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Surgery2022-10-27T14:29:40-04:00

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

CentraState’s da Vinci® Surgical System, also known as a robotic surgery system, 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. At CentraState, our da Vinci surgery specialists treat 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
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.

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.
Endovascular Surgery Min As an alternative to open surgery, CentraState’s Endovascular Lab provides state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgery for non-cardiac vascular conditions, such as clogged or collapsed blood vessels or other problems with the veins or arteries.

SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED

Ramarao G.
Ramarao G.
Ramarao G.
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Julia
Julia
Julia
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Walter B.
Walter B.
Walter B.
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SURGEONS

Marc Cohen, DPM

Marc Cohen, DPM

Podiatry, Surgery - Foot

Ronald Benitez, MD

Ronald Benitez, MD

Neurosurgery

Alison DeWaters-LaBianca, D.P.M. AD

Alison DeWaters-LaBianca, D.P.M.

Podiatry, Surgery - Foot

Brent Rosenthal, D.P.M.

Brent Rosenthal, D.P.M.

Podiatry, Surgery - Foot

Kyle Chapple, MD

Kyle Chapple, MD

Neurosurgery

Tushar Tripathi, M.D.

Tushar Tripathi, M.D.

Endovascular Intervention, Surgery - Vascular

Teddy Atik, M.D. TA

Teddy Atik, M.D.

Surgery - Hand

Pinakin Jethwa, MD

Pinakin Jethwa, MD

Neurosurgery

Troy Sukkarieh, M.D.

Troy Sukkarieh, M.D.

Robotic Surgery, Urology

Amit Kharod, M.D.

Amit Kharod, M.D.

Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Intestinal Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Robotic Surgery

Seun Sowemimo, MD, FACS

Seun Sowemimo, MD, FACS

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

Alan Nasar, M. D.

Alan Nasar, M. D.

Orthopedics, Surgery - Orthopedic

Elena Ng, M.D.

Elena Ng, M.D.

Ophthalmology, Surgery - Retinal and Vitreous

Gregory Fedorcik, M.D. GF

Gregory Fedorcik, M.D.

Hand Surgery

Peter Mandel, M.D.

Peter Mandel, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery - Gynecologic Robotic

Emad Rizkala, M.D. ER

Emad Rizkala, M.D.

Robotic Surgery, Urology

Gary Pess, M.D.

Gary Pess, M.D.

Hand Surgery

Steven Lemberger, D.P.M

Steven Lemberger, D.P.M

Podiatry, Surgery - Foot

Michael Nakashian, M.D.

Michael Nakashian, M.D.

Hand Surgery, Orthopedics

George Gabuzda, M.D. GG

George Gabuzda, M.D.

Hand Surgery

Gregg Berkowitz, M.D., FAAOS

Gregg Berkowitz, M.D., FAAOS

Orthopedics, Surgery - Orthopedic

Val Prokurat, MD, DO

Val Prokurat, MD, DO

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

Doh Cha, M.D. DC

Doh Cha, M.D.

Robotic Surgery, Urology

Michael Greller, M.D., FAAOS

Michael Greller, M.D., FAAOS

Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Surgery - Orthopedic

Michael Menack, M.D. F.A.C.S.

Michael Menack, M.D. F.A.C.S.

Robotic Surgery, Surgery - General

Thomas Kayal, M.D.

Thomas Kayal, M.D.

Colorectal Surgery, Oncologic Surgery, Robotic Surgery

Gerardo Goldberger, D.O.

Gerardo Goldberger, D.O.

Orthopedics, Surgery - Orthopedic, Surgery - Spine

Alexander Kirshenbaum, M.D.

Alexander Kirshenbaum, M.D.

Robotic Surgery, Urology

Joseph Gower, M.D. JG

Joseph Gower, M.D.

Surgery - Hand

Marten Ladman, D.M.D.

Marten Ladman, D.M.D.

Oral Surgery

Shamik Chakraborty, MD

Shamik Chakraborty, MD

Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

Richard Meagher, MD

Richard Meagher, MD

Neurosurgery

Munjal Patel, MD

Munjal Patel, MD

Plastic Surgery

Salem Samra, MD

Salem Samra, MD

Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Tarun Bhandari, MD TB

Tarun Bhandari, MD

Surgery - General

Michael  Kammerer, M.D.

Michael Kammerer, M.D.

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

Alissa Brotman-O'Neil, D.O. AB

Alissa Brotman-O'Neil, D.O.

Surgery - Vascular

Charles Franco, M.D. CF

Charles Franco, M.D.

Surgery - General, Surgery - Vascular

Eric Wimmers, M.D. EW

Eric Wimmers, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Jean-Philippe Bocage, M.D.

Jean-Philippe Bocage, M.D.

Surgery - Thoracic

Matthew Tormenti, M. D.

Matthew Tormenti, M. D.

Neurosurgery

James Barrese, MD

James Barrese, MD

Neurosurgery

Nina Paonessa, D.O. NP

Nina Paonessa, D.O.

Colorectal Surgery

Raymond Decker, M.D.

Raymond Decker, M.D.

Hand Surgery

Jeremy Ruskin, MD

Jeremy Ruskin, MD

Hand Surgery, Orthopedics

Boris Volshteyn, MD, MS

Boris Volshteyn, MD, MS

Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive

Tushar Patel, M.D.

Tushar Patel, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Nikolay Levintov, DDS

Nikolay Levintov, DDS

Oral Surgery

Danial Khalifa, DPM DK

Danial Khalifa, DPM

Surgery - Foot

John Pellegrino, M.D.

John Pellegrino, M.D.

Breast Surgery

Christopher Doumas, M. D. CD

Christopher Doumas, M. D.

Hand Surgery, Orthopedics

Earl Noyan, M.D.

Earl Noyan, M.D.

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

Naveen Ahuja, M.D. NA

Naveen Ahuja, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Emil Shakov, M.D. ES

Emil Shakov, M.D.

Surgery - General

Ahmed Siddiqi, D.O. AS

Ahmed Siddiqi, D.O.

Surgery - Orthopedic

Jonathon Lentz, D.O.

Jonathon Lentz, D.O.

Surgery - Orthopedic

Michael Rose, M.D. MR

Michael Rose, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

David Estin, M.D.

David Estin, M.D.

Neurosurgery

Elie Goldenberg, MD

Elie Goldenberg, MD

Surgery - General

Rahul Vemula, M.D. RV

Rahul Vemula, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Rose Ann Caruso, D.P.M

Rose Ann Caruso, D.P.M

Podiatry, Surgery - Foot

Eugene Zurkovsky, MD

Eugene Zurkovsky, MD

Surgery - General

Steven Lisser, M.D. SL

Steven Lisser, M.D.

Hand Surgery, Orthopedics

Christos Plakas, M.D.

Christos Plakas, M.D.

Orthopedics, Surgery - Orthopedic

Andrew Harrison, M.D. AH

Andrew Harrison, M.D.

Orthopedics, Surgery - Orthopedic

A.K. Bhattacharya, MD, FACS

A.K. Bhattacharya, MD, FACS

Plastic Surgery

Mark McLaughlin, M.D.

Mark McLaughlin, M.D.

Neurosurgery

John Tydings, M.D. JT

John Tydings, M.D.

Surgery - Spine

Fares Samra, MD FS

Fares Samra, MD

Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery

Mohammad  Nasir Khan, M.D.

Mohammad Nasir Khan, M.D.

Endovascular Intervention, Surgery - Vascular

David Wells Roth, MD

David Wells Roth, MD

Neurosurgery

Elliott Lehrer, D.P.M. EL

Elliott Lehrer, D.P.M.

Podiatry, Surgery - Foot

Sergey Grachev, M.D., F.A.C.S. SG

Sergey Grachev, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Robotic Surgery, Surgery - General

Rudolf Thompson, M.D. RT

Rudolf Thompson, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Jonathan Lustgarten, M.D.

Jonathan Lustgarten, M.D.

Neurosurgery

Janet Parler, M.D. JP

Janet Parler, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Jarrod Kaufman, M.D. F.A.C.S

Jarrod Kaufman, M.D. F.A.C.S

Surgery - General

Garret  Sobol, MD

Garret Sobol, MD

Surgery - Orthopedic

Russell Ashinoff, M.D. RA

Russell Ashinoff, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Seth Joseffer, M.D.

Seth Joseffer, M.D.

Neurosurgery

Ayotunde Adeyeri, M.D.

Ayotunde Adeyeri, M.D.

Bariatric Surgery, Surgery - General, Surgery - Weight Loss

Assad Samra, MD

Assad Samra, MD

Plastic Surgery

Manish Gopal, M.D. MG

Manish Gopal, M.D.

Robotic Surgery, Urogynecology

Nirav K. Shah, M. D.

Nirav K. Shah, M. D.

Neurosurgery

Roman Kremen, DO

Roman Kremen, DO

Surgery - General

Nikesh Patel, M.D. NP

Nikesh Patel, M.D.

Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive

Owano Pennycooke, M.D.

Owano Pennycooke, M.D.

Surgery - Vascular

Alexander Itskovich, M.D.

Alexander Itskovich, M.D.

Adrenal Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreatic surgery, Robotic Surgery, Surgical Oncologic Surgery, Surgical Oncology

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