Liver Transplant Center - DeKalb, ILDeKalb 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 DeKalb * Michael J Monfils MD  Dekalb Clinic  Dekalb Clinic  Dekalb Clinic  Dekalb Clinic  Northern IL Plastic Sgy Conslnt  Kish Health Family Care  Family Medical & Surgical Prac  Hinckley Medical Center  Sandwich Family Practice  Valley West Medical Center  Midwest Surgery  Valley Ambulatory Surgery Ctr  Gregory A Spitz MD  Midwest Surgery  Midwest Surgery  Surgery Group SC  Surgery Group SC  Surgery Group SC  Surgery Group SC  General & Vascular Surgery Ltd  General & Vascular Surgery Ltd  Rockford Surgical Services  Rockford Surgical Services  General & Vascular Surgery Ltd  General & Vascular Surgery Ltd  Rockford Surgical Services  General & Vascular Surgery Ltd  Rockford Surgical Services  Mathers Clinic  Rockford Surgical Services  Rockford Surgical Services  Mathers Clinic  Rockford Surgical Services  Perryville Surgical Associates  Perryville Surgical Associates  Perryville Surgical Associates  Perryville Surgical Associates  Perryville Surgical Associates  Dreyer Medical Clinic  Dreyer Medical Clinic  Dreyer Medical Clinic  Dreyer Medical Clinic  Dreyer Medical Clinic  Rehabilitation Associates  Liza M Saviano DPM  Wound Care Clinic  Mercy Woodstock Medical Center  Surgical Associates Fox Valley  Surgical Associates Fox Valley  Mathers Clinic  Cary Grove Medical Associates  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Surgical Associates Northern IL  Surgical Associates Northern IL  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Affiliated Surgeons of Rockford  Mercy Harvard Hospital Clinic  Timothy Minus MD  Michael P Vercimak MD SC  Surgical Health Associates  Spitz & Brax Ltd  Surgical Health Associates  Surgical Practice Ltd  Surgical Practice Ltd  Surgical Practice Ltd  Surgical Health Associates  St Alexius Breast Care Center  Surgical Associates Fox Valley  Surgical Associates Fox Valley  Surgical Associates Fox Valley  Advanced Surgical Care  Advanced Surgical Care  Suburban Surgical Care Special  Northpoint Health & Wellness  Illinois Valley Surgical Assocs  Illinois Valley Surgical Assocs  Illinois Valley Surgical Assocs  Dupage Medical Group Urology  Surgical Practice  Associated General Surgeons  Dupage Medical Grp Vasclr Surg  Dupage Medical Group Orthopedic  Associated General Surgeons  Mitra & Mitra MDs  Dupage Medical Group  Dupage Medical Group  Derick Dermatology  Oswalt General Surgery  Basudeb Saha MD  Naperville Surgical Associates  Naperville Surgical Associates  Naperville Surgical Associates  Naperville Surgical Associates  Dupage Medical Group Surgery DeKalb, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2013-06-15
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