AugmentationCystoplasty near Lakeland, FL

Care Philosophy: Dr. Ferris is a Board Certified General Surgeon who has over 25 years of experience practicing surgery and specializes in general, laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

Care Philosophy: We practice evidence-based medicine with quality, integrity, and compassion. Services are provided in the areas of breast surgery and biopsies, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, diverticular disease, hernias, reflux surgery, colon and rectal cancer, hemorrhoids - with a track record of success. Lap band surgery is also provided for bariatric patients. We have expertise in laparoscopy and da Vinci robotic surgery. We believe that "patients have a right to considerate, respectful care."

Care Philosophy: Ajay Patel MD is a board certified general surgeon vascular surgeon and bariatric medicine physician who has been in practice since 1999 He was valedictorian of his class at Brandon Senior High School in Brandon Fla and earned his Bachelor of Science degree with honors at the University of Miami in Coral Gables He graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine and then undertook his general surgery residency at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville S C where he earned the Joseph C McAlhany Award for Resident of the Year three consecutive years and completed his tenure as Academic Chief Resident He next completed advanced fellowship training in vascular surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis Dr Patel s special clinical interests include minimally invasive endovascular surgery peripheral vascular angiography wound care arterio venous fistulas and grafts and the surgical correction of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Biography: Fred Howard, M.D., is board certified in general surgery and is known among his patients as jovial and approachable. He attended the University of Missouri Columbia, where he also completed his residency. A former pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, Dr. Howard practiced in Winter Haven before joining Heart of Florida Physician Group. Dr. Howard provides care for wound care patients and general surgery patients in the greater Lake Wales area. He treats patients with non-healing wounds in an outpatient setting at the Wound Care Center for Lake Wales Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: Keep the patient at the core of our decisions and actions.

Care Philosophy: Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for our patients by delivering professional and personal medical care in a safe and friendly atmosphere. We will accomplish our unique purpose in the most effective and efficient manner providing the highest quality of care for our patients in a safe and caring environment.