Liver Transplant Center - Pawtucket, RIPawtucket 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 Pawtucket * University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  East Side Surgical Group Inc  East Side Surgical Group Inc  Naji W Mazlum MD  University Surgical  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  Marlene Cutitar MD  Vahey M Pahigian MD Ltd  Rhode Island Hospital TTS  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Roger Williams Cancer Center  Musculoskeletal Institute  Roger Williams Cancer Center  VA Medical Center Surgery  VA Medical Center Surgery  Roger Williams Hmtlgy Onclgy  Roger Williams Med Cntr Gnrl Su  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  Gerald Marsocci MD  Physicians Rhode Island Medical  Physicians Rhode Island Medical  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Brain & Spine Neurosurgical  Ramon D Llamas MD  West Bay Surgical Associates  West Bay Surgical Associates  West Bay Surgical Associates  Sebastian Trombatore MD LLC  Kent Surgical Associates Inc  Kent Surgical Associates Inc  Kent Surgical Associates Inc  Kent Surgical Associates Inc  Michael A Luke MD  Americas Vein Centers  Naval Health Clinic-New England  Naval Health Clinic-New England  David J Coppe MD  Aquidneck Medical Associates  University Surgical Associates  Umberto Capuano MD  Andrew J Dowd MD  South County Surgery  Vincent A Montemarano MD  Westerly Medical Center  Westerly Medical Center  Westerly Medical Center  Westerly Medical Center Pawtucket, Rhode IslandUpcoming Local Events2013-06-01
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