Liver Transplant Center - Quincy, MAQuincy 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 Quincy * Harvard Vanguard Medical Assocs  Quincy Medical Center Surgery  Steward Medical Group  Quincy Surgical Associates  Quincy Surgical Associates  Harvard Vanguard Med Assoc  Harvard Vanguard Med Assoc  M Morey Farizan MD  Kevin J Mcbride MD  Martin J Williams MD  Nissage Cadet MD  Breast Care Center  Center For Weight Management  Highland Surgical  Highland Surgical  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  Brigham & Womens Srgcl Assocs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  South Shore Sgcl Specs  Mattapan Comm Health Center  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  General Surgery & Bariatric Ctr  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  Boston Medical Center GEN SGY  Boston Truama Surgical Critical  Boston Univ Med Ctr Sgcl ONL  Boston Univ Med Ctr Sgcl ONL  Boston University School Medcn  Tufts Medical Center Transplant  Tufts Med Btr Brtcs/Gen Sgy Ctr  Tufts Medical Center Cadiovascl  Tufts Med Ctr Surgical Oncology  Tufts Medical Center Cadiovascl  Tufts Med Btr Brtcs/Gen Sgy Ctr  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Tufts Medical Center Cadiovascl  Tufts Medical Center Transplant  Tufts Med Btr Brtcs/Gen Sgy Ctr  Tufts Med Btr Brtcs/Gen Sgy Ctr  Sam Kontrakul MD  All One Health  Josef E Fischer MD  Lemuel Shattuck Hospital  Massachusetts Gen Hosp Trnsplnt  Massachusetts General Hopistal  Massachusetts General Hosp Sgy  Massachusetts General Hosp PD  Boston Children's Hospital Srgy  Boston Children's Hospital Srgy  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Vein Center  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Vein Center  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Massachusetts General Hosp GAS  Shriners Hospital For Children  Massachusetts General Hosp ONC  Massachusetts Gen Pdtrc Orthpdc  Keith D Lillemoe MD  Andrew L Warshaw MD  Mass Gnrl Hosp Srgcl Clin  Brigham Womans Colon Rectal Sgy  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute  Shah & Babayan MDs  New England Baptist Primary  New England Baptist Primary  Farhat N Homsy MD  Brigham & Womens GNS Residency  Brigham Womens Hosp General Sgy  Brigham & Womens Hospital  Boston Childrens Hosp Gen Srgy  Brigham Womens Hosp General Sgy  Surgical Specialties  Brigham Womens Hosp General Sgy  Boston Childrens Hosp Gen Srgy  Brigham & Womens GNS Residency  Brigham/Wmns Faulkner Brst Ctr  Boston Childrens Hosp Gen Srgy  Surgical Specialties  Boston Childrens Hosp Gen Srgy  Surgical Specialties Quincy, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2013-06-01
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