Liver Transplant Center - Miami Gardens, FLMiami Gardens 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 Miami Gardens * California Club Medical Group  Comprehensive Breast Care Ctr  Chen Medical Associates  University Medical Center  Hakan S Charles-Harris MD  Hakan S Charles-Harris MD  South Florida Surgery/Hand Care  Pastor M Torres MD  Adelheid C Reinoso MD  Adelheid C Reinoso MD  Henry Wodnicki MD  Martin B Grossman MD PA  Martin B Grossman MD PA  Luis Juarez MD PA  Emil Matei DO  Juan S Wester MD  Lamas Surgical Associates  Lamas Surgical Associates  Lamas Surgical Associates  Surgical Partners  Mauricio T Hernandez MD  Surgical Partners  Tenet Florida Physician Servics  Aventura Surgical Group  Laparoscopic Institute  Laparoscopic Institute  Laparoscopic Institute  Memorial Regional Hosp Surgy  Memorial Regional Hosp Surgy  Memorial Regional Hosp Surgy  Memorial Regional Hosp Surgy  Memorial Regional Hosp Surgy  Soni & Narula MDs  Harry Sendzischew MD PA  Surgical Consultants PA  Surgical Consultants PA  Surgical Consultants PA  Memorial Trauma Services  Memorial Trauma Services  Memorial Regional Hospital Brst  Memorial Trauma Services  Mark W Gordon MD  Matias E Guerra MD  Primary Care Physicians  Physicians Management Group  Physicians Management Group  Shmuel E Katz MD  Physicians Management Group  Jose R Martinez-Alba Jr MD  Premier OB/GYN Of South Florida  Hector Pombo MD  Jorge E Ravelo MD PA  Gustavo G Ledo-Sanchez MD  Alejandro M Hernandez-Cano MD  South Broward Surgical Group  Jason H Frost DO  South Broward Surgical Group  Jeffrey P Snow MD PA  Richard L Taylor MD  University Of Miami Trnsplt Sgy  University Of Miami Trnsplt Sgy  Miami VA Medical Center Surgery  Miami VA Medical Center Surgery  University Of Miami Surgcl ONL  Sylvester Comprhnsv Cncr Ctr  Dagoberto Garces-Milanes MD  University Miami Hlth Systm Sgy  Unversity Mmi Schl Mdcn Gnl Sgy  University Miami Pediatric Sgy  University Miami Pediatric Sgy  Unversity Mmi Schl Mdcn Gnl Sgy  Unversity Mmi Schl Mdcn Gnl Sgy  Rafael Azuaje MD  Stephen Wise Unger MD PA  Mt Sinai Medical Center Gen Sur  Mt Sinai Medical Center Gen Sur  Leon Egozi MD  Gary L Glick MD  Amiel Levine MD  Mt Sinai Medical Center Gen Sur  Mt Sinai Medical Center Gen Sur  Mt Sinai Medical Center Gen Sur  Mt Sinai Medical Center Gen Sur  Mt Sinai Medical Center Gen Sur  Stephen Wise Unger MD PA  Irvin H Willis MD  Fredy Caldera MD  Vohra Wound Physicians  Physical Medicine Millenium  Venus Cosmetic Institute  Oncology Associates  UM Bariatric Specialists  Jose H Valladares MD PA  Julio L Arronte MD  Carlos L Trabanco MD  Pete Garcia MD PA  Pete Garcia MD PA  Florida Family Clinic  Jorge Alvarez-Moreno MD  Jose C Cosmetic Surgery Miami Gardens, FloridaUpcoming 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 Miami Gardens
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