Dressing and Debridement of Wound or Infection near Homestead, FL

Biography: Dan Ruiz, M.D., specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of conditions affecting the lower digestive tract, including the colon, rectum and anus. He is highly skilled in all methods of colon and rectal surgery, including laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery. In addition, he is highly proficient in a wide array of general surgery as well as upper digestive tract procedures. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed research publications on surgical techniques and published more than 40 abstracts in medical journals and several book chapters. He has given nearly 60 oral or poster presentations in his specialty at national and international surgical conferences. In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Ruiz is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.

Biography: Dr. Todd Mangione, DO is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Homestead, FL. He is 51 years old and has been practicing for 23 years. Dr. Todd Mangione, DO is affiliated with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Mariners Hospital and Baptist Health.

Biography: Dr. Rupa Seetharamaiah, MD is a Bariatric Surgery Specialist who practices in Homestead, FL. She is 51 years old and has been practicing for 28 years. Dr. Rupa Seetharamaiah, MD is affiliated with Homestead Hospital, South Miami Hospital, Baptist Health, Baptist Hospital of Miami and West Kendall Baptist Hospital.

Biography: David A. Motola, M.D., is a board-certified general surgeon at Baptist Health. He is trained to manage a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting most areas of the body. He has expertise in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery and performs robotic surgery to address abdominal wall hernias, hiatal hernias, gallbladder disease and other foregut issues. His clinical interests include both medical and surgical weight loss.After earning his medical degree at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y., Dr. Motola completed a five-year general surgery residency and a bariatric surgery fellowship at Orlando Regional Medical Center. During his fellowship, he was a general surgeon at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital and Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital.Dr. Motola is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. He has conducted research in his specialty, published his work in medical journals and presented at national symposiums. Dr. Motola believes that health is much more than lab values and diagnostic images. He addresses a patient's health from a holistic standpoint physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. He meets his patients where they are and treats them as if they were a loved one.Dr. Motola is fluent in English and Spanish. When he is not in the clinic or operating room, he spends his time in the gym maintaining his fitness, in the garden tending to his plants and in his study building Legos. He also enjoys traveling and culinary pursuits.

Biography: Annie Weber, M.D., is an orthopedic hand surgeon, specializing in fracture management, arthritis, nerve compression, joint replacement and microsurgery, at Baptist Health. Prior to joining Baptist Health in 2022, Dr. Weber completed her hand and upper extremity fellowship at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. During her residency, she received the University of Maryland Resident Researcher of the Year award and an AOTrauma North America's 2019 Resident Research grant. She is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. A strong believer in giving back to the community, Dr. Weber served as a mentor for the University of Maryland School of Medicine Orthopaedic Interest Group, a counselor at Camp Open Arms and a member of the University of Maryland Medical Center Orthopaedics Resident Education Improvement Committee. Dr. Weber believes in building trusting, open and informative patient-physician relationships. With evidence-based, understandable healthcare plans, she provides the best treatment option to meet individual goals. When she is not treating patients, Dr. Weber enjoys activities on the water – sailing, snorkeling and SCUBA diving.

Care Philosophy: To treat each patient with an individualized and comprehensive plan, as if they were a member of my family, always starting non-surgically when possible, to return them to the activities they love