Liver Transplant Center - Germantown, MDGermantown 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 Germantown * Alan B Kravitz MD PA  Dupont Urogynecology Center  Impatient Surgical Consultants  Advanced Surgery  Horizon Vascular Specialists  Horizon Vascular Specialists  Nancy R Markus MD  Advanced Surgery  Horizon Vascular Specialists  Lawrence R Starin MD  Horizon Vascular Specialists  Arthur F Woodward MD  Max H Cohen MD  Johns Hopkins Comm Phys Grp  Johns Hopkins Comm Phys  Ernest D Hanowell MD DC  Johns Hopkins Comm Phys  Armin K Moshyedi MD  Johns Hopkins Comm Phys Grp  Capital Surgeons  Med Star Partner Fmy Prac/Sgy  Horizon Vascular Specialists  Said A Daee MD  Jeffrey P Muench MD  Dany Westerband MD  Eric A Oristian MD  James W Robey MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permnnt Knsngtn Mdcl Ctr  Walter Reed Natl Md Ctr Gen Sgy  Walter Reed Medical Hospital  Walter Reed Natl Md Ctr Gen Sgy  Womens Surgery Center  Juvenal R Goicochea MD  Mckenna Surgical Associates LLC  Mckenna Surgical Associates LLC  Proyecto Salud Clinic  Louis A Ivey MD  Jonathan E Grife MD  Betsy Ballard MD  Kevin Hurtt Md  FMH Advanced Skin/Wound Car Ctr  Narieman A Nik MD  Private Surgical Suite LLC  Private Surgical Suite LLC  Forest Glen Surgical Spclty Ctr  Rafiq A Mian MD  Forest Glen Surgical Spclty Ctr  Thomas Johnson Surgery Center  Foris Surgical Group LLP  Foris Surgical Group LLP  Foris Surgical Group LLP  Olivier L Kreitmann MD  The Breast Care Center  Metro Surgical Center  Silver Spring Medical Center  Garry D Ruben MD  Washington Adventist Hosp Srgry  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Takoma Surgical Associates  Richard L Feinberg MD  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Maryland Surgeons  Rene L Gelber MD PC  Stephan U Hochuli MD  Tristan J Orellano MD  Sarabjit S Anand MD  Habib A Bhutta MD  Gustavo A Restorative MD  Mohammad A Khan MD  R P Limpuangthip MDs  Haluk Boneval MD  Willie C Blair MD  Surgical Associates  Community Surgical Practice  Vijayan Charles MD  Luat D Duckett MD  Brajendra N Misra MD  Surgical Associates  Antonio B Valentin MD  Signature Breast Care  Michelle D Thomas MD  Westminster Surgery Center  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Healthcare Of Greater Washingtn  Maryland Colon Rectal Spec PA  Carroll Surgical Specialists Germantown, MarylandUpcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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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 Germantown
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