Dr. Austin L Spitzer MD
Transplant Surgeon
1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA, 98195About
Dr. Austin Spitzer is a transplant surgeon practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Spitzer 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. Spitzer 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. Spitzer works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.
Education and Training
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine 2000
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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- Hernia
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