Fundoplication Center - Springfield, MO
Springfield 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 Springfield * Ferrell Duncan Clinic Vasc Surg  Mercy Clinic General Spc Surg  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic General Spc Surg  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic General Spc Surg  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic General Spc Surg  Mercy Clinic General Spc Surg  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Mercy Clinic General Spc Surg  Mercy Clinic Gen Sgy/ Trma Sgy  Yung H Hwang Inc  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Ferrell Duncan Clinic  Crighton Olive Dunn Surgl Grp  Crighton Olive Dunn Surgl Grp  Crighton Olive Dunn Surgl Grp  Crighton Olive Dunn Surgl Grp  Butterfield Park Medical Center  CMH Surgical Services  CMH Surgical Services  CMH Surgical Services  CMH Surgical Services  CMH Surgical Services  CMH Surgical Services  CMH Surgical Services  Tri-Lakes Eye Center  Surgical Partners of The Ozarks  Cox Health General Surgery  Rotton Surgical Group  Cox Health General Surgery  Surgical Associates MD PC  Monett Surgical Associates  Mercy Clinic General Surgery  Mercy Clinic General Surgery  Yung H Hwang MD  TCMH Mountain Grove Clinic  Bailey Cosmetic Surgery Vn Ctr  Lake Regional Medical Mgmt  Lake Regional Medical Mgmt  David E Hargroder MD  Midwest Surgery Center LLC  Nevada Regional Medical Center  Nevada Regional Medical Center  Nevada Regional Medical Center  T Brad Coy & David L Baker Dos  Freeman Wound Care/Hyprbrc Mdcn  T Brad Coy & David L Baker Dos  T Brad Coy & David L Baker Dos  T Brad Coy & David L Baker Dos  Freeman Wound Care/Hyprbrc Mdcn  Buchele & Associates Sgcl Svs  Freeman Surgical Associates  Freeman Surgical Associates  St John's Outpatient Surgery  Mercy Clinic  Mercy Clinic  Mercy Clinic  Golden Valley Medical Plaza  St Luke's Family Medicl Clinton  Golden Valley Medical Plaza  Medical Office Complex Springfield, MissouriUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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