Liver Transplant Center - Bowie, MDBowie General Surgeon Doctors for Liver TransplantType 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 Bowie * Pedro R Ceppa MD  Olumuyiwa A Paul MD  Annapolis OB/GYN & Associates  Annapolis OB/GYN & Associates  Annapolis OB/GYN & Associates  Annapolis OB/GYN & Associates  Annapolis OB/GYN & Associates  Annapolis OB/GYN & Associates  Annapolis OB/GYN & Associates  Michelle D Thomas MD  Kaiser Permanente Largo Med Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Largo Med Ctr  Signature Breast Care  Surgical Associates  Community Surgical Practice  Surgical Associates  Kimbro Ambulatory Care Center  Antonio B Valentin MD  Willie C Blair MD  Vijayan Charles MD  Said A Daee MD  Luat D Duckett MD  Brajendra N Misra MD  Mohammad A Khan MD  R P Limpuangthip MDs  Gustavo A Restorative MD  Haluk Boneval MD  Center For GYN Surgery  Sarabjit S Anand MD  Habib A Bhutta MD  Tristan J Orellano MD  Saint Paul & Biddle Med Assocs  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Annapolis Ob Gyn Assocs PA  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Cardiology Associates LLC  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Anne Arundel Wound Care Center  Anne Arundel Wound Care Center  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Annapolis ENT Surgery Center  Anne Arundel Med Ctr Srgcl Spcs  Steven G Proshan MD  Anne Arundel Wound Care Center  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Anne Arundel Wound Care Center  Anne Arundel Medical Brst Ctr  Dariush Doorandish MD  Aiello Breast Center  Baltimore WA Medical Wound Ctr  Baltimore WA Medical Wound Ctr  Malcolm Grow Med Ctr Gnrl Sgy  Geoffrey H Saunders MD Savs  Malcolm Grow Med Ctr Gnrl Sgy  Dave Y Choi MD  Ashwin L Nanavati MD FACS LLC  Ashwin L Nanavati MD FACS LLC  Udaya R Sunkara MD  Laser Center of Maryland  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Chesapeake Surgical Associates  Nabil Badro MD  Vincent F Sayan MD  Maryland Diagnostic/Therapeutic  Camp Springs Medical Center  Anne Arundel Dermatology  Gregory Gurfinchel MD  Washington Surgical Specialists  Washington Surgical Specialists  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Washington Surgical Specialists  Washington Surgical Specialists  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Washington Adventist Hosp Srgry  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Garry D Ruben MD  Rene L Gelber MD PC  Silver Spring Medical Center  Jamshid M Taheri MD  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Surgical Family Wellness Center  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Mohammed R Gheba MD  Olivier L Kreitmann MD  Richard L Feinberg MD  Forest Glen Surgical Spclty Ctr Bowie, MarylandUpcoming Local Events2013-06-22
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Liver TransplantWhen Is a Liver Transplant Needed?Liver transplantation is considered when the liver no longer functions adequately (liver failure). Liver failure can occur suddenly (acute liver failure) as a result of infection or complications from ... Other Related Liver Transplant ArticlesEmergency Contact for Bowie
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