Laparoscopy Center - Union City, CAUnion City 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 Union City * Deaconess Pacific Medical Group  Ramineni V Rao MD  Deaconess Pacific Medical Group  Washington Township Med Fndtn  Washington Township Med Fndtn  William H Brown III MD  Washington Township Med Fndtn  Washington Township Med Fndtn  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Palo Alto Mdcl Fdn Gnrl Srgry  Kaiser Permanente Hosp SGY  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Yoshitsugu Teramoto MD  Louise Home MD  Chuck Van Dang MD  Bay Area Breast Surgeons  Bay Area Breast Surgeons  Bay Area Breast Surgeons  Valleycare Medical Foundation  Valleycare Medical Foundation  Valleycare Medical Foundation  Valleycare Medical Foundation  Valleycare Medical Foundation  Valley Surgical Group  Sara J Reinganum MD  R Scott Snyder MD Incorporated  Brian K Walker MD  Dat T Nguyen MD  Ronald E Cooper MD  San Ramon Surgery Center  Barry N Gardiner MD  William N Hamstra DO  Michael L Wynn MD Inc  Palo Alton Medical Center Sgy  Palo Alto Medical Clinic  Palo Alto Medical Clinic  Palo Alto Medical Clinic  Palo Alto Medical Clinic  Palo Alto Medical Clinic  Palo Alto Medical Clinic  Palo Alto Medical Clinic  Menlo Park Plastic Surgery  Menlo Medical Clinic  Stanford Cancer Center  Palo Alto Medical Foundation  Palo Alto Medical Foundation  Jocelyn J Dunn MD  Michael M Gottlieb MD  Palo Alto Medical Foundation  Palo Alto Medical Foundation  Palo Alto Medical Foundation  Palo Alto Medical Foundation  Palo Alto Medical Foundation  Bariatrc Mtblsm Intrdscpln Clin  Stanford Hospital & Clinics Tra  Bariatrc Mtblsm Intrdscpln Clin  Stanford Hospital Bariatric Sgy  Stanford Hospital & Clinics Tra  Stanford Hospital & Clinics Tra  Neuroscience Clinic Stanford  VA Medical Center General Srgy  VA Medical Center General Srgy  VA Medical Center General Srgy  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Midpeninsula Surgical Assocs  Midpeninsula Surgical Assocs  Palo Alto Med Redwd City Clinic  Alfred N Butner MD  Ming Liu MD  Maciej J Kieturakis MD  Shaheen Vein Vascular Nor Cal  Shyamali Mallick Singhal MD  Rita R Thakur MD  O'holleran & O'holleran MDs  O'holleran & O'holleran MDs  Patrick F Gartland MD  Pacific Coast Cardiac/Vas Sgns  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Union City, CaliforniaUpcoming Local EventsNo Upcoming Events LaparoscopyLaparoscopic surgery is used to treat conditions including:Other Related Laparoscopy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Union City
Nearby Union City Hospitals *Washington Hospital Fremont Hospital St Rose Hospital Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Eden Medical Center Laurel Grove Acute Rehab All Saints Sub Acute Center Fairmont Hospital Villa Fairmont Mental Health Ct John George Psych Pavilion Valleycare Medical Center Kindred Hospital San Leandro Hospital Menlo Park Surgical Hospital Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr Lucile Packard Children's Hosp San Ramon Regional Medical Ctr Stanford Hospital & Clinics VA Palo Alto Health Care Sequoia Hospital Valleycare Health System San Mateo Medical Center El Camino Hospital Cordilleras Mental Health Ctr Mills Peninsula Health Center Alameda Hospital Garfield Neurobehavioral Center Gladman Mental Health Rehab Ctr Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr Alameda County Medical Center Regional Medical Center O'connor Hospital Burlingame Long Term Care Mills Peninsula Health Services Santa Clara Valley Medical Ctr Santa Clara Vlly Hosp Systm Alta Bates Summit Medical Ctr Alta Bates Summit Medical Ctr MPI Chemical Dependency Hosp Kaiser Permanente Mdcl Ctr Thunder Rd Adolescent Trtmnt Ct Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr Children's Hospital & Research Subacute Saratoga Childrns Hosp John Muir Medical Center Alta Bates Summit Medical Ctr El Camino Hospital Of Los Gatos Children's Recovery Center Alta Bates Med Ctr Herrick Cmps Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr Good Samaritan Hospital San Francisco General Hospital California Pacific Medical Ctr Mission Oaks Hospital California Pacific/Davies Camps Seton Medical Center Chinese Hospital Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Laguna Honda Hospital Rehab Ctr California Pacific Medical Ctr UCSF Medical Center Mount Zion Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr UCSF Langley Porter Psych Hosp UCSF Medical Ctr @ Parnassus Seton Medical Center Coastside St Mary's Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr California Pacific/Calif Campus John Muir Medical Center John Muir Behavorial Health Ctr Sutter Delta Medical Center Contra Costa Reg Med Ctr San Francisco VA Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr Doctors Medical Center Featured Articles*Provider Directory Terms of Use: The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval. |
Suggested Reading on Laparoscopy by Our Doctors
-
Related Diseases & Conditions
16 articles-
Hernia
- A hernia is an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This defect causes a bulging of the abdominal wall. Symptoms of
-
Endometriosis
- Endometriosis is the growth of cells similar to those that form the inside of the uterus, but in a location outside of the uterus. Endometriosis implants
-
Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal pain is pain in the belly and can be acute or chronic. Causes include inflammation, distention of an organ, and loss of the blood supply to an
-
Appendicitis
- Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. Appendicitis often causes fever, loss of appetite, and right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Delay in
-
Ovarian Cancer
- There are many types of ovarian cancer, epithelial carcinoma is the most common. Women with a family history of ovarian cancer have an increased risk of
-
Ectopic Pregnancy
- An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy located outside the inner lining of the uterus. The majority of ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube. Symptoms
-
Gallstones
- Gallstones are stones that form when substances in the bile harden. Gallstones (formed in the gallbladder) can be as small as a grain of sand or as large
-
Stomach Cancer
- Though the cause of stomach cancer is unknown, risk factors for stomach cancer include diet, H. pylori infection, smoking age, gastritis, stomach surgery,
-
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is a condition in which the acidified liquid contents of the stomach backs up into the esophagus. The symptoms
-
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a ballooning or widening of the main artery (the aorta) as it courses down through the abdomen. Most abdominal aortic aneurysms
-
Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal cancer is a disease in which malignant cells form in the esophagus. Risk factors of cancer of the esophagus include smoking, heavy alcohol use,
-
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is the most common and serious complication of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), aside from AIDS, among women. The
-
Jaundice
- Jaundice is a yellowish staining of the skin and whites of the eyes (sclerae) with bilirubin, the pigment found in bile. Jaundice can be an indicator of
-
Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder cancer is a rare form of cancer with symptoms that include jaundice, abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting, abdominal lumps, and bloating.
-
The Digestive System
- Digestion is the complex process of turning food you eat into the energy you need to survive. The digestive process also involves creating waste to be
-
Pregnancy: Trying to Conceive
- Trying to get conceive, or become pregnant can be challenging, frustrating, and an emotional rollercoaster for some couples. There are things you can do
-
Hernia
-
Medications
0 articles -
Procedures & Tests
6 articles -
Pictures, Images & Quizzes
3 articles -
Doctor's & Expert's Views
4 articles -
Health News
4 articles -
Health Features
0 articles
