Laparoscopy Center - South Gate, CASouth Gate 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 South Gate * Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Amini Medical Clinic  St Francis Primary Grp  Jose N Montano MD  Edward H Sims MD  Nasser Z Mehrizi MD  Clinica San Judas  Alta Med  Clinica Medica General  Clinica Medica General  Clinica Medica General  All Care Medical Group  Rancho Los Amigos Nat Rehab Ctr  Downey Regional Med Ctr Oupatnt  Downey Regional Med Ctr Oupatnt  Minkes & Deere MDs  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Kaiser Permanente Downey Med Ct  Premiere Health Medical Group  Bienvenidos Community Hlth Ctr  US Healthworks  USC + USC Medical Center  Pasadena Surgery Center  Gabriel G Carabello MD  Pasadena Surgery Center  Surgical Multispeclties Med Grp  Surgical Multispeclties Med Grp  Surgical Multispeclties Med Grp  White Mem Cleft Palate Prog  Surgical Multispeclties Med Grp  Depatment Of Health Services Co  Depatment Of Health Services Co  David A Duarte MD  California Medical Ctr Srgry  Harry B Kram MD  California Medical Ctr Srgry  California Orthopedic Institute  LAC USC Med Ctr Colon Rec Surgy  Los Angeles County Mdcl Ctr SGY  USC Surgery Residency  USC Surgery Residency  USC Surgery Residency  USC Surgery Residency  Los Angeles County Mdcl Ctr SGY  LAC USC Medical Center Urology  Los Angeles County Mdcl Ctr SGY  Los Angeles County Med Ctr Sgy  San Martin Medical Clinic  Los Angeles County Mdcl Ctr SGY  Harbor UCLA Med Ctr Trauma Sgy  Los Angeles County Mdcl Ctr SGY  USC Surgery Residency  Stevan R Clark MD  Stevan R Clark MD  Keck Medical Ctr USC Thrc Sgy  USC Surgeons Inc  Keck Hospital of USC Surgery  USC Surgeons Inc  USC Surgeons Inc  Kaiser Permanente Bellflower  USC Surgeons Inc  USC Surgeons Inc  Keck Hospital of USC Surgery  USC Kenneth Norris Cncr Ctr Sgy  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  USC Surgeons Inc  Chidi J Ukatu MD Incorporated  Gardena Surgical  Advanced Surgical Associates  Edwin Ashley MD INC  Shyam L Dahiya MD  Kendred Hospital South Bay Sgy  Mccolgan Hifumi & Faitlowicz MD  Bahrami & Lopez MD  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Edward Dudukgian MD  Southern California Sgy Assocs  Southern California Sgy Assocs  Eufrocino C Martinez MD  Southern California Sgy Assocs  Hector C Ramos MD  K Frederick Fung MD  Lincoln Heights Medical Center  Alfonso L Barragan MD  Fatima Medical Group South Gate, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-02
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