Dr. Manuel Ferreira MD PHD
Neurosurgeon
325 9th Ave Harborview Medical C Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. Manuel Ferreira is co-director of Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at Harborview Medical Center and a UW assistant professor of neurological surgery. He directs the weekly Harborview ...
Education and Training
Georgetown University School of Medicine 2002
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Treatments
- Lung Transplant
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
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