Surgeon
Dr. Mark M. Youssef is a Surgeon in Santa Monica, CA
with special training and skill in performing surgical procedures within a wide variety of specialties.
As a Surgeon, Mark M. Youssef, MD performs
surgical operations to prevent or remedy illness, injury, or dysfunction relating to patient anatomy. Surgery is
a medical specialty focusing on surgical operations performed as emergency or elective procedures. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Surgeons include appendicitis, heart disease, pancreatitis, traumatic injury, cancer, congenital birth defect, oral disease or dysfunction, gallbladder disease, kidney stones, chronic back, neck, or joint pain, chronic sinus infection, brain disorders, and eye injury or illness.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Surgeons
include laboratory testing, surgical procedures, post-operative care, patient education, anesthesia administration, and pre-and post-operative medication prescription.
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Surgeons in Santa Monica, CA
Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Dr. Mark M. Youssef is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist in Santa Monica, CA
with special training and skill in treating ailments of the reproductive system and related bowel, bladder, and urinary systems, as well as managing pregancy and child birthing.
As an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Mark M. Youssef, MD performs
blood tests, pelvic exams, uterine and breast cancer screenings, birth control management, and reproductive system surgery. Obstetrics & Gynecology is
care of a woman's reproductive health from the onset of puberty through menopause and beyond. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Obstetricians & Gynecologists include yeast infections, bacterial infections, irregular menstruation, painful intercourse, discomfort of uterus, genitals, or breasts, infertility, and prolapse of the pelvic organs.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Obstetricians & Gynecologists
include annual pap test and pelvic exam, mamogram prescription, infertility treatment, birth control management, tubal ligation (permanent form of birth control), hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries), salpingectomy (removal of the fallopian tubes) or cone biopsy (removal of precancerous cells in the cervix identified during a pap test).
An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.
Obstetricians Gynecologists in Santa Monica, CA
Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Mark M. Youssef is a Plastic Surgeon in Santa Monica, CA
with special training and skill in performing repair, reconstruction, or replacement surgery on external parts of the body.
As a Plastic Surgeon, Mark M. Youssef, MD performs
surgical procedures that enhance physical appearance, reduce or eliminate physical deformity, or improve physical function. Plastic Surgery is
a medical specialty focused on repairing, reconstructing, or replacing physical defects involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, cranial and jaw structures, hand, extremities, breast and abdomen, and external genitalia. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Plastic Surgeons include post-operative breast cancer, cleft lip or palate, post-operative skin cancer, skin lesions, replant amputation, burn injury, post-weight loss skin laxity, crow's feet, skin wrinkles, carpal tunnel syndrome, and obesity.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Plastic Surgeons
include breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lift, facelift, lip augmentation, tummy tuck, nose reshaping (rhinoplasty), Botox injection, laser skin resurfacing, liposuction, and eye lift.
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
Plastic Surgeons in Santa Monica, CA
