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If you are having surgery, we make sure that your procedure and follow-up care are safe and high-quality.

Education Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Cleveland, OH; Endocrine Surgery, 2023 Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix/Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix; General Surgery 2022 Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine-Indianapolis; 2017Board Certifications Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery 2023Clinic Locations Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center 650 E Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012Expertise/Clinical Interests Robotic/minimally invasive surgery Thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland disorders Hernias Gallbladder diseaseProcedures Offered&nbsp; Hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, umbilical, hiatal, incisional) Cholecystectomy (gallbladder) Colectomy (colon) Enterectomy (small intestine) Ostomy reversal Appendectomy (appendix) Thyroidectomy (thyroid) Parathyroidectomy (parathyroid) Adrenalectomy (adrenal) Splenectomy (spleen) Lymph node biopsy Soft tissue mass and skin lesion excisionOther Hospital Affiliations Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix

General & Endocrine Surgeon at Phoenix VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

Education Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (1997) Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (1992) Board Certifications American Board of Surgery Clinic Locations Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center 650 E Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012 Expertise/Clinical InterestsVarious aspects of general and vascular surgery Robotic surgery Procedures Offered&nbsp; Hernia repairs Cholecystectomy; Colectomy Melanoma Peritoneal dialysis catheter Non-thoracic aneurysm repair Arterial bypass Carotid endarterectomy Endovascular and open vascular procedures Hemodialysis access placementOther Hospital Affiliations None

General and Vascular Surgery at Phoenix VA 

Education Residency: General Surgery, University of Minnesota 1996 Medical School: Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1988 College: Johns Hopkins University 1984Board Certifications General Surgery: American Board of Surgery 1997-PresentClinic LocationsCarl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center 650 E Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012Expertise/Clinical Interests Robotic/ minimally invasive surgery Hernia repair Gallbladder disease Surgical Quality and ImprovementProcedures Offered&nbsp; Hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, umbilical, hiatal, incisional, parastomal) Cholecystectomy (gallbladder) Intestinal surgery (colectomy (colon), small intestine) Ostomy reversal Appendectomy (appendix) Lymph node biopsy Soft tissue mass and skin lesion excision Hemorrhoidectomy Breast surgeriesOther Hospital Affiliations Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery University of Arizona Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery Mayo Clinic Arizona

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Education Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, 2012&nbsp; Residency: General Surgery, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, 2010 Medical School: MSTP program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2004Board Certifications General Surgery, American Board of Surgery, since 2010Clinic Locations Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center 650 E Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012Expertise/Clinical Interests Minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic surgery Cancer of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, stomach, small bowel, colon, breast, soft tissue sarcoma, melanoma and skin cancer Abdominal hernia Benign gallbladder diseaseProcedures Offered&nbsp; Robotic and laparoscopic surgery Liver surgery Pancreatic surgery Breast surgery Colon surgery Gallbladder surgery Hernia surgery

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