Liver Transplant Center - Montgomery, ALMontgomery 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 Montgomery * Jackson Surgery Center  Jackson Hospital Clnc Vslr Srgy  Jackson Surgical Associates  Ishwarlal Bhuta MD  Jackson Surgical Associates  Randall G Cook MD  Advanced Surgical Associates PC  Bennie R Hamner MD  Montgomery Surgical Specialists  Montgomery Surgical Specialists  Montgomery Surgical Specialists  Montgomery Surgical Specialists  Montgomery Surgical Specialists  Same Day Surgery Center  Same Day Surgery Center  Alabama Surgical Consultants PC  Alabama Surgical Consultants PC  Montgomery Surgical Center  Montgomery Surgical Center  Margaret L Turkleson MD  Alan J Berlin MD PC  River Regional General Surgery  Mora Surgical Clinic  Community Hospital Surgery  Raghavachari S Krishnan MD  J Tom Peurifoy MD  Norman F Mcgowin MD  Russell Medical Center  Russell Medical Center  Russell Medical Center  Troy Cosmetic Surgery  Lake Martin Family Medicine  Selma Doctors Clinic PC  Charles L Lett MD PC  Central Alabama Surgical Assocs  Sylacauga Surgical Associates  Sylacauga Surgical Associates  Sylacauga Surgical Associates  Surgical Clinic PC  Surgical Clinic PC  Surgical Clinic PC  Surgical Clinic PC  Surgical Clinic PC  Surgical Clinic PC  East Alabama Surgical Assocs  Cahaba Valley Surgical Group  Cahaba Valley Surgical Group  Cahaba Valley Surgical Group  Cahaba Valley Surgical Group  Jefferson Shelby Sgcl Assocs PC  Jefferson Shelby Sgcl Assocs PC  BHC Surgical Associates  BHC Surgical Associates  Dale Medical Ctr Csmtc Sgy  Mckowen & Day MDs PC  Mckowen & Day MDs PC  Mckowen & Day MDs PC  Varicosis & Laser Center Of AL  Surgical Endoscopy Specialists  Sawyer Surgery Clinic LLC  Sawyer Surgery Clinic LLC  Evergreen Medical Ctr Sgy  Evergreen Medical Ctr Sgy  American Family Care  Norwood Clinic  Breast Care Ctr Of Birmingham  Birmingham Surgical PC  Birmingham Surgical PC  Birmingham Surgical PC  Lanier Medical Pavilion  Lanier Medical Pavilion  Lanier Medical Pavilion  Lanier Medical Pavilion  Surgical Associates PC  Surgical Associates PC  Surgical Associates PC  Surgical Associates PC  Vision America of Birmingham  Vascular Associates/Birmingham  Surgery South  Surgery South  Surgery South  Enrique Duprat MD  Advanced Surgical Wght Loss Ctr  UAB General Surgery  Montclair Infectious Disease  Continuity Clinic  Advanced Surgical Wght Loss Ctr  Derek E Robinson MD  Advanced Surgical Wght Loss Ctr  Advanced Surgical Wght Loss Ctr  Vascular Institute Birmingham  Vascular Institute Birmingham  John B Blalock Jr MD PC  Gray C Buck III MD  Philip J Fischer MD  Jerry L Kitchens Jr MD  Salter Tapscott Srg Assc LLC  Salter Tapscott Srg Assc LLC  Susan B Winchester MD PC Montgomery, AlabamaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-01
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