Hernia Center - West Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines 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: General Surgeon Doctors in West Des Moines * Iowa Specialty Physicians  Iowa Specialty Physicians  Iowa Vein Center  Iowa Vein Center  Iowa Vein Center  Iowa Vein Center  Katzman Breast Center  Katzman Breast Center  Katzman Breast Center  Katzman Breast Center  Katzman Breast Center  Capital Orthopedics & Sport Med  Capital Orthopedics & Sport Med  Iowa Clinic General Surgery  Iowa Clinic General Surgery  Capital Orthopedics & Sport Med  Iowa Surgery Center  Skin & Cosmetic Specialist Iowa  Iowa Clinic Surgery  Iowa Health Kidney Transplant  Iowa Clinic Surgery  Iowa Clinic Surgery  Iowa Health Trauma Services  Iowa Health Trauma Services  Iowa Clinic Surgery  Iowa Clinic Surgery  Mercy Transplant Center  Trauma Physician Services PC  Trauma Physician Services PC  Trauma Physician Services PC  Trauma Physician Services PC  Mercy Surgical Affiliates  Mercy Surgical Affiliates  Mercy Surgical Affiliates  Central Iowa Surgery  Central Iowa Surgery  Mcfarland Clinic PC  Mcfarland Clinic PC  Mcfarland Clinic PC  Mcfarland Clinic PC  Surgical Clinic Southern Iowa  Gary L Richardson MD PLC  Greater Regional Medical Clinic  Greater Regional Medical Clinic  Decatur County Hosp Outpatnt  Decatur County Hosp Outpatnt  Pella Regional Health Ctr  Pella Regional Health Ctr  MMSC Clinic Marshall Town  Mcfarland Clinic PC  Mcfarland Clinic PC  Trimark Surgery Center  Trimark Surgery Center  Trimark Physicians Group  Surgical Associates LLP  Surgical Associates LLP  Surgical Associates LLP  Surgical Associates LLP  Iowa Falls Clinic & Surgery Cln  Mahaska Hlth Prtnrshp Spec Svc  Mahaska Hlth Prtnrshp Spec Svc  Iowa Specialty Clinic Hospital  Mercy Medical Clinic  Western Iowa Surgery  Western Iowa Surgery  Western Iowa Surgery  Southwest Iowa Surgery West Des Moines, IowaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-15
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