Laparoscopy Center - Hillsboro, ORHillsboro General Surgeon Doctors for LaparoscopyType 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 Hillsboro * Hillsboro Advanced Surgical  Hillsboro Surgical Associates  Hillsboro Surgical Associates  Hillsboro Surgical Associates  Robert S Rath MD  Waldorf Center For Plastic Sgy  Waldorf Center For Plastic Sgy  Kaiser Permanente Surgery  Compass Oncology  Kaiser Permanente Surgery  Key Laser Institute  Kaiser Permanente Surgery  Kaiser Permanente Surgery  Kaiser Permanente Surgery  Westside Surgical Specialists  Westside Surgical Specialists  Surgical Associates PC  Surgical Associates PC  Edward S Phinney Jr MD  Vincent A Reger MD  Westside Surgical Specialists  Westside Surgical Specialists  Surgical Associates PC  Westside Surgical Specialists  Providence Medical Group  Portland Clinic-Tigard  Portland Clinic-Tigard  Portland Clinic-Tigard  William F Mcbride MD  Clackamas Surgical Associates  Clackamas Surgical Associates  Willamette Surgical Specialists  Willamette Surgical Specialists  Surgical & Burn Specialist  Surgical & Burn Specialist  Karen S Ulloth MD  Legacy Oregon Surgical  Legacy Transplant Services  Legacy Medical Grp Srgcl Onclgy  Legacy Medical Grp Srgcl Onclgy  Legacy Medical Grp Srgcl Onclgy  Legacy Good Samaritan Wgt Mgmt  Legacy Medical Grp Srgcl Onclgy  Oregon Weight Loss Surgery  Legacy Medical Grp Srgcl Onclgy  Legacy Oregon Surgical  Legacy Oregon Surgical  Oregon Hlth&Scncs Univ Gnrl Sgy  Oregon Hlth&Scncs Univ Gnrl Sgy  Oregon Health/Scnc Univ Vas Sgy  Oregon Health Sci Univ Int Med  Oregon Health/Scnc Univ Vas Sgy  Oregon Health/Scnc Univ Vas Sgy  Oregon Health/Scnc Univ Vas Sgy  Oregon Health/Scnc Univ Vas Sgy  Oregon Health Science Univ  OR Hlth Scnc Univ Adlt Trma Sgy  Pacific Surgical  Pacific Surgical  OHSU Digestive Health Center  OHSU Digestive Health Center  Oregan Clinic Surgical/Burn  Pacific Surgical  Pacific Surgical  Pacific Surgical  OHSU Digestive Health Center  OHSU Digestive Health Center  Pacific Surgical  Oregan Clinic Surgical/Burn  OHSU Digestive Health Center  OHSU Digestive Health Center  Pacific Surgical  Oregon Health & Sciences  OHSU Digestive Health Center  Pacific Surgical  OHSU Digestive Health Center  OHSU Digestive Health Center  Moir M Budden MD  Eastmoreland Surgical Clinic  Deanna K Olson MD  John W Ragsdale MD  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Oregon Clin Gas & Min Invsv Sgy  Klaus Martin MD  James H Imatani Jr MD PC  Portland Surgical Oncology  James H Imatani Jr MD PC  Mt Hood General/Vascular Sgns  Colon Rectal Clinic Hillsboro, OregonUpcoming Local Events2013-06-16
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