Meet Our Surgeons

Patients choose the type of outpatient environment like Paso del Norte when they need surgery because of its highly-trained, patient-focused staff, not to mention its advanced medical equipment and skilled surgeons.

Paso del Norte Surgery Center supports 24 physician/surgeon partners performing outpatient procedures in orthopedics, general surgery, gastroenterology, ear, nose and throat surgery, podiatry, gynecology and pain management.

• Thomas Alost, MD - Orthopedic Surgery
• Bruce Applebaum, MD, FACS - General Surgery
• Jorge Arango, MD - Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
• Bert Blackburn, MD - Gynecology
• Michael Cutolo, DPM - Podiatry
• Efren De la Rosa, DPM - Podiatry
• Victor Diaz, MD - General Surgery
• Jose Diaz-Pagan, MD - Orthopedic Surgery
• Rafael Garcia, MD - Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
• Luis Gomez, MD - General Surgery
• Patrick Gomez, MD - Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
• Stephen Harris, MD - Pain Management
• Alvaro Hernandez, MD - Orthopedic Surgery
• Roy Ivy, MD - Gynecology
• Venkteswara Kolli, MD - Gastroenterology
• Kenneth Korzec, MD - Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
• Steven Larson, MD - General Surgery
• Gabriel Lazar, DPM - Podiatry
• Joseph Neustein, MD - Orthopedic Surgery
• Mario Padilla, MD - Gynecology
• Alan Pittle, DPM - Podiatry
• Charles Pittle, DPM - Podiatry
• Oscar Vega, MD - Pain Management