Dr. Alessandro Fichera MD
Surgeon
101 Manning Drive N.C. Cancer Hospital Chapel Hill NC, 27514About
Dr. Fichera is a professor in the Department of Surgery and a nationally-renowned, board-certified colorectal surgeon specializing in the latest surgical techniques and research. Dr. Fichera is leading ...
Education and Training
Univ Cattol De Sacro Cuore- Fac Di Med E Chirurgia- Roma- Italy 1990
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Fellowships
- Mount Sinai SOM
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