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Surgery

Surgery2023-08-07T16:07:07-04:00

CentraState provides state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgery, including the ‘da Vinci® robotic surgery,’ for conditions ranging from endovascular procedures to joint replacements. Compared to traditional surgery, minimally invasive surgery may result in faster healing and a shorter recovery time for patients. Our surgical services are delivered in state-of-the-art operating rooms by highly trained physicians and nurses. Same-day surgery procedures—those not requiring an overnight stay—are performed in CentraState’s Ambulatory Surgery Center. And when appropriate, patients receive pre- and post-operative care in our Short Stay Surgical Unit.

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CentraState provides state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgery, including the “da Vinci® robotic surgery,” for conditions ranging from endovascular procedures to joint replacements. Compared to traditional surgery, minimally invasive surgery may result in faster healing and a shorter recovery time for patients. Our surgical services are delivered in state-of-the-art operating rooms by highly trained physicians and nurses. Same-day surgery procedures—those not requiring an overnight stay—are performed in CentraState’s Ambulatory Surgery Center. And when appropriate, patients receive pre- and post-operative care in our Short Stay Surgical Unit.

SURGICAL SERVICES

Same Day Surgery Min
The Ambulatory Surgery Center in the Donna O’Donnell, RN, Medical Arts Building is devoted to outpatient care, offering same-day surgery in a variety of specialties. The surgery center was designed to care for your same-day surgery needs in one convenient location. With ongoing advances in medicine, many routine procedures can be performed with no overnight stay.
Short Stay Surgery Min

The Short Stay Unit, located on the first floor of CentraState Medical Center, is staffed by nurses and a trained team of medical professionals working in collaboration with your doctor. It offers comfortable, specialized care before and after certain procedures, such as endoscopies, biopsies, spinal taps, interventional radiology, and various surgical treatments. While in this unit, patients receive careful evaluation, monitoring, and assistance with recovery.

Robotic surgery offers an advanced, minimally invasive approach to surgery. It enables our specially trained surgeons to provide an alternative to traditional open surgery for procedures considered too complex or delicate to treat using standard minimally invasive technology.

Robotic-assisted surgery offers physicians the control, range of motion, and visibility of open surgery, but it also allows them to work through tiny incisions. This means that patients may benefit from reduced blood loss, less pain and scarring, decreased risk of infection, fewer complications, and a faster recovery time. Robotic surgery is available for many conditions and diseases, including:

  • Achalasia (swallowing disorder)
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Diverticulitis
  • Endometriosis
  • Fibroid tumors
  • Gall bladder disorders
  • Heavy menstrual bleeding
  • Hernia
  • Kidney cancer
  • Kidney disorders
  • Obesity
  • Pelvic prolapse
  • Prostate cancer
  • Ulcerative colitis

VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES

CentraState’s vascular and endovascular program provides a full spectrum of care for patients with arterial disease, including medications, minimally invasive endovascular procedures, and open surgery. CentraState’s new state-of-the-art Cardiovascular Catheterization Lab and Interventional Suite provides full-service diagnostic capability to diagnose and treat vascular problems such as narrow or blocked blood vessels and repair aneurysms, quickly and accurately. Vascular surgeons collaborate closely with other specialists, including neurologists, podiatrists, radiologists, and cardiologists.

Vascular Conditions Treated

SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED

Ramarao G.
Ramarao G.
Ramarao G.
When pediatrician Ramarao Gajula, MD, sought a permanent solution to his ongoing back pain, he turned to CentraState colleague Mark McLaughlin, MD. Dr. Gajula, 67, spent a decade in pain. He suffered from lower back pain, tingling, and numbness nearly every day. While walking, he often had to sit until the pain subsided before continuing. At times he couldn’t feel...Read More >
Julia
Julia
Julia
Julia Schleuss was a trailblazer when she joined the boys’ wrestling team at Wall Township High School. However, when she broke her collarbone during a match this winter, she was concerned that she might never wrestle again. Julia, 16, decided in eighth grade that she wanted to join the boys’ wrestling team because of the team’s workout regimen; being the...Read More >
Walter B.
Walter B.
Walter B.
A few years ago, Walter “Bud” Burch’s wife, Kathy, found him on the kitchen floor writhing in pain. He had to be carried to their truck before being driven to the emergency department. Suffering from a chronic condition called trigeminal neuralgia, Bud lived with this kind of intense pain for more than 60 years. Trigeminal neuralgia affects the trigeminal nerve,...Read More >

SURGEONS

Ravi Verma, MD RV

Ravi Verma, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery

George Gabuzda, MD GG

George Gabuzda, MD

Hand Surgery

Teddy Atik, MD TA

Teddy Atik, MD

Hand Surgery

Kyle Chapple, MD

Kyle Chapple, MD

Neurosurgery

Seun Sowemimo, MD, FACS

Seun Sowemimo, MD, FACS

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery

Ronald Benitez, MD

Ronald Benitez, MD

Neurosurgery

Val Prokurat, DO

Val Prokurat, DO

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery

Michael Nakashian, MD

Michael Nakashian, MD

Elbow Surgery, Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Wrist Surgery

Joseph Gower, MD JG

Joseph Gower, MD

Hand Surgery

Gregory Fedorcik, MD GF

Gregory Fedorcik, MD

Hand Surgery

Thomas Kayal, MD

Thomas Kayal, MD

Cancer, Colorectal Surgery

Gary Pess, MD

Gary Pess, MD

Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Pinakin Jethwa, MD

Pinakin Jethwa, MD

Neurosurgery

Grigory Goldberg, MD

Grigory Goldberg, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery

Jonathan Lustgarten, MD

Jonathan Lustgarten, MD

Neurosurgery

Eric Wimmers, MD EW

Eric Wimmers, MD

Plastic Surgery

Rudolf Thompson, MD RT

Rudolf Thompson, MD

Plastic Surgery

Marten Ladman, DMD

Marten Ladman, DMD

Oral Surgery

Michael  Kammerer, MD

Michael Kammerer, MD

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery

Janet Parler, MD JP

Janet Parler, MD

Plastic Surgery

Naveen Ahuja, MD NA

Naveen Ahuja, MD

Plastic Surgery

Seth Joseffer, MD

Seth Joseffer, MD

Neurosurgery

Steven Lisser, MD SL

Steven Lisser, MD

Hand Surgery

A.K. Bhattacharya, MD, FACS

A.K. Bhattacharya, MD, FACS

Aesthetic Medicine, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery

Nikolay Levintov, DDS

Nikolay Levintov, DDS

Oral Surgery

David Estin, MD

David Estin, MD

Neurosurgery

Michael Rose, MD MR

Michael Rose, MD

Plastic Surgery

Richard Meagher, MD

Richard Meagher, MD

Neurosurgery

Earl Noyan, MD

Earl Noyan, MD

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery

Shamik Chakraborty, MD

Shamik Chakraborty, MD

Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

Nina Paonessa, DO NP

Nina Paonessa, DO

Colorectal Surgery

Christopher Doumas, M D CD

Christopher Doumas, M D

Hand Surgery

Salem Samra, MD

Salem Samra, MD

Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Alexander Itskovich, MD

Alexander Itskovich, MD

Adrenal Surgery, Hepatobiliary surgery, Pancreatic surgery, Surgical Oncology

James Barrese, MD

James Barrese, MD

Neurosurgery

Russell Ashinoff, MD RA

Russell Ashinoff, MD

Plastic Surgery

Raymond Decker, MD

Raymond Decker, MD

Hand Surgery

Matthew Tormenti, M D

Matthew Tormenti, M D

Neurosurgery

Nicholas Phillips, DO

Nicholas Phillips, DO

Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Upper Extremity Surgery

Fares Samra, MD FS

Fares Samra, MD

Plastic Surgery

Tushar Patel, MD

Tushar Patel, MD

Plastic Surgery

Mark McLaughlin, MD

Mark McLaughlin, MD

Neurosurgery

Munjal Patel, MD

Munjal Patel, MD

Plastic Surgery

Rahul Vemula, MD RV

Rahul Vemula, MD

Plastic Surgery

David Wells Roth, MD

David Wells Roth, MD

Neurosurgery

Ayotunde Adeyeri, MD

Ayotunde Adeyeri, MD

Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery

Jeremy Ruskin, MD

Jeremy Ruskin, MD

Hand Surgery

Boris Volshteyn, MD

Boris Volshteyn, MD

Cosmetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery

Nikesh Patel, MD NP

Nikesh Patel, MD

Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive

John Pellegrino, MD

John Pellegrino, MD

Breast Surgery

Nirav K. Shah, M D

Nirav K. Shah, M D

Neurosurgery

Assad Samra, MD

Assad Samra, MD

Plastic Surgery

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