Liver Transplant Center - La Mesa, CALa Mesa 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 La Mesa * Phillip Dickinson MD  Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group  Grossmont Surgical Associates  Grossmont Surgical Associates  Grossmont Surgical Associates  Pousti Plastic Surgery  Grossmont Surgical Associates  Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group  Vein and Liposculpture Center  Vein and Liposculpture Center  Leah Farinas Md  Redwood Breast Care Center  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente General Sgry  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Dennis D Wilcox MD  South Bay OB/GYN Medical Group  Paradise Senior Health Center  Paradise Senior Health Center  Medical Clinic  David M Kupfer MD  Naval Medical Center San Diego  Naval Medical Center San Diego  Naval Medical Center San Diego  Naval Medical Center San Diego  Naval Medical Center San Diego  Naval Medical Center San Diego  Naval Medical Center San Diego  San Diego General Surgeons  San Diego General Surgeons  Casteel & Stile MDs  Oasis MSO Inc  San Diego General Surgeons  San Diego General Surgeons  San Diego General Surgeons  San Diego General Surgeons  San Diego General Surgeons  Casteel & Stile MDs  San Diego General Surgeons  Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group  Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group  Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group  Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group  Ricardo J Moreno MD Inc  Dan I Giurgiu MD  Mary C Murphy MD  Mary C Murphy MD  Hillcrest Surgical Med Grp  Hillcrest Surgical Med Grp  Hillcrest Surgical Med Grp  Hillcrest Surgical Med Grp  UCSD Medical Center Trauma  UCSD Medical Center Trauma  UCSD Medical Center Trauma  UCSD Medical Center Trauma  Pacific Coast Surgical Group  UCSD Medical Center Trauma  UCSD Medical Center Trauma  UCSD Medical Center Owen Clinic  USCD Medical Center Surgery  UCSD Medical Center Cardiology  UCSD Medical Center Wound Clin  UC San Diego Plastic Surgery  South Bay Surgical Associates  South Bay Surgical Associates  South Bay Surgical Associates  South Bay Surgical Associates  San Diego Woori Medical Clinic  Sharp Rees-Stealy Otay Ranch  Surgery Center  Edward L Racek MD  Coast Surgical Group  Coast Surgical Group  Coast Surgical Group  Kaiser Permanente Gnrl Sgry  Kaiser Permanente Gnrl Sgry  V Javier Guerra MD  VA Medical Center Surgery  VA Medical Center Surgery  Navy Med Ctr San Diego Gen Sgy  VA Medical Center Surgery  VA Medical Center Surgery  Kaiser Permanente Generl Srgry  Hernia Surgical Specialists  UCSD Surgical Specialties  UCSD Surgical Specialties  UCSD Surgical Specialties  Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo  Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo La Mesa, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-16
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