Heart Transplant Center - Washington, DC
Washington 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 Washington * Washington Institute-Thoracic  George Wshngtn Univ Med Fclty  Capital Cardiovascular  Cardiothoracic/Vascular Surgery  Washington Regional Cardiac Sgy  Washington Regional Cardiac Sgy  Washington Regional Cardiac Sgy  Ellis & Kanda Mds  Ellis & Kanda Mds  Washington Regional Cardiac Sgy  Washington Hosp Ctr Thrc Sgy  Georgetown Uni Hosp Srgry  Georgetown Uni Hosp Srgry  Georgetown Uni Hosp Srgry  Mowaffak Al-Hamad MD Washington, District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. Upcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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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 Washington
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