Gallstones Center - Alhambra, CA
Alhambra Gastroenterologist Doctors for GallstonesType 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 Alhambra * Thomas S Lam MD  Advanced GI Consultants Med Grp  Advanced Diagnostic/Surgcl Ctr  Advanced Diagnostic/Surgcl Ctr  Facey Medical Group San Gabriel  Kwok-Leung Chung MD  Chun Y Hsu MD  Lue & Hsu-Lue MDs  Princeton Physicians Associates  Dennis Y Chan MD  C George Lai MD  Barry A Morguelan MD  Garvey Medical Center  Fernando Ibarra MD  Chester D Zahn MD  Alliance Digestive Disease Cons  Alliance Digestive Disease Cons  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Alliance Digestive Disease Cons  Gastroenterology Associates  Alliance Digestive Disease Cons  Gastroenterology Associates  Alliance Digestive Disease Cons  Alliance Digestive Disease Cons  Alliance Digestive Disease Cons  Pasadena Endoscopy Center  Pasadena Endoscopy Center  Tu Tranvan MD  Mark W Li MD  Pasadena Gastroenterology  Annie Shu MD  Jacob Korula MD Incorporated  Hanson T Lee MD  George P Thomas MD  USC Healthcare Internal Medcn  USC Abdominal Transplantation  USC Healthcare Internal Medcn  USC Healthcare Internal Medcn  USC Healthcare Internal Medcn  Lisandro Quinones MD  USC Healthcare Internal Medcn  Abdul M Alaama MD  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Ethelred E Carter MD  White Memorial Medical Group  White Memorial Medical Group  Valley Gastroenterology  Valley Gastroenterology  Frederick A Boghossian MD  Maywood Urgent Care  Matsumoto & Takahashi Mds  Meera J Modi MD  Artoon Arakel MD  Ioana A Bina MD  Ioana A Bina MD  Caremore Medical Group  Mehdi Khorsandi MD  Lakeside Medical  Armine Sarkisian MD  Edgar Lluncor MD  Lawrence Ma MD Inc  Pacific Multispecialty Med Grp  Eiming Djang MD  Hossein F Eshraghi MD  Michael E Klein MD  Hossein F Eshraghi MD  Pacific Multispecialty Med Grp  W David Mello MD  Good Samaritan Hosp Gstrntrlgy  Center For Advanced Endoscopy  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Center For Advanced Endoscopy  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Mingquan Bussarakum MD  Laser Endoscopy Medical Group  Robert A Mecum MD  Anastacio C Pinzon MD Inc  Mordo Suchov MD  Mordo Suchov MD  Digestive Disease Endoscopy  Digestive Disease Endoscopy  Ueki & Parks Mds  Digestive Disease Endoscopy  Asian Pacific Liver Ctr Hptlgy  American Health Care Med Ctr  Gastro Digestive Medical Group  Frischer Medical Group  Gastro Digestive Medical Group  Gastro Digestive Medical Group  Steven J Weiss MD  AME Medical Group Inc  Bae & Oh MDs  Digestive Liver Disease Spclsts Alhambra, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-02
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