Preventive Mastectomy Center - Cranston, RI
Cranston General Surgeon Doctors for Preventive MastectomyType 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 Cranston * Gerald Marsocci MD  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  Women & Infants Hospital Onclgy  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  Women & Infants Hospital Onclgy  Breast Health  University Surgical Associates  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  Musculoskeletal Institute  Women & Infants Breast Hth Ctr  VA Medical Center Surgery  Roger Williams Med Cntr Gnrl Su  VA Medical Center Surgery  Roger Williams Hmtlgy Onclgy  Roger Williams Hmtlgy Onclgy  Roger Williams Med Cntr Gnrl Su  Marlene Cutitar MD  Vahey M Pahigian MD Ltd  University Surgical Associates  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  Rhode Island Surgeons  University Surgical  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  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  East Side Surgical Group Inc  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  University Surgical Associates  Naji W Mazlum MD  Americas Vein Centers  Brain & Spine Neurosurgical  Physicians Rhode Island Medical  Physicians Rhode Island Medical  Ramon D Llamas MD  Michael A Luke MD  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 Cranston, Rhode IslandUpcoming Local Events2013-06-16
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Preventive Mastectomy1. What is preventive mastectomy, and what types of procedures are used in preventive mastectomy?Preventive mastectomy (also called prophylactic or risk-reducing mastectomy ) is the surgical removal of one or both breasts in an effo... Other Related Preventive Mastectomy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Cranston
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