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Alpharetta, Georgia is home to 15 practicing general surgeons who have offices in 1 county and 3 zip codes, including zip codes 30005, 30022, and 30009.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alpharetta has a population of 40,128, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 general surgeon for every 2,675 residents.
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According to 2005 Census estimates, Georgia has a population of 9,072,576. Of this population, 2,319,806 are under the age of 18 and 865,997 are at or above the age of 65.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are thyroid disorders, breast disease, breast cancer, hernia, cystic fibrosis, Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease, Cirrhosis, lymphoma, Colorectal cancer, Thyroid cancer, Hirschsprung's disease, Adhesions, Volvulus, Kidney cancer, Morbid obesity, Chronic renal failure, Meconium ileus, Meckel's diverticulum, and Toxic megacolon.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including breast reconstruction, breast surgery, mastectomy, Laparoscopic Surgery, laser surgery, thyroid surgery, microsurgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, da Vinci Surgical System, Bypass Surgery, cryosurgery, Kidney transplant, Whipple procedure, Cholecystectomy, Resection, robotic surgery, Liver transplant, Bariatric surgery, abdominal surgery, and Appendectomy.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including endoscopy, biopsy, Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), x-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Cardiac Stress Test, Upper GI (Barium Swallow), Lower GI (Barium Enema), and fecal occult bloodtest.
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