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Care Philosophy: W. Raleigh Thompson, MD, FACS, is a former US Navy surgeon who is double-board certified in general surgery and pediatric surgery. As the Medical Director of Pediatric Surgery at AdventHealth for Children, he is an acknowledged leader in his field who performs complex, minimally invasive and highly delicate surgeries to address congenital diseases and birth defects in young children. A compassionate physician who is fluent in both English and Spanish, he clearly and thoroughly communicates with parents about their childvvvs condition and treatment options. Areas in which he specializes include pediatric surgery, general surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Thompson is a proud graduate of the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency training at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, followed by his advanced fellowship training in pediatric surgery at Childrenvvvs National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Differentiators Dr. Thompson has extensive experience, having performed more than 10,000vprocedures in busy pediatric centers over the past 25 years.

Care Philosophy: Robert Gallinaro, MD is a board certified general surgeon with over two decades of experience providing general surgery care. He utilizes the latest techniques and procedures including minimally invasive approaches. He specializes in breast cancer and breast surgery, gastroesophageal reflux, and inguinal hernia surgery. In addition Dr. Gallinaro provides colorectal surgery, dialysis access, intestinal surgery, and parathyroid surgery. His philosophy is listening to his patients and providing a personalized health care plan. In his spare time he enjoys farming, fishing, golfing and hunting.

Care Philosophy: My approach to cancer is not only professional, it's personal. I know how difficult it can be to understand with the diagnosis of cancer and my drive is to provide my best knowledge and technical skills to make the patient comfortable and motivated to fight against it. I treat every patient as I would do a my family member and I strive to deliver the best care possible in a multidisciplinary method that fosters shared decision-making, empowerment and compassion with patients and their families.Research is critically important to me, and I've participated several of published studies. My research focuses on better understanding the factors associated with prognosis and staging in Hepato-pancreato-biliary and gastrointestinal cancers.

Biography: Dr. Mitul Patel, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Daytona Beach, FL. He is 43 years old. Dr. Mitul Patel, MD is affiliated with AdventHealth Daytona Beach.