Laparoscopy Center - Pontiac, MIPontiac 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 Pontiac * Daniel K Holloway MD  Mclaren Oakland/ Surgery  Mercy Place Clinic  Bloomfield Surgical Associates  Bloomfield Surgical Associates  Bloomfield Surgical Associates  Malik E Mckany MD  Michigan Bariatric Institute  Bloomfield Surgical Associates  Bashar Yaldo MD PC  Michigan Bariatric Institute  Mark A Pleatman MD  Oak Land Bariatrics  POH Medical Center Baldwin  Harbor Pines Walk-In-Clinic  Mustafa A Hares MD  Thanh H Phan MD  Dana M Busch DO  Norman J Bolton MD  Kestenberg Surgical Group  Bierema & Browning MD PC  Bierema & Browning MD PC  Zouheir Fares MD  Michicagan Center For Surgical  R B Kolachalam MD PC  Acute Care Henry Ford Hospital  Michigan Colon & Rectal Sgns  James T Courtney MD PC  University Physician Group  Laparoscopic Laser Surgeon  Vicha Janviriya MD  Wound Care Services  Wound Care Services  Wound Care Services  Wound Care Services  Crittenton Cardio Thoracic Sgy  Peter J Korda MD  Henry Ford W Bloomfld Hosp Sgy  Sion Soleymani MD  Northwest Surgical Associates  Northwest Surgical Associates  William Beaumont Breast Care Ct  Wagdi E Credi MD  William Beaumont Breast Care Ct  William Beaumont Breast Care Ct  William Beaumont Breast Care Ct  William Beaumont Breast Care Ct  William Beaumont Breast Care Ct  Beaumont Hospital General Sgy  Sang H Choi MD  Michigan Vascular Access PC  Royal Oak Surgical Associates  Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery  Royal Oak Surgical Associates  Royal Oak Surgical Associates  Frikker Robbins Villalba Ivascu  Level One Surgical Specialists  Frikker Robbins Villalba Ivascu  Level One Surgical Specialists  Royal Oak Surgical Associates  Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery  Royal Oak Surgical Associates  Chronic Disease & Transplant  Frikker Robbins Villalba Ivascu  Royal Oak Surgical Associates  Frikker Robbins Villalba Ivascu  Rochester Dermatology Clinic  Rochester General Surgery  Rochester General Surgery  Rochester General Surgery  Premier Surgical Specialists PC  Premier Surgical Specialists PC  Premier Surgical Specialists PC  Medical Weight Loss Clinic  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry  Comprehensive Breast Care  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry  Lorenzo Ferguson MD  Thomas M Flake Jr MD PC  Open Surgical Specialists  Deborah S Ruark MD  Howard Medical Service PC  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry  Dubay Jacob & Silapaswan MDs  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry  Eugene W Laveroni DO  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry  Surgery Specialists  Cardiac/Thoracic Surgery Inst  Providence Surgical Assocs-MI  Dubay Jacob & Silapaswan MDs  Open Surgical Specialists  Surgery Specialists  Open Surgical Specialists  Deborah S Ruark MD  Surgery Specialists  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry  Dubay Jacob & Silapaswan MDs  Providence Hospital Gnrl Srgry Pontiac, MichiganUpcoming Local Events2013-06-08
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