Hernia Center - St. Louis, MO
St. Louis General Surgeon Doctors for HerniaType of Physician: General Surgeon What is a General Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery. Practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. Surgeons provide the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during, and after surgery. They are usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. Surgeons have special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections, and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular, and endocrine systems. General surgeons are expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: General Surgery Common Name: Surgeon Doctors in St. Louis * St Louis University Hospital Surgery  Richard Johnson MD  St Louis University Hospital Surgery  St Louis University Hospital Surgery  St Louis University Hospital Surgery  Ramulu Samudrala MD  Mid-America Surgical Group Inc  Washington University Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Washington University Siteman Cancer Center  Washington University  Barnes Jewish Hospital Surgery  Washington University Transplant Surgery  Barnes Jewish Hospital Surgery  Barnes Jewish Hospital Surgery  Washington University Cardiothoracic Surgery  Washington University Transplant Surgery  St Louis Children's Hospital  Washington University  Center for Advanced Medicine  Washington University Vascular Surgery  Barnes Jewish Hospital Surgery  Washington University Siteman Cancer Center  Washington University Siteman Cancer Center  Washington University Transplant Surgery  Washington University Cardiothoracic Surgery  Washington University  Washington University Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Washington University Transplant Surgery  Washington University Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Washington University Siteman Cancer Center  Barnes Jewish Hospital Surgery  Washington University Cardiothoracic Surgery  Washington University Siteman Cancer Center  Washington University Cardiothoracic Surgery  Washington University Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Washington University Vascular Surgery  Washington University  Barnes Jewish Hospital Surgery  Washington University Transplant Surgery  Washington University  Washington University Dermatology  James M Whittico MD  Parkside Medicine & Surgery  Consultants In General Surgery Inc  Andrea Baxter MD  Surgery Specialists of St Louis  Bellevue Surgical Associates PC  Levi Kirkland Jr. MD  Bellevue Surgical Associates PC  Bellevue Surgical Associates PC  Bellevue Vascular Surgery  Bellevue Surgical Associates PC  Bellevue Surgical Associates PC  Bellevue Surgical Associates PC  Southwest Medical Center  James W Knight MD  Southwest Medical Center  Surgical Arts  Surgical Arts  Surgical Arts  Surgical Arts  Surgical Arts  Cameo Breast Center  Joshua E Jensen II MD  Cardiothoracic Surgery  Cardiothoracic Surgery  Oakville Podiatric Center  St Louis Medical Professionals LLC  Sharad P Parikh MD  Smith Surgical Services LLC  Smith Surgical Services LLC  Edmond K Ng MD  Kennerly Surgical Group  David E Schlarman MD  General Surgery of St Louis PC  Premier Surgical Associates  Surgical Diagnostics &Therapy LLC  Surgical Diagnostics & Therapy  West County Surgical Specialists  Todd W Arends MD  Proceso T Arenos MD  Mercy Trauma & Surgery Group  Mercy Trauma & Surgery Group  West County Surgical Specialists  West County Surgical Specialists  Thomas J Blanke MD  Mark Blumenthal MD FACS  West County Surgical Specialists  West County Surgical Specialists  West County Surgical Specialists  West County Surgical Specialists  West County Surgical Specialists  West County Surgical Specialists  South County Surgical Services  West County Surgical Specialists  Pruett Surgical Associates LLC  Pruett Surgical Associates LLC  West County Surgical Specialists  Mercy Trauma & Surgery Group  Midwest Vascular & General Surgery St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The city contributed to the musical styles of blues, ragtime, and jazz. The St. Louis Cardinals, one of the most successful Major League Baseball teams, make their home at Busch Stadium. Other professional teams include the St. Louis Rams (football) and St. Louis Blues (hockey). A diversity of successful sports franchises has led to St. Louis being called "North America's Best Sports City." The city's many 19th-century breweries shaped beer in the United States, most notably Anheuser-Busch, Falstaff Brewing Corporation, and Lemp Brewery. The vestiges of French and Spanish colonization make St. Louis one of the largest centers of Roman Catholicism in the United States. Upcoming Local Events2013-05-25
2013-05-31
2013-06-01
2013-06-21
2013-06-30
2013-08-17
2013-09-15
2013-10-05
2013-10-12
2013-10-12
HerniaAbdominal hernia facts
Other Related Hernia ArticlesEmergency Contact for St. Louis
Nearby St. Louis Hospitals *Featured Articles*Provider Directory Terms of Use: The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval. |
Suggested Reading on Hernia by Our Doctors
-
Related Diseases & Conditions
6 articles-
Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal pain is pain in the belly and can be acute or chronic. Causes include inflammation, distention of an organ, and loss of the blood supply to an
-
Testicular Pain (Pain in the Testicles)
- Testicular pain, or pain in the testicle or testicles are caused by a variety of diseases or conditions such as testicular trauma, testicular torsion,
-
Testicular Cancer
- Testicular cancer symptoms include a painless lump or swelling in a testicle, testicle or scrotum pain, a dull ache in the abdomen, back, or groin, and
-
Marfan Syndrome
- Marfan syndrome is hereditary condition affecting connective tissue. A person with Marfan syndrome may exhibit the following symptoms and characteristics:
-
Hydrocele
- Hydrocele is a collection of clear fluid in a thin walled sack that also contains the testicle. Hydroceles are more common in males than females. There
-
Birth Defects
- Birth defects have many causes and currently, are the leading cause of death for infants in the first year of life. Some of the causes of birth defects
-
Abdominal Pain
-
Medications
0 articles -
Procedures & Tests
2 articles -
Pictures, Images & Quizzes
1 articles -
Doctor's & Expert's Views
0 articles -
Health News
6 articles -
Health Features
0 articles
