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Dr. Alex W Cantafio MD, Transplant Surgeon
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Dr. Alex W Cantafio MD

Transplant Surgeon

5/5(4)
1959 Ne Pacific St Box 356174 Seattle WA, 98195
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5/5

About

Dr. Alex Cantafio is a transplant surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Cantafio 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. Cantafio 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. Cantafio works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.

Education and Training

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 2004

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 14 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Treatments

  • Liver Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Lymphoma
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy

Dr. Alex W Cantafio MD's Practice location

Practice At 1959 Ne Pacific St Box 356174

1959 Ne Pacific St Box 356174 -
Seattle, WA 98195
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New patients: 206-598-2368
Fax: 206-598-8119

Alex Cantafio

1940 Alcoa Hwy Suite E140 -
Knoxville, TN 37920
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New patients: 865-305-9858
Fax: 865-305-6958

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Dr. Alex W Cantafio MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 4 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Transplant Surgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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