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Laurel Tangalakis is a General Surgeon in Allegan, Michigan. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Obesity, and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

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