Colonoscopy Center - Placentia, CAPlacentia Gastroenterologist Doctors for ColonoscopyType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). Gastroenterologists treat conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice. They consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are needed. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Placentia * Internal Medical Group  Internal Medical Group  St Jude Heritage Medical Group  Kaiser Prmnte Anhm Med Ctr Gstr  Caduceus Medical Group  Saint Jude Heritage Med Grp  St Jude Heritage Gstrntrlgy  Knott Family Endoscopy Center  Knott Family Endoscopy Center  St Jude Heritage Gstrntrlgy  St Jude Heritage Gstrntrlgy  St Jude Heritage Gstrntrlgy  Associated Gastrontrlgy Med Grp  Associated Gastrontrlgy Med Grp  Associated Gastrontrlgy Med Grp  Associated Gastrontrlgy Med Grp  Associated Gastrontrlgy Med Grp  Associated Gastrontrlgy Med Grp  Digestive & Live Disease Spec  Kumar Amin MD  Roque Hung & Yu Mds  Stanley J Majcher MD  UCI Medical Gastroenterology  Roque Hung & Yu Mds  UCI Med GI Dept  Roque Hung & Yu Mds  UCI Comp Digestive Disease Ctr  UCI Department Of Medicine  UCI Department Of Medicine  CHOC Children's Hosp Gastro Div  UCI Comp Digestive Disease Ctr  UCI Comp Digestive Disease Ctr  UCI Department Of Medicine  UCI Comp Digestive Disease Ctr  UCI Comp Digestive Disease Ctr  UCI Comp Digestive Disease Ctr  Collins/ Metzger/ Lee/Singh/ Ab  Collins/ Metzger/ Lee/Singh/ Ab  Bhimani Medical Corporation  David B Stanton & Associates  Collins/ Metzger/ Lee/Singh/ Ab  Collins/ Metzger/ Lee/Singh/ Ab  Collins/ Metzger/ Lee/Singh/ Ab  David B Stanton & Associates  Jeffrey M Shapiro MD Inc  Collins/ Metzger/ Lee/Singh/ Ab  David B Stanton & Associates  Collins/ Metzger/ Lee/Singh/ Ab  Yong W Chung MD  Quang Q Phan MD  Talbert Medical Group  Center Gastrointestinl Livr/Dis  Colima Endoscopy Center  Madhukar B Jigjinni MD  Digestive & Liver Disease Spec  Jin H Suh MD  James H Song Md Inc  George C Lai MD  Chem & Kam Mds  Chem & Kam Mds  Richard D Yip MD  Richard D Yip MD  Caremore Medical Group  Christopher D Bui MD  Kenny C T Su MD  Shang C Wu MD  Long P Dang MD Inc  Digestive Health Specialists  Digestive Health Specialists  Mark W Li MD  Digestive Health Specialists  Leduc Medical Group  Harvinder S Sahni MD  Andrew C Ko MD  Surinder S Saini MD  Fountain Valley Cardiology  David M Truong MD  Behrooz Ahmadi MD  Norman Y Kuo MD  Digestive/Liver Disease Specs  Memorial Care Medical Group  Orange County Digestive Care  Orange County Digestive Care  Ronald J Poliscastro MD  Richard A Zelner MD  Richard A Zelner MD  Abdul M Alaama MD  Hoa Nguyen MD  Dynamic Health Center  Mumtaz Akram MD  Suresh Paul Sharma MD Inc  Suresh Paul Sharma MD Inc  Lawrence Ma MD Inc  Suresh Paul Sharma MD Inc  Suresh Paul Sharma MD Inc  Suresh Paul Sharma MD Inc  Hertz/Associates Gastroentrlgy  Hertz/Associates Gastroentrlgy  Ueki & Parks Mds  Hertz/Associates Gastroentrlgy Placentia, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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