Liver Transplant Center - Levittown, PALevittown 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 Levittown * Aria Health Physician Services  Aria Health Physician Services  Bariatric Specialists Of Penn  Mark E Rayner MD  Joseph M Bednarek MD  Advanced General Surgical Assoc  Michael C Jacobeli MD  Michael C Jacobeli MD  Advanced General Surgical Assoc  St Marys Medical Ctr Brst Srgns  Uday S Kunte MD  St Mary Medical Center Trauma  John P Leichner MD  Aria Health Physician Services  Aria Health Physician Services  Aria Health Physician Services  Aria Health  Aria Health Physician Services  Aria Health Physician Services  Somerton Family Medical Assocs  Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Greater Northeast Medical Group  Alliance Physician Associates  Einstein Surgical Associates  Einstein Surgical Associates  Einstein Surgical Associates  Colon And Rectal Surgeons  Einstein Surgical Associates  Comprehensive Breast Cr Sgns  Comprehensive Breast Cr Sgns  Comprehensive Breast Cr Sgns  Barnaby & Schafer Sgcl Assocs  Nazareth Physician Services Sgy  Barnaby & Schafer Sgcl Assocs  General & Vascular Surgical Grp  General & Vascular Surgical Grp  Institute/Metabolic/Brtrc Sgy  Institute/Metabolic/Brtrc Sgy  Institute/Metabolic/Brtrc Sgy  Institute/Metabolic/Brtrc Sgy  Institute/Metabolic/Brtrc Sgy  Institute/Metabolic/Brtrc Sgy  Holy Redeemer Physicians Svs  Fuller Family Health  Patrick E Pellecchia MD  Robert J Gastfriend MD  Margaret Levy MD  Contemporary Surgical Assocs  General Surgical Associates  General Surgical Associates  Jeanes Hospital Surgery  General Surgical Associates  General Surgical Associates  Fox Chase Cancer Center  Einstein Bariatrics  Marcia A Gutowicz MD  Einstein Bariatrics  Einstein Bariatrics  Aria Health Center Clinic  Christa P Habboushe MD  St Christophers Spec PED Care  Surgical Care Specialists  Surgical Care Specialists  Surgical Care Specialists  Surgical Care Specialists  Pediatric Surgery Group  Surgical Care Specialists  Surgical Care Specialists  Pediatric Surgery Group  Huntingdon Valley Sgcl Cnsltnts  Surgical Care Specialists  Surgical Care Specialists  Christopher M Pezzi MD  Surgical Care Specialists  Specialty Care Center Abington  Daniel B Westawski MD  Christopher M Pezzi MD  Surgical Care Specialists  Donna M Angotti MD  John W Robertson III MD  Center Child/Adolescent Health  Albert Einstein Med Ctr Ob/Gyn  Einstein Transplant Associates  Einstein Surgical Associates  Einstein Transplant Associates  Einstein Transplant Associates  Einstein Transplant Associates  Einstein Transplant Associates  Einstein Surgical Associates  Einstein Practice Plan  Einstein Transplant Associates  Industrial Health Services  VIAA Surgical Associates  VIAA Surgical Associates  VIAA Surgical Associates  VIAA Surgical Associates  Barbara K Schneider MD  Temple Bariatric Surgery Prgm  Temple Univ Hsptl GNS  Temple Univ Hsptl GNS Levittown, PennsylvaniaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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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 Levittown
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