Quincy Surgical Associates  Cape Cod Surgeons  Cape Cod Surgeons  Cape Cod Surgeons  Center For Weight Management  Highland Surgical  Highland Surgical  Quincy Medical Center Surgery  Steward Medical Group  Dedham Medical Associates  Dedham Medical Associates  Surgical Associates Milford  Harvard Vanguard Medical Assocs  Mattapan Comm Health Center  VA Boston Health Care System  M Morey Farizan MD  Kevin J Mcbride MD  Tri-County Surgery Associates  Milford Regional Medical Center  Martin J Williams MD  Nissage Cadet MD  UMASS Memorial Med Ctr Gen Sgy  UMASS Memorial Med Ctr Gen Sgy  Surgical Specialties  Surgical Specialties  Surgical Specialties  Reliant Medical Group  Surgical Specialties Fall River, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2013-06-16
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Laparoscopic CholecystectomyWhat is laparoscopic cholecystectomy?The surgery to remove the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy (chol-e-cys-tec-to-my). The gallbladder is rem... Other Related Cholecystectomy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Fall River
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