Dr. Santiago Vera MD
Transplant Surgeon
1910 Nonconnah Blvd Suite 120 Memphis TN, 38132About
Dr. Santiago Vera is a transplant surgeon practicing in Memphis, TN. Dr. Vera specializes in organ transplants, and may perform surgeries involved with the transplant of organs such as the kidneys, liver, pancreas, intestines, heart, lungs, tracheal tissue and more. As a transplant surgeon, Dr. Vera performs long, complex surgeries that might take many hours to complete. Transplant surgeons remove the organ from the donor as well as transplant the organ in the recipient. Dr. Vera works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.
Education and Training
Univ Central De Venezuela- Esc De Med "luis Razetti"- Caracas 1975
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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