Cholecystectomy Center - New Braunfels, TXNew Braunfels 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 New Braunfels * Christus Santa Rosa Srg Assoc  Christus Santa Rosa Srg Assoc  Mark S Hickman MD PA  New Braunfels Surgical Assocs  New Braunfels Surgical Assocs  Judith L Thompson MD PA  Christus Santa Rosa Outpatient  New Braunfels Cardiology  Stat Surgical Management  Seguin Surgical Clinic  Bryan W Hambric  Seguin Surgical Services  Live Oak Health Partners  Live Oak Health Partners  Live Oak Health Partners  Smith Galaviz & Dolan MDs  Hospital Corporation Of Amerca  Hospital Corporation Of Amerca  Finesse Surgical Solutions  Richard J Gong MD  Texas Cntr For Med/Sgcl Wght Lo  Texas Cntr For Med/Sgcl Wght Lo  Stat Surgical Management  William H Bradshaw MD  Peter W Hollimon MD  Stat Surgical Management  Stat Surgical Management  Jorge L Rincon MD  San Antonio Colon/Rectal Clinic  Dilma C Ruiz MD  Vincent A Caldarola MD  San Antonio Gastroenterology  San Antonio Colon & Rectal Clin  General Surgical Associates  San Antonio Colon & Rectal Clin  General Surgical Associates  Southeast Surgical Associates  General Surgical Associates  General Surgical Associates  Paxton J Smith MD  Stone Oak General Surgery  General Surgical Associates  Veintec Varicose Vein Clinics  Bala S Viswanathan MD  Harold V Gaskill III MD PA  Live Oak Health Partners  Institute Of Surgical Research  Christus Santa Rosa Ambltry Sgy  San Antonio Mltry Med Ctr Srgry  San Antonio Mltry Med Ctr Srgry  San Antonio Mltry Med Ctr Srgry  Texas Laparoendoscopic Surgery  Desire & Laser Medical Spa  Leopoldo V Tecuanhuey MD  Southeast Surgical Associates  Southeast Surgical Associates  Southeast Surgical Associates  John E Etlinger MD  Metropolitan Professional  Gray Surgery Associates  Kathy D Grove MD  San Antonio Colon & Rectal Clin  Rene G Jaso MD  J Naji Kayruz MD  San Antonio Colon & Rectal Clin  San Antonio Colon & Rectal Clin  South Texas Surgical Group  Sabas F Abuabara MD  Peripheral Vascular Associates  Skinner Clinic  South Texas Surgeons  Kathryn A Wagner MD  South Texas Surgeons  Heliodoro Boone MD  Angel R Jimenez MD  Surgical Practices South Texas  Surgical Practices South Texas  Surgical Practices South Texas  Turning Point Spclty Srgry Cntr  Kathryn L Safford MD  Caldarola & Olin Mds  Steven M Abbate MD  UT Medicine San Antonio  UT Medicine San Antonio  General Surgical Associates  St Luke's Surgical Care  General Surgical Associates  UT Medicine San Antonio  St Luke's Surgical Care  George E Mimari MD  George E Mimari MD  General Surgical Associates  General Surgical Associates  Mark C Rittenhouse MD  Arthur Rosenthal MD  UT Medicine San Antonio  UT Medicine San Antonio  General Surgical Associates  UT Medicine San Antonio  General Surgical Associates New Braunfels, TexasUpcoming Local Events2013-06-15
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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 New Braunfels
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