681 General Surgeons Found in Atherton, CA

We found 681 General Surgeons available in Atherton, CA with an average 4 stars across 1,817 reviews. Find the best one for your needs by years of experience, distance, reviews on Vitals, and more through the filters provided below. Currently, 247 General Surgeons listed are accepting new patients and 149 accept Medicare.

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Dr. Ravinder Jarial, DO

Plastic Surgery
Provided follow-up after the visit
31 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
West Palm Beach, FL
"Very attentive, great communication, understanding my needs, wonderful experience, so happy with the results." View Profile

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Dr. Frank T. Kerrigan, DO

Surgery
44 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palm Desert, CA
"Good visit as usual. Thorough, not rushed. Always feel he is listening & gives good advise on health issues!" View Profile

Dr. Ravinder Jarial, DO

Plastic Surgery
Flexible scheduling
31 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
West Palm Beach, FL
"Very attentive, great communication, understanding my needs, wonderful experience, so happy with the results." View Profile

Dr. William Ridge Fielder, MD

Surgery
74 years exp
Atherton, CA0.9 mi
Dr. William Ridge Fielder, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Atherton, CA. They have 74 years of experience. Their specialties include Surgery. View Profile

Dr. Peraiah Sudanagunta, MD

Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Atherton, CA1.1 mi
Dr. Peraiah Sudanagunta, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Atherton, CA, with other offices in Atherton, CA and Los Banos, CA. View Profile

Dr. David Duane Oakes

Surgery
58 years exp
Atherton, CA1.9 mi
Dr. David Duane Oakes is a health care provider primarily located in Atherton, CA. He has 58 years of experience. His specialties include Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Trauma Surgery. View Profile

Dr. Peter P. Sun, MD

Surgery
35 years exp
Accepting New Patients
San Mateo, CA
"Dr Peter Sun is an amazing Neuro Surgeon. He literally save my daughters life removing a bring tumor in her PF, in a high risk surgery. I thank Dr. Sun every day." View Profile

Dr. James Moon Mok, MD

Surgery
23 years exp
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"Dr. Mok was referred to me as a consult to assist my psychiatrist and my rheumatologist in determining a plan of action for numbness/pain in my arm that radiates to my pinky finger." View Profile

Dr. C. Benjamin Ma, MD

Surgery
1 Award
30 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Redwood City, CA
"Love Dr Ma" View Profile

Dr. Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD

Neurology
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.7 mi
"My dad saw Dr. Miranda last week. I was with him. I don't know much about his surgical or medical abilities." View Profile

Dr. Michael Steven Edwards, MD

Neurological Surgery
56 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"One of the best doctors, he saved my son’s life from aneurysm he was 3 months old.he did what he has to do. The result ,my son now 11 years old with no damage at all." View Profile

Dr. James Timothy Dunn, MD

Surgery
48 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"Dr Dunn saved my mothers life ! He is a gift to this world and I will always be so very grateful to him for his kindness , time , care , vision and belief in my mother survival." View Profile

Dr. Matias Bruzoni, MD

Surgery
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
PALO ALTO, CA1.6 mi
"I cannot say enough good things about our experience with Dr. Bruzoni in pediatric surgery at Stanford. He handled a very complicated surgery with great success." View Profile

Dr. Gary Edwin Hartman, MD

Surgery
52 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"Excellent doctor and excellent person! The world needs more doctors like him." View Profile

Dr. Jefferson Augusto Bastidas, MD

Surgery
41 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.7 mi
"Dr Bastidas is one of the finest doctors and gem of a person you would probably ever meet in your lifetime." View Profile

Dr. Nikolas Hans Blevins, MD

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
38 years exp
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"Dr Blevins was part of the surgey team that removed a very large paraganglioma tumor from neck (10." View Profile

Dr. Walter John Lech, MD

Thoracic Surgery
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
Dr. Walter John Lech, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Stanford, CA, with other offices in San Jose, CA and San Jose, CA(and 4 other locations). View Profile

Dr. James D. Brooks

Oncology
38 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.5 mi
"Very happy. To this day he will answer questions by e-mail" View Profile

Dr. William Herbert Brown, MD

Surgery
46 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.5 mi
Dr. William Herbert Brown, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Palo Alto, CA, with other offices in Walnut Creek, CA and Palo Alto, CA(and 3 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Frank Joseph Piro, MD

Plastic Surgery
42 years exp
Redwood City, CA3.6 mi
"Dr Frank J Piro is very excellent and he helped getting my surgery done very neatly. I am very very happy post operation results." View Profile

Dr. Waldo Concepcion, MD

Transplant Surgery
45 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
Dr. Waldo Concepcion, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Stanford, CA, with other offices in Stanford, CA and Palo Alto, CA(and 3 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Thomas Tin Leung Hui

Surgery
33 years exp
Accepting New Patients
PALO ALTO, CA1.6 mi
Dr. Thomas Tin Leung Hui is a health care provider primarily located in PALO ALTO, CA, with other offices in Glendale, AZ and Glendale, AZ(and 8 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Stephen Brian Shew, MD

Surgery
31 years exp
Accepting New Patients
PALO ALTO, CA1.6 mi
"Dr. Shew is very compassionate and truly cares about his patients. He is one of the best in the medical profession." View Profile

Dr. Stephanie D Chao, MD

Surgery
20 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
Dr. Stephanie D Chao, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Stanford, CA, with other offices in Palo Alto, CA and Palo Alto, CA(and 7 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Philip Mark Hanno, MD

Urology
53 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"It is so reassuring and downright pleasant to visit a physician who takes the time to explain everything that the patient should know about their condition." View Profile

Dr. David Norman White, MD

Plastic Surgery
49 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA2.2 mi
"I wanted to discuss facial cosmetic surgery and was referred to Dr. White by a friend upon whom he had operated. He was wonderful! Professional, sensitive and skilled." View Profile

Dr Shelley A. Marks, MD

Surgery
33 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA2.1 mi
Dr Shelley A. Marks, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Palo Alto, CA. They have 33 years of experience. Their specialties include Surgery. View Profile

Dr Christine D. Ching, MD

Oncology
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA2.1 mi
"Dr. Ching is the best and I feel lucky to have her for my doctor." View Profile

Dr. Elizabeth Ann Swenson, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.5 mi
"very respective,and very caring physician..a very nice and warm person..i would highly recommend her to all the women i know." View Profile

Dr. Claudia Meta Mueller, MD

Surgery
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"Dr.Mueller operated on 2 of my children. And she genuinely cares it really shows. She is amazing." View Profile

Dr. David Lawson Gregg, MD

Trauma Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Menlo Park, CA0.6 mi
"I truely believe David Gregg saved my life. I had a difficult emergency surgery performed by Dr. Gregg and there was never a moment I didn't have confidence in his abilities." View Profile

Dr. Stefanie Stein Jeffrey, MD

Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"Dr. Jeffrey's made me feel as if I were her only patient. She took her time and was very thorough." View Profile

Dr. Ming Liu, MD

Surgery
47 years exp
Redwood City, CA3.6 mi
Dr. Ming Liu, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Redwood City, CA, with other offices in Redwood City, CA and Mountain View, CA(and 2 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Joshua M Korman, MD

Plastic Surgery
41 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Mountain View, CA7.4 mi
Dr. Joshua M Korman, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Mountain View, CA, with other offices in Mountain View, CA and Mountain View, CA(and 2 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Sandeep Soni, MD

Surgery
38 years exp
Palo Alto, CA1.5 mi
"Great bed side manner and explained complex treatments well. Provided great care for my daughter during a difficult time through stem cell transplant." View Profile

Dr. Lan Chen, MD

Surgery
21 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Redwood City, CA
"Highly satisfied. She is a doctor that truly meets me where I am and helps me reach my goals." View Profile

Dr. Julie Robin Fuchs, MD

Surgery
29 years exp
Accepting New Patients
PALO ALTO, CA1.6 mi
Dr. Julie Robin Fuchs, MD is a health care provider primarily located in PALO ALTO, CA, with other offices in Walnut Creek, CA and San Jose, CA(and 4 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Melinda Aquino, MD

Vascular Surgery
28 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Redwood City, CA3.6 mi
"She visited my dad at Seton and agreed to perform some surgery. He found her straightforward, knowledgable, and patient. In short, she treated him like an adult. " View Profile

Dr. Thomas Allen Burdon, MD

Vascular Surgery
44 years exp
Palo Alto, CA4.5 mi
"Finest Surgeon .....saved my life.....I am grateful and delighted to have known this terrific person" View Profile

Dr James J. Zimmerman, MD

Surgery
51 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Redwood City, CA3.7 mi
"Dr. Zimmerman cauterized the vein in my leg that was causing me discomfort. The procedure was fast, easy and recovery was the same. I would recommend Dr. Zimmerman to everyone." View Profile

Dr. Marc Lee Melcher, MD

Surgery
27 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
"Dr. Melcher is the most professional and caring doctor I have ever had." View Profile

Dr. Ronald James Koch, MD

Plastic Surgery
37 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.7 mi
Dr. Ronald James Koch, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Palo Alto, CA, with other offices in San Mateo, CA and San Mateo, CA(and 3 other locations). View Profile

Dr. Michael Richard Harrison, MD

Surgery
57 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.7 mi
"This physician takes the most hopeless cases and will never give up." View Profile

Dr. Sanjeev Dutta, MD

Surgery
30 years exp
Palo Alto, CA1.7 mi
"For almost five years, we had been told nothing could be done to close up a hole left in our sons stomach that allowed his stomach acid to leak(pour out at times) and burn/ eat away at his scarred belly." View Profile

Dr. Malcolm John Macdonald, MD

Thoracic Surgery
34 years exp
Palo Alto, CA1.7 mi
"He works so hard, and takes such good care of his patients. He saved my sons life." View Profile

Dr. Hin Yeung Alexander Liu, MD

Urology
40 years exp
Redwood City, CA3.0 mi

Dr. Myriam Curet-Scott, MD

Surgery
44 years exp
Stanford, CA1.5 mi
Dr. Myriam Curet-Scott, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Stanford, CA, with other offices in Palo Alto, CA and Palo Alto, CA. She has 44 years of experience. View Profile

Dr. Stefan Alexa Mindea, MD

Neurological Surgery
24 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Palo Alto, CA1.7 mi
"The best doctor! I sent my MRI and got an opinion with him regarding my neck problem. The visit offered me a lot of explanations my doctor in San Francisco didn't cover." View Profile

What is a General Surgeon and How Can They Help You?

A surgeon performs operative interventions to treat pathology, trauma, and structural abnormalities through invasive techniques. Surgeons diagnose surgical conditions and provide perioperative patient management.

Surgeons complete medical school and surgical residency lasting five to seven years depending on specialty (general surgery, cardiothoracic, etc.). Many pursue subspecialty fellowship for specialized surgical expertise.

A Surgeon's clinical work involves:

  • Concentrates on operative management of disease and injury across body systems
  • Assesses patients, orders investigations, determines surgical indications, performs operations, oversees postoperative care
  • Treats traumatic injuries, neoplasms, hernias, appendiceal inflammation, biliary disease, and vascular pathology
  • Uses conventional open techniques, laparoscopic methods, robotic-assisted procedures, and minimally invasive approaches
  • Known as: general surgeon, operative specialist, MD, DO

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the best way to search for a General Surgeon in Atherton who accepts my health insurance?
Navigate to the insurance filter located at the top of the search page and select your health plan. This will display only General Surgeons in Atherton who are in-network with your carrier. For additional confirmation, visit each doctor's profile or reach out to their office by phone.
Where can I find General Surgeons in Atherton who offer virtual appointments?
Select the "Virtual Visit" filter at the top of the search page to see General Surgeons providing telehealth services in Atherton. Check each doctor's profile for video visit options and online scheduling availability. You may also call their office to set up a remote consultation.
What's the easiest way to locate highly-rated General Surgeons in Atherton?
Use the "Ratings" filter at the top of the search page to filter results by the average star rating. Browse individual profiles to see patient reviews and ratings in detail. When comparing General Surgeons, look at both the average star rating and how many patients have submitted reviews.
Is it possible to schedule a same-day visit with a General Surgeon in Atherton?
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Which General Surgeons in Atherton have the shortest wait times?
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Can I schedule appointments with General Surgeons in Atherton without calling?
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How do I locate a General Surgeon in Atherton with evening or weekend hours?
Check the Locations card on each profile to view office hours for General Surgeons in Atherton. This helps you find providers with non-traditional availability. For the most accurate information about extended availability, call the office directly.
How do I leave feedback about my appointment with a General Surgeon in Atherton?
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How can I locate a General Surgeon in Atherton who is fluent in my preferred language?
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How do I search for a General Surgeon in Atherton who works at a particular hospital or medical center?
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