Heart Transplant Center - Burke, VA
Burke Cardiothoracic Surgeon Doctors for Heart TransplantType of Physician: Cardiothoracic Surgeon What is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Thoracic Surgery; practitioners are skilled in patient care before, during and after surgery, and the critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty. Specialty: Thoracic Surgery Common Name: Chest Surgeon Cardiothoracic Surgeon Doctors in Burke * Inova Fairfax Hosp Trauma Svs  Inova Fairfax Hosp Trauma Svs  Cardiac Vasc Thor Srgry Assocs  Cardiac Vasc Thor Srgry Assocs  Cardiac Vasc Thor Srgry Assocs  Cardiac Vasc Thor Srgry Assocs  Stanley Crossland MD  Chong Lee MD PC  Surgical Specialists Nrthrn VA  Surgical Specialists Nrthrn VA  Thoracic Surgery Associates  Thoracic Surgery Associates  Richmond Thoracic Surgeons  Cardiothoracic Surgical Assocs  Cardiothoracic Surgical Assocs  Cardiothoracic Surgical Assocs  Cardiothoracic Surgical Assocs  Cardiothoracic Surgical Assocs  VCU Med Ctr Cardiothorcc Sgy  VCU Med Ctr Cardiothorcc Sgy  VCU Med Ctr Cardiothorcc Sgy  VCU Med Ctr Cardiothorcc Sgy  Martha Jefferson Med Sgcl Assoc  Univ VA Med Cntr Thrcic Srgy  Univ Va Phys Grp Card Srgy  Univ Va Phys Grp Card Srgy  Univ Va Phys Grp Card Srgy  University Of VA Hosp Surg Burke, VirginiaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-19
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Heart TransplantIntroduction to heart transplantThe idea of replacing a bad organ with a good one has been documented in ancient mythology. The first real organ transplants were probably skin grafts that may have been done in India as early as the ... Other Related Heart Transplant ArticlesEmergency Contact for Burke
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