
Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay MD
Transplant Surgeon
3400 Spruce St Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay is a transplant surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Chattopadhyay 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. Chattopadhyay 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. Chattopadhyay works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.
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