Heart Transplant Center - Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville * 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  Martha Jefferson Med Sgcl Assoc  Centra Cardiothoracic Surgery  Centra Cardiothoracic Surgery  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  Thoracic Surgery Associates  Thoracic Surgery Associates  Southside Surgical Specialists  Surgical Specialists Nrthrn VA  Surgical Specialists Nrthrn VA Charlottesville, VirginiaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-25
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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 Charlottesville
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