Surgical Specialties

Otolaryngologists are head and neck surgeons specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat and related structures. A commonly used term for this specialty is ENT (ear, nose and throat).

• Jorge Arango, MD
• Rafael Garcia, MD
• Patrick Gomez, MD
• Kenneth Korzec, MD

Gastroenterology or gastrology is the medical specialty concerned with digestive diseases. Traditionally, these are separated by categories labeled as anatomic or functional.

• Venkteswara Kolli, MD

General Surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on treatment of abdominal organs/intestines including the esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, hernias and often the thyroid gland (depending on the availability of head and neck surgery specialists).

• Bruce Applebaum, MD, FACS
• Victor Diaz, MD
• Luis Gomez, MD
• Steven Larson, MD

Gynecology is the specialty of diseases of the female reproductive system (uterus, vagina and ovaries).

• Bert Blackburn, MD
• Roy Ivy, MD
• Mario Padilla, MD

Orthopedics is a branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic and overuse injuries, along with other disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons address most musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, trauma and congenital deformities using both surgical and non-surgical methods.

• Thomas Alost, MD
• Jose Diaz-Pagan, MD
• Alvaro Hernandez, MD
• Joseph Neustein, MD

Pain Medicine is a branch of anesthetics concerned with the treatment of acute and chronic pain. Modern pain medicine is individualized, holistic and multidisciplinary, using a wide variety of drugs as well as physical and psychosocial interventions.

• Stephen Harris, MD
• Oscar Vega, MD

A Podiatrist or podiatric physician is one devoted to the study and medical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower extremity by all systems and means.

• Michael Cutolo, DPM
• Efren De la Rosa, DPM
• Gabriel Lazar, DPM
• Alan Pittle, DPM
• Charles Pittle, DPM