Fundoplication Center - Petaluma, CA
Petaluma General Surgeon Doctors for FundoplicationType 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 Petaluma * Bozuk & Associates Surgical Inc  Peter V Leoni MD  Veluz & Mariano MDs  Veluz & Mariano MDs  Jonathan M Levin MD  Prima Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Prima Medical Group  Prima Medical Group  Cardiovascular Associates Marin  Prima Medical Group  Prima Medical Group  Sutter Pacific Medical Fdn  Mark A Peterson MD  Ann L Vercoutere MD  David E Goodman MD  James W Harwood MD  Chris A Kosakowski MD  Redwood Regional Medical Group  Redwood Regional Medical Group  Medical Center of Marin  Medical Center of Marin  Medical Center of Marin  Medical Center of Marin  Medical Center of Marin  Northern CA Medical Assoc  Northern CA Medical Assoc  Northern CA Medical Assoc  Northern CA Medical Assoc  Sutter Pacific Womens Hlth Ctr  Sutter Pacific Surgery  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Surgery Group of Napa Valley  Surgery Group of Napa Valley  Surgery Group of Napa Valley  Surgery Group of Napa Valley  Surgery Group of Napa Valley  Robert A White MD  Robert A White MD  Sutter Pac Med Fndtn Gen Sgy  Vascular Surgeons Office  Mark K Potter MD  Ronald G Bieselin MD  Kaiser Richmond Med Ctr Sgy  Kaiser Richmond Med Ctr Sgy  Kaiser Richmond Med Ctr Sgy  Kaiser Richmond Med Ctr Sgy  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  East Bay Surgcl Assocs Med Grp  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Otpnt  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Otpnt  Lorna A Cogen MD  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Otpnt  Kaiser Permanente Podiatry  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Otpnt  Gerard H Menut MD  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Otpnt  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Otpnt  Kaiser Permanente Podiatry  Kaiser Permanente Podiatry  Doctors Medical Center Surgery  Doctors Medical Center Surgery  Gary J Gadwood MD  Tara Starr MD  Horacio R Cruz MD  Robert A Lanflisi MD  UCSF Medical Center Endocrin  San Francisco VA Surgery Clinic  Rosanelli Medical Associates  San Francisco VA Surgery Clinic  Wall Medical Group  Evaluation Resource Group  San Francisco Surgical Med Grp  Sutter Pacific Breast Care Ctr  San Francisco Surgical Med Grp  San Francisco Surgical Med Grp  San Francisco Surgical Med Grp  Sutter Pacific Breast Care Ctr  Charles Y Lo MD  Vascular Specialists Of SF  Sutter Pacific Breast Care Ctr  Peter C Richards MD  Ralph R Roan MD  San Francisco Surgical Med Grp  San Francisco Surgical Med Grp  San Francisco Surgical Med Grp  California Pac Med Ctr Hsptlsts  Sutter Pacific Medical Fndtn  Jonathan J Leichtling MD Petaluma, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-07-13
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