AnorectalFistula near Lake Mary, FL

Care Philosophy: Michele Malit, DO, is a board-certified general surgeon. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Dr. Malit received her medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology. She went on to complete a general surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center where she achieved the rank of Chief Resident, and a colorectal surgery fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Malit is an active community volunteer and has contributed her musical talents to hospital events and charitable fundraisers as the lead singer of a band made up of medical colleagues. She is fluent in English and Tagalog.

Care Philosophy: Navin Changoor, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced fellowship training in colorectal surgery. He joined AdventHealth Medical Group from the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he completed his advanced subspecialty training in 2021. Prior to that, he was an award-winning general surgery intern and resident at Howard University in Washington, DC, and completed an elite, two-year post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard University/Brigham and Women&rsquos Hospital in Boston. He earned his medical degree with honors in surgery at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Changoor is proud to provide expert patient evaluations and care as part of our medical group&rsquos nationally respected colorectal surgery team in Central Florida.

Care Philosophy: Teresa deBeche Adams MD FACS FASCRS is a board certified colon and rectal surgeon with advanced fellowship training who specializes in minimally invasive and robotic assisted colorectal surgery colonoscopy and surgical interventions for colon and rectal cancer inflammatory bowel disease anorectal disease hernia stomas and pelvic health issues A graduate of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport she completed her general surgery residency at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans and joined AdventHealth Medical Group in Orlando where she completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship She is on the clinical faculty of the Florida State University College of Medicine and volunteers her time at the UCF College of Medicine and Camp Tiger for disabled children Awards amp Recognition Dr deBeche Adams serves on numerous national and international committees including the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons SAGES Guidelines Committee and Colon Task Force Committee and the International Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision TaTME Guidance Group She is also a member of the AHMG Quality Improvement Committee Associate Program Director for AdventHealth s Colorectal Surgery Fellowship program and Director of the Anorectal Physiology Lab Differentiators Dr deBeche Adams practice spans a wide range of colorectal treatments with a specialty focus on rectal cancer sphincter preserving surgery fecal incontinence constipation and prolapse using minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy robotics and TAMIS approaches She also performs colonoscopies using easily tolerated bowel preps Dr deBeche Adams was the first in the US to use the TransEnterix Senhance Robotic System in April 2018

Care Philosophy: Norbert Garcia-Henriquez, MD is a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon. His areas of expertise include the use of minimally invasive surgery in the management of colon and rectal cancer, including advanced laparoscopy and transanal surgery. He has a special interest in the management of complex inflammatory bowel disease and he is proficient in the treatment of all common and complex anorectal disorders, including hemorrhoids, fistula in ano, and perianal/perirectal abscesses.

Care Philosophy: Jeffrey C. Chiu, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon with AdventHealth Medical Group in Orlando. He performs all types of general surgery procedures, with a special emphasis on minimally invasive approaches to breast, endocrine and gastrointestinal conditions. Dr. Chiu earned his medical degree at the Florida State University College of Medicine and undertook his general surgery residency at Florida Hospital (now AdventHealth) in Orlando, where he himself was born.

Biography: Radhika Smith, MD, is a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon specializing in treating patients with diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. Dr. Smith earned her medical degree at the University of Missouri and completed her residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then received fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida. Dr. Smith is also dedicated to training the next generation of surgeons. She has served as an assistant professor of colon and rectal surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine and has received numerous teaching awards throughout her career. She has also served as an examiner and question writer for the colorectal surgery qualifying and certifying board examination.

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Biography: Dr. William Huether, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Lake Mary, FL. He is 57 years old and has been practicing for 26 years. Dr. William Huether, MD is affiliated with AdventHealth Altamonte Springs.

Care Philosophy: Timothy Steve McElveen, MD, FACS, joined AdventHealth Medical Group from AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, SC, where he was a general surgeon for over 20 years and previously served as the hospital's Chief of Staff. He is a proud graduate of the University of South Carolina, where he earned his undergraduate degree in biology and was a William Douglas Memorial Scholarship recipient while earning his medical degree at the USC School of Medicine. Dr. McElveen undertook his internship training at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta and his general surgery residency at Georgia Baptist and Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Virginia, respectively. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 1997 and is a highly rated surgeon with outstanding patient reviews.

Care Philosophy: Carlos Ortiz Ortiz MD FACS is a board certified general surgeon with fellowship training in minimally invasive robotic surgery He is a fluent English and Spanish speaker who communicates well with patients and believes in giving back to his community as a medical volunteer and peer counselor Dr Ortiz Ortiz earned his medical degree from the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in Puerto Rico and carried out his surgical residency training at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus in San Juan He moved to Central Florida to continue his medical education with a prestigious surgery fellowship at Florida Hospital now AdventHealth in Celebration and later established himself as an integral member of AdventHealth Medical Group s elite surgical team

Care Philosophy: Jonah White, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced fellowship training in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. He earned his medical degree at Tulane University and completed his residency at AdventHealth in Orlando, where he earned the Outstanding Minimally Invasive Surgery Resident Award and Joseph Portoghese Resident of the Year Award. He most recently completed his fellowship training with Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. White specializes in advanced hernia surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, upper gastrointestinal surgery, and broad-based general surgery using a variety of advanced laparoscopic and robotic techniques.