Gustavo Adolfo Villalona MD
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
1465 S GRAND BLVD SAINT LOUIS MO, 63104About
Dr. Gustavo Villalona practices Pediatric Surgery in SAINT LOUIS, MO. Dr. Villalona treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Villalonadiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
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- Christian Saliba1919 S Grand Blvd, Unit 314 SAINT LOUIS MO 63104
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