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Laurence Tanaka, MD

Laurence Tanaka, MD
Laurence Tanaka, MD
Office
4060 Fourth Ave Ste 330
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 298-9931
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Dr. Tanaka has been practicing medicine since 1978 and was board certified in Surgery in 1982. Dr. Tanaka received his medical degree from Tulane University in 1971. He served his internship at Harkness Community Hospital and received his surgical training in general surgery at Harkness Community Hospital Surgery Residency Program and at the University of Hawaii Integrated Surgical Residency Program. He served two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corp. He returned to San Diego in 1979 and established a general surgery practice.

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, 1982
Medical Education
Tulane University School of Medicine, MD, 1971
Internships
Harkness Community Hospital, General Surgery
Residencies
Harkness Community Hospital, Surgical
University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine
Specialty
General Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Area of Expertise
Bariatric Surgery
General Surgery
On Medical Staff at
Scripps Mercy Hospital