Liver Transplant Center - Fairfield, CTFairfield 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 Fairfield * Mary T Pronovost MD  Fairfield County Bariatrics  Med Surg LLC  Surgical Associates Of CT  Surgical Associates Of CT  Vincent A Manjoney Jr MD  St Vincents Medical Center Surg  Felix B Mpuku MD  Park Avenue Surgical Associates  Bridgeport Hospital Surgery  Bridgeport Hospital Surgery  Mill Hill Medical Consultants  General Surgeons of Bridgeport  General Surgeons of Bridgeport  General Surgeons of Bridgeport  Mill Hill Medical Consultants  Surgical Associates of Westport  Surgical Associates of Westport  Daniel J Passeri MD  St Vincents Multi-Specialty Grp  Advanced Surgical Associates  Jeanne S Capasse MD  Fairfield County Bariatric Sgcl  Fairfield County Bariatric Sgcl  Fairfield County Coloproctology  Fairfield County Bariatric Sgcl  Pegasus Surgical  Pegasus Surgical  Ehrlich Bariatrics  Connecticut Gastroenterology  Surgical Assocs Of Milford PC  Surgical Assocs Of Milford PC  Surgical Assocs Of Milford PC  UHEWIT Ctr For Brst Wellness  Prime Med Surgical Specialists  Prime Med Surgical Specialists  Yale Podiatry Group  Yale Podiatry Group  Advanced Specialty Care  Bethel Medical Group  Advanced Minimally Invasv Srgry  Philip R Corvo MD  James A Sarnelle MD  Fairfield County Surgical Specs  Fairfield County Surgical Specs  Fairfield County Surgical Specs  Fairfield County Surgical Specs  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Stamford Hospital Surgery  Danbury Surgical Associates  Danbury Orthopedic Associates  Polokoff Breast Care  Polokoff Breast Care  Center For Weight Loss Surgery  Center For Weight Loss Surgery  Center For Weight Loss Surgery  VA Surgical Services  Richard M Margules MD  General & Laparoscopic Surgery  Breast Oncology Center  Hand Center Of Western CT  Peter D Zdankiewicz MD  Hospital Of Saint Raphael Surgy  New Haven Surgical Associates  Vazrick Mansourian MD PC  General Surgery Associates  Yale Organ Transplant Center  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Yale Surgical Specialtes Trauma  Elmer L Valin MD  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Yale Surgical Specialtes Trauma  Elmer L Valin MD  Elmer L Valin MD  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Yale New Haven Breast Center  Yale New Haven Breast Center  Yale New Haven Breast Center  Yale New Haven Breast Center  Yale New Haven Breast Center  Yale New Haven Breast Center  Yale University Surgical GI  General Surgery PC  Robert B Schlessel MD Fairfield, ConnecticutUpcoming Local Events2013-06-30
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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 Fairfield
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