Dr. Maria V Stapfer MD
Surgeon
1510 San Pablo Street 2nd Floor Suite 200 Los Angeles CA, 90033About
Dr. Stapfer attended the University of Hawaii on a 4 year full athletic scholarship where she played basketball for the university while obtaining her degree in biology. She subsequently completed her ...
Education and Training
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1994
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Awards
- Student Athlete of the Year,
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Hahnemann University 1988
- Cum Laude, Hahnemann University 1988
- Resident Teacher of the Year, LAC+USC Medical Center 1995
Treatments
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Gallstones
- Pain
- Lightpod Neo
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Surgeons
- Member American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Fellowships
- University of Southern California University Hospital
- Gene Therapy Research Fellowship 1997
- LAC+USC Medical Center - Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery 2002
- USC University Hospital - Multi - Abdominal Organ Transplant 2004
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