Surgery Doctors in Bay Harbor Islands, FL Accepting Medicare

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Dr. John Louis Whitehead, DO
Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1111 Kane Concourse Ste 311, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154
Phone: 305-865-2000    Fax: 305-865-2002
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Dr. Carlos Mario Rivera Serrano, M.D.
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1111 Kane Concourse Ste 111, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154
Phone: 617-755-9404    

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Surgery: A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.


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