Laparoscopy Center - Torrance, CATorrance 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 Torrance * Surgi-Lite Bariatric Management  Surgi-Lite Bariatric Management  Surgi-Lite Bariatric Management  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Company Mary  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Providence Little Mary Srgy  Timothy A Mcgillivray MD  Mercedeh Baghai MD Incorporated  Torrance Mem Med Ctr Crdc Thrc  N Vision Laser Eye Center  Association South Bay Surgeons  Lumier Medical  Harry B Kram MD  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Pacific Vein Centers  Harbor UCLA Medical Foundation  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Harbor UCLA Medical Center Sgy  Lawndale Medical & Mental Hlth  Kaiser South Bay Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente South Bay Med  Kaiser South Bay Medical Center  Kaiser South Bay Medical Center  Kaiser South Bay Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente South Bay Med  Kaiser South Bay Medical Center  Kaiser South Bay Medical Center  Kaiser South Bay Medical Center  Kendred Hospital South Bay Sgy  Gardena Surgical  Superior Care Medical Cntr Inc  Moshe Faynsod MD  Chidi J Ukatu MD Incorporated  US Healthworks  Stevan R Clark MD  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  Stevan R Clark MD  James Y Liu MD  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  Saeed Hakim MD  Premiere Health Medical Group  Associates In General Surgery  Gergis R Ghobrial MD  Associates In General Surgery  Associates In General Surgery  Long Beach Wound Healing Ctr  Sandy Witzling MD Incorporated  Brian J Acker MD  Century City Surgical Assocs  Parin Patel MD  Leslie H Edrich MD  Womens Surgical Associates  Viken Konyalian MD Inc  Stafford & Strauss Mds  Joseph F Vardayo MD  Long Beach Surgical Group  Center For Surgical Treatment  Center For Surgical Treatment  Center For Surgical Treatment  Center For Surgical Treatment  Center For Surgical Treatment  Surgical Associates  Time Share Clinic  General Surgeons Of Long Beach  General Surgeons Of Long Beach  Surgical Associates  Time Share Clinic  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Skilled Facility Hlthcr Sltns  Jose N Montano MD  Edward H Sims MD Torrance, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-02
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