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SCL Health Heart & Vascular Institute - Vascular - Grand Junction

  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
  • Heart and vascular
  • Heart failure
  • Heart rhythm
  • Interventional cardiology
  • Vascular surgery

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Desarom Teso
Desarom Teso, MD

Vascular Surgery

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