25 of the Best General Surgeons Near Me in canton, MA

Looking for the best general surgeon near canton, MA? Find a top general surgeon near you in canton, MA who is an expert in your specific condition. A general surgeon is a doctor who has been trained in a wide variety of surgical procedures.

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    Expertise in
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    General Surgery | Podiatric Medicine
    Expertise in
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    General Surgery | Podiatric Medicine
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    The Foot And Ankle Center Of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

    40 Allied Drive, 
    Dedham, MA 
     (4.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian
    Accepting New Patients

    John Giurini is a General Surgeon and a Podiatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Dedham, Massachusetts. Dr. Giurini is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Necrosis, Osteomyelitis, Peptic Ulcer, and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Giurini is board certified in American Board Of Foot And Ankle Surgery. Dr. Giurini is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    9
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    Expertise in
    9
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    Referral may be required

    Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center (Foxborough)

    20 Patriot Place, 
    Foxborough, MA 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr Nimeri is the director of Bariatric Surgery and is on faculty at Harvard Medical School. He served in several leadership roles in national and international bariatric surgery societies. He is the Secretary/Treasurer of International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO). Dr Nimeri is an associate editor of Obesity Surgery journal and past President of the IFSO MENA chapter (Middle East & North Africa Chapter of the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity) and past president of the Pan Arab Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (PASMBS).  Dr Nimeri authored numerous publications and book chapters and delivered hundreds of national and international presentations. Dr Nimeri is dedicated to surgical education and quality and has received numerous teaching, mentorship and international leadership awards. Dr. Nimeri is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Peptic Ulcer, Hiatal Hernia, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Nimeri is board certified in Obesity Medicine, Surgery, General, and Focused Practice In Metabolic Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Nimeri is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, General Surgery Clinic

    1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Kudsi is a minimal invasive surgeon with clinical focus on complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Recognized for maintaining one of the world’s most extensive personal databases in robotic AWR, spanning from patient-reported outcomes to published long-term follow-up data. He played a key role in setting up robotic hernia programs in Americas, Europe, & Asia and performed over 3500 robotic surgeries. Throughout his career, he established an accredited MIS fellowship and a funded clinical research fellowship focused on AWR and artificial intelligence. He has written over 100 original peer reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He serves as a periodic reviewer of several surgical journals and is the co-editor of five robotic textbooks with over 100 national & international presentations. He has assumed prominent leadership roles at CRSA, SAGES, ASE, and founded the Robotic Surgery Collaboration (RSC), a vicarious learning platform that unites over 10,000 surgeons. He has organized numerous international summits, taught hernia surgery to over 1000 surgeons and was awarded the Swedish Surgical Society’s medal in 2022.Dr. Kudsi, a native of Aleppo, Syria, earned his medical degree from University of Aleppo, followed by a postdoctoral research fellowship in tissue engineering at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, surgical residency at Lankenau Medical Center, minimal invasive surgery fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and advanced Minimal Invasive Surgery traveling fellowship at IRCAD Strasbourg University, France. He pursued an MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship and co-founded digital surgical, a company with patented technology in intra-operative real-time 3D micrometer scanning and Artificial intelligence. Dr. Kudsi is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kudsi is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Kudsi is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    5
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    5
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Hernia Center

    1153 Centre Street, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Sheu is Chief of the Section of Bariatric and Foregut Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sheu graduated from Harvard College, obtained his doctorate in immunology as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University, and completed medical school at Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Brigham, followed by a fellowship in advanced laparoscopy and bariatric surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Sheu’s clinical practice focuses on bariatric, foregut and hernia surgery. Dr. Sheu leads an NIH R01-funded laboratory that investigates how bariatric surgery leads to resolution of type 2 diabetes via changes in the gut microbiota and the immune system.  He also serves as Associate Program Director of the Brigham’s advanced minimally invasive GI and bariatric surgery fellowship. Dr. Sheu is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Sheu is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Sheu is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    16
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    16
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    SMG General Surgery, Brighton

    11 Nevins St Ste 201, 
    Brighton, MA 
     (13.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Claudius Conrad is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Brighton, Massachusetts. Dr. Conrad is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gallbladder Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Hepatectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Conrad is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    14
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    14
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Hospital

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Brenessa Lindeman is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Lindeman is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Thyroid Nodule, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Lindeman is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    12
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    12
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Office

    830 Harrison Ave Ste 3400, 
    Boston, MA 
     (12.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Frederick Drake is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Drake is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis, Hyperparathyroidism, Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, Appendectomy, and Parathyroidectomy. Dr. Drake is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    10
    conditions
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
    Expertise in
    10
    conditions
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
    Referral may be required

    Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center In Clinical Affiliation With South Shore Health

    101 Columbian Street, South, 
    South Weymouth, MA 
     (9.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Suniti N. Nimbkar is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) , the medical director for the Breast Care Center at South Shore Hospital, in clinical affiliation with the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, and an instructor in surgery at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Nimbkar received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and then completed a surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center (now Boston Medical Center). She is board certified in general surgery.Dr. Nimkar’s clinical and research interests include benign breast disease, breast conservation surgery, mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, nipple-sparing mastectomy, pregnancy-associated breast cancer and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Dr. Nimbkar is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, Lymphadenectomy, and Mastectomy. Dr. Nimbkar is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Nimbkar is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    148 Chestnut Street, 
    Needham, MA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Christopher Boyd is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Boyd is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Boyd is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Boyd is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral required

    BILH Care Center- Quincy

    100 Walter J. Hannon Parkway,, 
    Quincy, MA 
     (9.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Martin Williams is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Quincy, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Williams is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Fibroadenoma, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Williams is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Hernia Center

    1153 Centre Street, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Brent T. Shoji is a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.Dr. Shoji is board certified in general surgery and his clinical interests include anorectal disorders and surgery, cost containment, gallstone disease, gastrointestinal disease and surgery, general surgery, and hernia repair. Dr. Shoji is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Splenectomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Shoji is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Shoji is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    8
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    8
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    ENT Specialists Inc

    680 Centre St., 
    Brockton, MA 
     (9.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jagdish Dhingra is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Dhingra is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Thyroid Nodule, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Renal Oncocytoma, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Dhingra is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Dhingra is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    7
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    7
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

    199 Reedsdale Road, 
    Milton, MA 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Scharukh Jalisi is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Milton, Massachusetts. Dr. Jalisi is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Renal Oncocytoma, Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Laryngectomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Jalisi is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Jalisi is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    7
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    7
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Wound Care And Hyperbaric Medicine

    145 Rosemary Street, Suite D, 
    Needham, MA 
     (9.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Karl Sorenson is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Sorenson is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Radiation Sickness, and Cellulitis. Dr. Sorenson is board certified in American Board Of Preventive Medicine and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Sorenson is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    6
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    6
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham

    148 Chestnut Street, 
    Needham, MA 
     (9.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Kevin Mccarthy is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Mccarthy is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Mccarthy is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Mccarthy is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    6
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    6
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Surgical Associates At South Shore Health

    51 Performance Drive, Suite 300, 
    Weymouth, MA 
     (10.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Robinson is a senior surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (BWFH).  He serves as the Associate Chairman of the Department of Surgery with oversight of the Department’s operational processes. He also is Director of BWH’s Nutrition Support Service.Dr. Robinson received his college degree from Harvard University and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his surgical residency and advanced fellowships in nutrition and general surgery at BWH. He is board certified in surgery and nutrition support and is a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School where he is an associate professor of surgery.The author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, abstracts and editor of a textbook, Dr. Robinson’s clinical interests include bariatric (i.e., weight loss) surgery, nutrition support of patients with complex nutrition issues, and general and laparoscopic surgery. His research focuses on nutrition, metabolism and how to optimize weight loss surgery.Dr. Robinson serves as an Associate Editor of Obesity Surgery (a premier clinical and research bariatric surgery journal), and is a national site reviewer of bariatric surgery centers seeking accreditation as a center of excellence by the American College of Surgeons. He has lectured locally, nationally, and internationally on the topics of bariatric surgery and nutrition support. Dr. Robinson is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Calciphylaxis, Obesity, Malnutrition, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Robinson is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Robinson is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    4
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    4
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    ENT Specialists Inc

    680 Centre St., 
    Brockton, MA 
     (9.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Pratik Pradhan is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Pradhan is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), and Cellulitis. Dr. Pradhan is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery. Dr. Pradhan is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    2
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Hernia Center

    1153 Centre Street, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH is the Chief of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  He is also a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Smink received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, completed general surgery residency at the Brigham, and completed a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.  His clinical interests include abdominal wall hernias, foregut surgery and biliary tract disease. Dr. Smink serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Surgical Education, and he is a member of Academy of Master Surgeon Educators through the American College of Surgeons.  He is the Past-President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery.Dr. Smink’s research focuses on resident and faculty education and patient safety through simulation, team training, and coaching.  He is the co-PI on an NIH R01 grant, the Provider Awareness and Cultural dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), a curriculum to improve surgeon communication with culturally diverse patients.  In addition, he is the co-director for the Surgical Coaching for Operative Performance Enhancement (SCOPE) Program, where he helps lead a program of peer-coaching and performance improvement for surgeons. Dr. Smink is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Femoral Hernia, Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Removal, and Splenectomy. Dr. Smink is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Smink is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    16
    conditions
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
    Expertise in
    16
    conditions
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
    Referral may be required

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (14.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Michelle Specht is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Specht is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Specht is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Specht is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    13
    conditions
    Expertise in
    13
    conditions
    Referral may be required

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    55 Fruit St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (14.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Liliana Bordeianou is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bordeianou is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Rectal Prolapse, Bowel Incontinence, Diverticular Disease, Ileostomy, and Colostomy. Dr. Bordeianou is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    11
    conditions
    Expertise in
    11
    conditions
    Referral may be required

    Steward Surgical Associates Brockton

    1350 Belmont St Ste 102, 
    Brockton, MA 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Valentin Atanassov is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Atanassov is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Disease, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Atanassov is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    11
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    11
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral required

    Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

    680 Centre St, 
    Brockton, MA 
     (9.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Stephen Maloney is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Maloney is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Carotid Artery Disease, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Arterial Insufficiency, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Maloney is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    9
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Office

    800 Washington St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (13.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Janice Rothschild is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Rothschild is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Rothschild is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    6
    conditions
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
    Expertise in
    6
    conditions
    General Surgery | Surgical Oncology
    Referral may be required

    Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc

    1153 Centre St, 
    Jamaica Plain, MA 
     (9.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Barbara Smith is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist practicing medicine in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Smith is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

    Expertise in
    4
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Expertise in
    4
    conditions
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Office

    490 Chapman St, 
    Canton, MA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    William Nannery is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Canton, Massachusetts. Dr. Nannery is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Nannery is currently accepting new patients.

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    When should I see a General Surgeon near canton, MA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a General Surgeon near canton, MA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank General Surgeons near canton, MA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by General Surgeons near canton, MA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a General Surgeon in canton?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the General Surgeon search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different General Surgeon?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a General Surgeon near canton, MA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my General Surgeon?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my General Surgeon may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female General Surgeons near canton, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the General Surgeon search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    What are the most common health conditions that a General Surgeon near canton, MA might treat?

    Can I filter my search to find a General Surgeon that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the General Surgeon search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/07/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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