Gallstones Center - Arlington, VA
Arlington 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 Arlington * Washington Gastroenterology  Leonardo A Mendez MD  Gil Ascunce MD LTD  Gastroenterology Center N VA  Gastroenterology Center N VA  Gastroenterology Center N VA  Gastroenterology Center N VA  Steinmetz Medical Associates  Desai & Bhagavathula MDs  Digestive Disease Physicians  Digestive Disease Physicians  Gastroenterolgy & Hptlgy Assocs  Digestive Disease Physicians  Digestive Disease Physicians  Digestive Disease Physicians  Digestive Disease Physicians  Digestive Disease Physicians  Gastroenterolgy & Hptlgy Assocs  Gastroenterolgy & Hptlgy Assocs  Michael Mogadam MD Inc  Digestive Health Associates  Han Ton-That MD  Bayani L Manalo MD  Kaiser Permanente Falls Church  Kaiser Permanente Falls Church  Kaiser Permanente Falls Church  Kaiser Prmnt Flls Chrch Med Ctr  Ronald E Gurney MD  Ramalingeswara Nimmagadda MD  Hong Gastroenterology  Virginia Medical Alliance  Northern Virginia Gastrointstnl  Mount Vernon Internal Medicine  Northern Virginia Gastrointstnl  Mount Vernon Internal Medicine  Northern Virginia Gastrointstnl  Northern Virginia Gastrointstnl  Northern Virginia Gastrointstnl  Northern Virginia Gastrointstnl  Digestive Healthcare Specs  Robert A Nussbaum MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Myriam E Urrutia-Eder MD PC  A Bruce Shauer MD  Digestive Healthcare Specs LLC  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Myriam E Urrutia-Eder MD PC  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Tobin S Naidorf MD  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Gastroenterology Assoc-Nrthn VA  Metropolitan Liver & Gastro Ctr  Metropolitan Liver & Gastro Ctr  Metropolitan Liver & Gastro Ctr  Richard C Ranard MD  Richard C Ranard MD  Greater Washington Gastro  Jonathan Mccone Jr MD  Gastroenterology Group PC  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastroenterology Group PC  Gastroenterology Group PC  Gastroenterology Group PC  Gastroenterology Group PC  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastroenterology Group PC  Gastroenterology Group PC  Gastroenterology Consts Of Nova  Gastroentrlgy Assoc Nthrn Vrgna  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Gastrointestinal Medcn Assocs  Accessible Medical Care  Houshang Makipour MD  Mohammad H Razavi MD  Paul I Miller MD  Mohammad H Razavi MD  Associates In Gastroenterology  Associates In Gastroenterology  Associates In Gastroenterology  Associates In Gastroenterology Arlington, VirginiaArlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located directly across the Potomac River to the southwest of Washington, D.C. Formerly part of the District of Columbia, the land now composing the county was retroceded to Virginia on July 9, 1846, in an act of Congress that took effect in 1847. It was called Alexandria County from that date until March 16, 1920, when an act of the General Assembly changed its name to Arlington County.
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