General Surgery Overview

A general surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and care of patients with diseases and disorders affecting the abdomen, digestive tract, endocrine system, breast, skin, and blood vessels. A general surgeon is also trained in the care of pediatric and cancer patients and in the treatment of patients who are injured or critically ill. Common problems treated by general surgeons include hernias, breast tumors, gallstones, appendicitis, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, colon inflammation, and colon cancer. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques.1

1 The American Board of Medical Specialties. Guide to Physician Specialties. Evanston, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; February 2008.

General Surgery Faculty Advisors

Richard CatalanoRCatalan@llu.edu
Nephtali GomezNRGomez@llu.edu
Mark ReevesMEReeves@llu.edu
Keith ScharfKScharf@llu.edu
Maheswari SenthilMSenthil@llu.edu
Naveenraj SolomonNSolomon@llu.edu
Edward TaggeETagge@llu.edu
Esther YungWYung@llu.edu

General Surgery Interest Group

President: Candice Kim

Vice President: Darnell Gordon

Resource Coordinator: Hazel Ezeribe

2nd Year Rep: Esther Choi

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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Reeves

General Surgery Office SIG Contact: Ruth O’Neill

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