Fundoplication Center - Severn, MD
Severn 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 Severn * Hollywood Medical Center  Hollywood Medical Center  American Surgical Associates  American Surgical Associates  Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital  John W Roache MD  Emad R Al-Banna MD PA  Calvert Surgical Care  General & Hand Surgery So MD  William E Bair MD LLC  Abdel Aziz B El Said MD  Advent Surgicare Of Maryland  Civista Ambulatory Surgery Ctr  Civista Ambulatory Surgery Ctr  Surgical Associates Chartered  Surgical Associates Chartered  Surgical Associates Chartered  Surgical Associates Chartered  Charles County Derm Assocs  Charles County Derm Assocs  Washington Surgical Specialists  Washington Surgical Specialists  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Washington Surgical Specialists  Washington Surgical Specialists  Surgical Associates  Susan T Forlifer MD  Shore Surgical Care  Elias G Debbas MD  Hassan A Barakat MD  Charles E Dinapoli MD  Surgical Associates  Camp Springs Medical Center  Malcolm Grow Med Ctr Gnrl Sgy  Malcolm Grow Med Ctr Gnrl Sgy  Jamshid M Taheri MD  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Kaiser Permanente Largo Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Largo Med Ctr  Michelle D Thomas MD  Saint Paul & Biddle Med Assocs  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Cardiology Associates LLC  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Annapolis ENT Surgery Center  Anne Arundel Med Ctr Srgcl Spcs  Steven G Proshan MD  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Janet L Wasson MD  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Center For GYN Surgery  Anne Arundel Wound Care Center  Anne Arundel Wound Care Center  Anne Arundel Wound Care Center  Chesapeake Surgical Associates  Vincent F Sayan MD  Maryland Diagnostic/Therapeutic  Pedro R Ceppa MD  Olumuyiwa A Paul MD  Haluk Boneval MD  Signature Breast Care  Vijayan Charles MD  Luat D Duckett MD  Brajendra N Misra MD  Community Surgical Practice  Willie C Blair MD  Said A Daee MD  Antonio B Valentin MD  Laser Center of Maryland  Mohammad A Khan MD  R P Limpuangthip MDs  Gustavo A Restorative MD  Peninsula Surgical Group  Peninsula Surgical Group  Peninsula Surgical Group  Peninsula Surgical Group  Washington Adventist Hosp Srgry  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Nabil Badro MD  Kimbro Ambulatory Care Center  Silver Spring Medical Center  Delmarva Bariatric Center Severn, MarylandUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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